Orange, Connecticut, August 5,2024 – Orange First Selectman, James Zeoli, the Orange Chamber of Commerce, and the Orange Economic Development Corporation welcomed Orange Wine & Liquor as the town’s latest business opening with an official grand opening ribbon cutting today.
Located at 661 Orange Center Road, the First Selectman was joined by Chamber Executive Director, Barry Lee Cohen, Economic Development Corporation Executive Director, Annmarie Sliby, fellow Chamber members, and the store’s loyal customers and friends. State Representative Kathleen Kennedy (R-119) also joined in the celebration and presented an Official Citation on behalf of the Connecticut State General Assembly.
Orange Wine and Liquor is owned and operated by Harry, Alu, Romi, and Selly Patel, also owners of the adjacent Orange Center Convenience store located in the Orange Shopping Center. Orange Center Convenience and the Patel Family have been part of the local community for over twenty years. The opening of Orange Wine and Liquor was largely due to the loyal following of the family’s convenience store customers and friends.
Cohen said, “Today’s celebration is more than an opening of yet another new business in Orange. This is a success story of a mother and father, Harry and Alu, who raised two children, and through the family’s perseverance and hard work, are living the ‘American Dream,’ of home and business ownership, university education, and a community that has come to embrace the entire family.” Cohen presented the Patel’s a 2024 Orange Chamber of Commerce Membership Plaque on behalf of the Chamber’s Board of Directors.
