*Music at Mocha Coffee House continues this weekend with the return of J.D. HILL on Friday, May 19, and then BRIAN DOLZANI on Saturday night. Both shows start at 7:30 and will run about two hours.

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: May 19, 2006 12:00 am

Upcoming music events for the Sandy Hook beanery also include DAN SAWYER on May 26, C.M.C MUSIC 6 on May 28, and KERRI GO ROUND SING-ALONG, which looks like a family event, on May 31.

Next weekend the coffee house will have two music offerings on Saturday. When the 6th Annual Great Pootatuck Duck Race returns on Saturday, May 28, Will & J.D. will be offering live music from 11:30 am until 3 pm. Saturday night INFRASONIC will perform the music of R.E.M., beginning at 7:30.

*Two more summer shows through Live Nation promotions are going on sale this weekend. Both shows will be on sale Friday at 10 am, in fact.

Tickets for GUSTER, who will be at The Chevrolet Theater in Wallingford on July 14, have been priced at $38 for all seats. Ray LaMontagne will play the opening set.

TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS and THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND will be at Dodge Music Center in Hartford on Saturday, August 12. Tickets for that show are $38 for lawn seating and $85 for the reserved seats in the pavilion.

*Mohegan Sun has announced a new acoustic series in which concerts will be presented at least once a month between May and August. SUZANNE VEGA, SHAWN MULLINS, INDIGO GIRLS and MARC COHN have all been scheduled.

The first act in the series will be Vega, who will be in Mohegan Sun Cabaret on Wednesday and Thursday, May 31 and June 1. Showtime is 7:30 both nights, and all tickets are $30. Following Wednesdayâs show Vega will be meeting fans and signing autographs at 9 pm at Spinstreet.

Tickets for Shawn Mullins, who will perform June 26-27, are $25 and the performer will do a meet-and-greet with fans starting at 9:30 both nights.

The Indigo Girls will be in The Cabaret Theatre on Monday and Tuesday, July 24-25, and Marc Cohn will be there on Monday and Tuesday, August 28-29. Ticket prices have not yet been announced for either of these shows.

*A notable addition to the calendar at Toadâs Place is a June 16 show by SHAWN COLVIN. Tickets are on sale, priced at $27.50 in advance or $30 at the door, and the show will be open to all ages.

A few nights later the club will host Rock 4 Food, a benefit for Connecticut Food Bank, also open to all ages. Performances for the June 22 event will come from JIBARO FUNK, THE NAVELS, ELECTRIC MAYHEM and VIOLET REIN.

Until next week Iâll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments should be sent to Shannon Hicks c/o The Newtown Bee, 5 Church Hill Road, Newtown CT 06470, or shannon@thebee.com, or call the office at 426-3141. Shows listed at club locations are for ages 21 and over unless specified.

UPCOMING SHOWS

MAY 19 â J.D. Hill at Mocha Coffee House, Sandy Hook; Edgar Winter at The Ridgefield Playhouse, with special guest Montrose; Fairfield Crossing at Molten Java Coffee, Bethel; The Nerds at Toadâs Place, New Haven, Stolen Cherry and NP2 opening;

May 20 â Brian Dolzani at Mocha Coffee House; Lez Zeppelin (female tribute band) at The Webster Theater, Violent Rein opening; John Valby at Toadâs Place; Paul Rodgers at Foxwoods Casinoâs Fox Theatre;

May 21 â The Charlie Daniels Band at The Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford, with The Marshall Tucker Band and Dickey Betts & Great Southern opening; Rick Springfield at Mohegan Sun Arena;

May 24 â Lee âScratchâ Perry at Toadâs Place, Dub Is A Weapon and Elevated Thoughts opening (all ages show);

May 25 â Sun-Ra Arkestra at Toadâs Place (all ages);

May 26 â Dan Sawyer at Mocha Coffee House; Willie Nelson at Mohegan Sun Arena, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band opening; Michael Bolton at Foxwoods Casinoâs Fox Theatre; Steel Pulse at Toadâs Place (all ages show).

May 27 â Montgomery Gentry at The Dodge Music Center, Hartford; Will & J.D. at Mocha Coffee House (11 am-3 pm, during Great Pootatuck Duck Race in The Glen); Infrasonic at Mocha Coffee House (regular evening show);

May 28 â C.M.C. Music 6 at Mocha Coffee House; Twiztid at The Webster Theater;

May 31 â Suzanne Vega at Mohegan Sun Cabaret, Uncasville (acoustic show, also June 1).

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It’s important to clarify the tone and context of Derek Pisani’s remarks, particularly the satirical line about suing Newtown for "Gross Stupidity." This was clearly a tongue-in-cheek jab at the exhausting culture of legal threats that’s become a staple on the local Facebook Group forums. It was a reflection of frustration over endless regulatory hurdles and obstructionism, and the desire to avoid common sense solutions not an insult aimed at residents. Satire, is meant to provoke thought and highlight the absurdities. If we are unable to distinguish between satire and literal threats, perhaps the comment hit closer to the truth than we’d like to admit. Rather than focusing on Pisanis style, we should be discussing the substance of what he’s pointing out: that Newtown’s progress is being routinely blocked by a small but vocal contingent who seem intent on saying “no” at every turn. They are saying no to any development, no to common sense solutions to crowd control, etc. Newtown deserves leaders who are willing to call things as they see them, even if their language ruffles feathers. That doesn’t mean they lack respect for constituents—it means they care enough to challenge the Mob and push for solutions. Isn't that what we elect people to do? I applaud Pisani's dedication, he certainly has earned my vote. Regardless, let’s not reduce conversation to tone-policing and outrage. Let’s focus on the issues that matter.

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Thank you for pointing out the trail access provisions included in the BOS motion—it’s an important clarification that deserves more attention in this conversation. If the development is, in fact, required to provide permanent free public access and commit to ongoing maintenance of this section of the Rochambeau Trail, that is a remarkably beneficial outcome for the town. oIt’s not every day that a private project shoulders the long-term burden of preserving and caring for a public historical corridor at no taxpayer cost—especially one that previously had no formal access, upkeep, or visibility. Let’s be honest: the idea that the only way to protect history is by preventing any development nearby is a rigid and unworkable standard. What’s being proposed here appears to strike a rare balance—historic preservation, public access, and smart development all rolled into one. That’s not a loss its a win. So rather than allowing a handful of voices to derail progress under the banner of “historic purity,” maybe it’s time to acknowledge the reality: this trail is better off with structured stewardship and visibility than remaining an overgrown ghost on old maps. Let’s move forward. Bring in the easement, bring in the public access—and yes, bring in the bulldozers!!! Progress and preservation can coexist. Let’s not let the NIMBY use fear or nostalgia keep us stuck in the past.

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I've heard that several people are under the impression that the public might be banned from the Rochambeau Trail. Points 2 and 3 from the BOS motion (included in full below) make it clear that public access to the trail is part of the requirements for the developer. From what I understand, it requires free public access to the trail in perpetuity. Technically, this could be argued to be a "payment-in-kind," that attempts to balance public good with overall town growth. We can argue about weather that balance is acceptable and how the trail may be affected, but with the understanding that the trail is expected to be maintained as a publicly accessible trail regardless. July 15, 2024 Board of Selectmen approved motion: Discontinuance of Reservoir Road: Selectman Cruson moved the resolution: Resolved, that the Newtown Board of Selectmen, in accordance with Section 2-115(d)(8) of the Town Charter and Conn. Gen. Stat. §13a-49, and subject to the conditions set forth below, hereby discontinues an unimproved portion of Reservoir Road described as “Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued “on that certain survey map which will be recorded on the Newtown Land Records titled “Map Showing Portion of Reservoir Road to be Discontinued” dated August, 2023 and revised September 15, 2023, and certified substantially correct by Gregory Szyszowski of SLR (the “Survey Map”), said discontinuance contingent and effective only upon the completion of the following: 1. The approval of an application for the development of land in the manner described in a letter from Attorney Thomas W. Beecher to First Selectman A. Jeffrey Capeci and Members of the Board of Selectmen dated May 30, 2024, pursuant to the “Residential Open Space Development” regulations of the Borough of Newtown by the Borough of Newtown Zoning Commission, and construction of that approval project within the timeframes required for special exception approval; 2. The inclusion of the discontinued portion of the road as part of the final Declaration of Conservation Restriction; 3. The conveyance of a mutually agreeable public easement to the Town of Newtown for pedestrian, bicycling, equestrian, and all other passive recreational uses (to exclude the use of motorized vehicles except as may be necessary by the Town or its designee to effectuate the purpose of the easement), and for municipal utility purposes; Be it further resolved, that Castle Hill Real Estate Holdings, LLC., its successors and assigns, shall not use any portion of the discontinued road as a vehicular road or access way to and from any developed portions of the property. Be it further finally resolved, that should any of the foregoing contingencies not occur, then the discontinuance contemplated herein shall not become effective and this resolution will become null and void. From: https://www.newtown-ct.gov/sites/g/files/vyhlif12216/f/minutes/bos_7-15-24_min-_att_final.pdf

Is this paper road (roads that only exist on paper map but not in reality) even owned by the Town? Many roads that predate the Town's road standards are privately owned and were never accepted by the Town, such as many of the nonconforming roads around the lake communities where the property owners own right to the center line. That is something we had to deal with when working on the Roads Ordinance a few years back. We also had to deal with a private road to run the utilities to the new SHS.

For anyone who wants to know, I cant post a link here, but Housatonic Resources Recovery Authority has an entire website. Look up "HRRA whats in whats out"

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*Music at Mocha Coffee House continues this weekend with the return of J.D. HILL on Friday, May 19, and then BRIAN DOLZANI on Saturday night. Both shows start at 7:30 and will run about two hours.

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