Date: Fri 04-Apr-1997

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Aug 13, 1999 12:00 am

Author: SHANNON

Publication: Bee

Illustration: C

Location: A12

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ON THE ROAD FOR APRIL 4

THE NIELDS will be making its first-ever appearance at Tuxedo Junction next

month, on May 8.

Yikes! I forgot to mention ELECTRICWATER last week, and these guys are right

from town! The band - Mike Connolly, Beb Henderson, Michael Gurge and Chris

Morrison - has picked up some new clubs to play at, as well as a show "at

home," down at 100 Church Hill this Friday night. Upcoming dates are as

follows: April 4, 100 Church Hill (as I mentioned); April 11, Boppers in

Danbury; April 12, The Avenue Cafe, 3425 Fairfield Ave in Fairfield; April 13,

Shenanigans, South Norwalk; and April 19, an acoustic show (called

ACOUSTICWATER, how clever) at Bailey's in Monroe. Next month, the band will be

at Wings Cafe, at Sikorsky Airport in Stratford, on May 3.

The April 19 show should get going around 8 pm, I am told, while everything

else is set to start at 9:30. Of course that doesn't mean you need to wait

until 9:29 to show up at these shows; ELECTRICWATER, I'm sure, would love to

see its audience building early on.

News from the Meadows this week confirms a DAVE MATTHEWS BAND show Sunday,

June 8, at 7 pm. Tickets are going on sale Saturday morning (April 5). Bela

Fleck & The Flecktones will be opening. Note the early starting time, please.

Also new this week was news of a COLLECTIVE SOUL show at the Webster, which

has been quietly keeping its roster moving along. Those tickets went on sale

Thursday morning (April 3). The show will be Tuesday, May 20. I don't have an

opener or a specific show time for this one.

Surprisingly, tickets are still available for this Friday's METALLICA show at

the Civic Center, and next Friday's BUSH concert at the New Haven Coliseum.

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments concerning "On The Road" (or anything music related)

should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road,

Newtown 06470, or send me your cyber thoughts at editor @thebee.com (put

Attention Shannon on the subject line). Include a phone number for

confirmation, por favor . If you don't have a stamp or a piece of paper or a

writing utensil that works, give me a call! Phone number at the office is

426-3141. Leave a name, though, because anonymous messages left with the

receptionist don't cut it.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

APRIL 4 - ElectricWater at 100 Church Hill, Newtown; Metallica at the Hartford

Civic Center, Corrosion of Conformity opening; The Radiators at Toad's Place,

New Haven; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

April 5 - The Touch at Tuxedo Junction;

April 6 - The Way at Tuxedo Junction;

April 8 - The Samples at Toad's Place (all ages);

April 11 - Bush at the New Haven Coliseum, Veruca Salt opening; Fiction at

Tuxedo Junction; ElectricWater at Boppers, Danbury;

April 12 - The Zoo at Tuxedo Junction; ElectricWater at The Avenue Cafe,

Fairfield;

April 13 - Fountains of Wayne at Toad's Place; ElectricWater at Shenanigans,

South Norwalk;

April 14 - Soul Asylum at Toad's Place, Johnny Brave opening (all ages);

April 17 - Product of Society at Tuxedo Junction;

April 18 - Ani DiFranco at The Palace, New Haven; Foam at Tuxedo Junction;

April 19 - ElectricWater at Bailey's, Monroe; Widespread Panic at The Palace;

Bob Dylan at the University of Hartford; Bellybutton at Tuxedo Junction;

April 20 - Agnostic Front at Tuxedo Junction (all ages, early), The Business,

War Zone, 25 Ta Life and Hatebreed opening; Strutter at Toad's Place, Devlyn

Grace opening; Radio 104 Earth Day in the Park, Bushnell Park, Hartford;

April 21 - Dinosaur Jr at Toad's Place (all ages);

April 22 - Dick Dale at Toad's Place;

April 24 - Wescon Cabaret at Tuxedo Junction;

April 25 - Wonderama at Tuxedo Junction;

April 26 - Paradise Alley at Tuxedo Junction.

MAY 2 - Marshall Tucker Band at Toad's Place, New Haven, Johnson Building Band

opening;

May 3 - ElectricWater at Wings Cafe/Sikorsky Airport, Stratford; Toybox at

Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

May 7 - Marilyn Manson at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Helmet and

Rasputina opening;

May 8 - The Nields at Tuxedo Junction;

May 9 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers at Toad's Place, Smokin Opey and

Cross-Eyed Cat opening;

May 10 - Ray Davies at UHartford/Lincoln Theatre;

May 15 - Entrain at Tuxedo Junction;

May 19 - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Webster Theatre, Hartford;

May 20 - Collective Soul at the Webster Theatre, Hartford (all ages);

May 30 - The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction.

JUNE 8 - Dave Matthews Band at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, Bela Fleck

& The Flecktones opening.

AUGUST 27 - Jimmy Buffett at the Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford.

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Well that is some spin. The Democrats have a super majority on the LC and passed the Education Budget without serious consideration of if the voters could afford the multi million dollar increase. "Was the request justified?" rather than "is this needed?" and "can the voters shoulder yet another large increase?" The voters rightly sent it back. Then for some reason all the discussion around reductions to the increase seemed to be coming from the classroom, rather than administration and overhead costs. Is this a coercive tactic to manipulate parents into supporting the budget like tacit threat of cutting freshman sports was two years ago? Who believes the Democrats did not caucus privately before the meeting and came in with a number already worked out? This is the Dems budget, they own it.

Education Cuts: Who Voted For What

I think it is important that we do not villainize every black box seen around a home, business, farm, or municipal property. A black exterior station does not always mean rat poison is being used. These stations can hold a number of different products, including monitoring blocks, snap traps, non-toxic bait, anti-tick bait stations, organic salt- or cornmeal-based control products, and newer fertility-control approaches intended to reduce rodent populations without traditional poisons. The better conversation, in my opinion, is not simply “black boxes are bad,” but rather: what is inside them, who is maintaining them, and whether the rodent issue is being managed responsibly. Exclusion, sanitation, trapping, habitat reduction, and careful monitoring should all be part of a responsible IPM strategy. To be fair, on my own property I do use rodenticides, including Bromethalin and Bromadiolone, in secured bait stations. But that is a choice I make for my property, based on my circumstances and the risk I am trying to manage. I also believe property owners should understand the tradeoffs and be encouraged to use the least harmful effective method whenever possible. I support protecting Newtown’s wildlife. I also support giving residents accurate information and not assuming that every black box represents reckless or unsafe pest control. The goal should be responsible rodent management, not fear of the box itself.

Discusses Policy Against Rodenticides

Debora, thank you! I accidentally doubled the project prices by adding the bond to the appropriation. Thank you so much for catching that and pointing it out. With the corrected numbers, the voters approved a combined $1.32 million for a salt shed ($600k) and library pavement ($720k), while rejecting the $1.12 million replacement turf. Regarding the 80s, I truly respect the hurdle of 14% mortgage rates. My point is simply that the math has shifted: in 1980, while the rates were higher, the price of a home relative to earnings was significantly lower. We are facing a different, but equally crushing, financial wall. Ultimately, it is disheartening that voters who recognized safe sidewalks and parking lots as essential, dismissed a playing field in the exact same condition. The turf has passed its life cycle and is just as much of a liability as the library’s pavement, the only difference is that this safety concern affects thousands of children who, coincidentally, cannot vote. These are apples-to-apples needs. I was hopeful our community would agree that all Newtown residents deserve safe conditions, regardless of which facility they utilize. Again, I would be remiss not to mention that when 82% of residents don’t show up, we have to deal with the interests of those who did. Hopefully, the next referendum will have a bigger turnout.

The ‘Me’ Generation

Thanks for the reply. I meant the numbers you presented in your letter. I found one place where other numbers were listed: https://www.newtownbee.com/04232026/get-out-and-vote-on-the-2026-27-proposed-municipal-and-school-budgets/?q=\\\%22advisory%20questions\\\%22. In that article, the numbers were cited as: Treadwell field: $1,125,000 Library: $720,000 Salt Storage: $600,000 As one who started out in the early 80's when inflation was double digits, my 1985 mortgage rate was 14%, and child care costs were comparable (in present value), I shared your grief but never considered the voters ironic or shameful. PS. I agree college tuition is ridiculous. Thankfully, universities are offering (or considering) waiving all or most tuition for middle class families (upwards of $200,000 incomes). Hopefully, they'll also reconsider their need for those funds in the first place.

Sure! Child care costs: https://www.ffyf.org/2022/10/13/data-child-care-prices-continue-to-rise-ahead-of-midterm-elections-outpacing-inflation/ (also from 2021-2025 we had 2 children in a local daycare in Newtown and it cost us $3200 a month, so that's a number I am very familiar with) Home price / median price vs income source: https://www.jchs.harvard.edu/home-price-income-ratios Tuition increase vs inflation: https://feed.georgetown.edu/access-affordability/noting-a-decline-in-middle-class-students-colleges-provide-more-aid/ Hope this helps :)

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