UMass students developing study of Orange’s economic development efforts Ten students pursuing master’s degrees in regional planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Center for Economic Development pose in a group photo with Orange Selectboard Chair Ryan Mailloux, Planning Board Chair Mercedes Clingerman and Community Development Director Alec Wade outside the Orange Armory on Aug. 28, during an initial site visit to Orange. The students are working with Wade to develop an Economic Development Self-Assessment Tool, which provides an in-depth evaluation of a community’s economic development efforts. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Jennifer Doherty, one of 10 students pursuing master’s degrees in regional planning at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Center for Economic Development, at a farmers market in Orange during a site visit. Doherty and the other students are working with Orange Community Development Director Alec Wade to develop an Economic Development Self-Assessment Tool, which provides an in-depth evaluation of a community’s economic development efforts. They have visited Orange to speak with residents and get familiar with the town. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO