Orange, Connecticut, September 19, 2024 – It was a wonderful, inspiring, and joyful morning celebrating the following honorees at the Orange Chamber of Commerce Community Awards and Annual Meeting.
- Business of the Year: The United Illuminating Company
- Orange Firefighter of the Year: Lisa Kaplan
- Orange Police Officer of the Year: Paul Piscitelli.
Held at the Courtyard by Marriott, 136 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, the event was attended by nearly 100 business and community leaders, elected officials, and police, fire, and emergency services personnel in attendance. To read more, please click here.
The Chamber also extends its sincere thanks to Orange First Selectman James M. Zeoli for his State of the Town Address, and Chris Davis, VP of Public Policy – CBIA, for his State of the State Address.
And last, but certainly not least is a BIG THANK YOU to our event sponsors, Avangrid and The Milford Bank without their support this event would not have been possible.
Frank Reynolds, President & CEO, UIL Holdings Company
Firefighter Lisa Kaplan and Officer Paul Piscitelli
(left to right): Fire Chief Vaughan Dumas, State Representative Mary Welander, Paul Kaplan (husband of Kaplan), Firefighter Kaplan, State Representative Kathy Kennedy, and Chamber Executive Director, Barry Lee Cohen
(left to right): Cohen, Welander, Police Chief Robert Gagne, Officer Paul Piscitelli and his wife, Joanna, Kennedy
(left to right): Chamber Vice President, Dr. Rob Rubino and Chamber President, Ted Novicki, Kennedy, Reynolds, Cohen