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Simsbury voters decide Tuesday whether to preserve a sprawling parcel of fields and former farmland in a move that would block the risk of a nearly 300-home subdivision. About a third of those homes were designated to be affordable in one of central Connecticut's pricier suburbs, but there has been no public campaign to support the construction plan. ....
Joe Amon / Connecticut Public A multimillion dollar land deal goes before voters in Simsbury on May 4 that asks residents to authorize more than $2.5 million in taxpayer money for the purchase of nearly 300 acres of land, including a spot where Martin Luther King Jr. once worked. If voters approve the deal, some of the land called “Meadowood” would be kept as working farmland and used for recreation. The deal also would have historical goals: preserving some old barns and housing an exhibit about Martin Luther King Jr., who worked on those old tobacco fields as a teenager for two summers in the 1940s. ....
Whether to develop or preserve Simsbury land where Martin Luther King Jr. once worked will go to a vote after more than two decades of debate courant.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from courant.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Blues Beat: More CTBS blues jams coming up Domenic Forcella FacebookTwitterEmail Mark Zaretsky and the Chicago Dawgs are bringing their show to Cafe Nine.Contributed photo Well, it is looking more and more like old times. Blues shows are appearing more frequently, including last week’s very successful inaugural edition of the CTBS Blues Jam at The Chicken Shack in Marlborough. The CTBS All Stars River City Slim, Joey Primo, Phil Caron) joined by featured artist Mike Bloomer and talented jammers are playing at a great venue, which will only get better as the warm weather comes along. There will be more outdoor seating. See you on the first Thursday in May, when the featured guest will be the incomparable Tas Cru. ....
Blues Beat: More CTBS blues jams coming up middletownpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from middletownpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.