AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLocal Food: Coventry Farmers’ Market was named Connecticut’s best, the Northeast’s best and the nation’s No. 3 market, a nod to its vendors and community following. Reading & Schools: About 80% of 113 Connecticut educators surveyed say students find it harder to finish chapter books than five years ago; teachers cite attention and reading stamina, while cautioning that screens aren’t the whole story. Farmyard Fracas: Woodstock Orchards objected after someone in a hot-air balloon plucked an apple from a tree. The balloon company called the incident a misunderstanding. Connecticut Music: Darik Pearson, lead singer of Darik and the Funbags, died at 54 after a six-year battle with prostate cancer. The band had played across the Northeast since 1997. Culture & History: Connecticut Public’s “Generation” podcast explores how the Baby-Sitters Club graphic novels keep finding new young readers. In Hartford, a memorial walk will retrace the 1865 homecoming of Connecticut’s Black Civil War soldiers.
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