News & Media 

December 2025​​

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Orange first selectman trying to avoid home foreclosure for 2nd time says town finances are solid - December 23

• Article in the New Haven Register gives update on James Zeoli's decades of defaulting on mortgage payments.

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First Selectman Bases Pension Board Decision on Party Affiliation - December 12

• At the December Board of Selectmen meeting, Democratic Selectman Mitch Goldblatt revealed that First Selectman Jim Zeoli chose not to reappoint him to the Pension Board—a position Mitch has effectively held for decades. Jim said the decision was due to Mitch's party affiliation. Read full story and see video.

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Let's Keep Building on What We Started by Dan Fitzmaurice - December 11 

• Letter (page 4) highlights commitment to continuing to advocate for advancing economic development, creating an online system to report and track problems, helping schools stay strong and inclusive, and advancing Fred Wolfe Park improvements.

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What Did We Learn From the Election? by Jody Dietch - December 11

• Important - this letter explains the new "Common Sense" party in town

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