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Police in Orange now have the authority to remove people entering the old Butterfield School without permission

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Police in Orange now have the authority to remove people entering the old Butterfield School without permission. No-trespassing signs have been posted at the vacant South Main Street property following complaints about unsafe activity. The move comes as town officials explore turning the historic school, built in 1878, into housing as part of a larger downtown revitalization effort.

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