Date: Fri 03-Oct-1997

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Aug 13, 1999 12:00 am

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

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ON THE ROAD FOR OCTOBER 3

RAY DAVIES, who has been touring for a few months as "The Storyteller" -

telling stories from his book of a similar name, performing some songs from

his solo career and others from Kinks days - will be at the Oakdale Theatre in

Wallingford on Wednesday, October 22. Show time is 7:30 pm. The performance

will be cabaret-style, with all seats general admission.

Tickets are on sale for this show already, as are tickets for

previously-announced dates by STEVE WINWOOD (this Sunday night) and BLUES

TRAVELER (October 27).

The October 21 concert by YES at The Meadows in Hartford will be the first

date of the band's new tour. MOTLEY CRUE, who is about to embark on a reunion

tour that hits the Worcester Centrum on October 25, will be at The Meadows in

early December. No specific date yet, so no tickets yet, either.

The fall theatre tour for SARAH McLAUGHLIN, with growing underground favorite

MADELEINE PEYROUX, comes only as close as Madison Square Garden, October

14-15. Maybe we'll get lucky and she'll turn it into a fall-winter-spring

tour, and add Connecticut to her itinerary.

PAT BENATAR returns to the state this fall. After opening (and playing a

kickin' set!) for STYX at the Oakdale in June, Benatar will be at Toad's Place

on November 2. It will be her first club date in Connecticut in decades, and

judging from the reaction of those who turned out to see her in Wallingford,

it should prove to be a very popular show.

Also new at the New Haven club are dates by GOLDFINGER, SAVE FERRIS and KARA'S

FLOWERS, October 26; SEVEN MARY THREE, November 3; and THE NIXONS, November

23.

For those who are worried that the written word is taking a side seat to

television, it should be noted that magazines are performing bullishly when it

comes to revenues. Which means we are reading a lot of magazines.

But here's the irony: The top magazine of 1996, according to Folio , a

magazine about magazine management, was TV Guide . For the second straight

year, television's weekly magazine recorded more than $1 billion in revenues.

Am I the only one who sees the irony here? 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.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

OCTOBER 2 - Bruce Dickinson at Toad's Place, New Haven, Geezer and Puller

opening (all ages); Flotsam & Jetsam at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury;

October 3 - The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction; John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown

Band at Toad's Place, Scarlet Reign and Christine Ohlman opening;

October 4 - Radio 104 Big Day Off at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford (with

Offspring, Love Spit Love, Third Eye Blind, muchos others); Wonderama at

Tuxedo Junction;

October 5 - Steve Winwood at The Oakdale, Wallingford; Sister Hazel at Toad's

Place (all ages);

October 6 - Third Eye Blind at Tuxedo Junction; Sun Volt at Toad's Place (all

ages);

October 7 - The Samples at Toad's Place (all ages);

October 12 - Brad at Toad's Place (all ages), Feat opening;

October 15 - Paul Rodgers at Toad's Place, The New Meanies opening (early

show);

October 16 - Hubinger Street at Toad's Place (all ages);

October 17 - Yes at The Meadows Music Theatre;

October 19 - Clutch at Toad's Place, Tree and Illface opening (all ages);

October 22 - Ray Davies at The Oakdale;

October 26 - Goldfinger at Toad's Place, Save Ferris and Kara's Flowers

opening (all ages);

October 27 - Blues Traveler at The Oakdale;

October 28 - Indigo Girls at The Palace, New Haven;

October 30 - The Rippingtons at Toad's Place.

NOVEMBER 1 - Grand Funk Railroad at The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford;

November 2 - Pat Benatar at Toad's Place, New Haven;

November 3 - Seven Mary Three at Toad's Place;

November 7 - The Radiators at Toad's Place;

November 23 - The Nixons at Toad's Place;

November 26 - Phish at the Hartford Civic Center;

November 28 - NRBQ at Toad's Place.

DECEMBER 1 - Testament at Toad's Place, New Haven (all ages).

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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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