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The 187th run of the Rensselaer County Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Schaghticoke Fair, sometimes called the Great Schaghticoke Fair, opened Wednesday morning with a 4-H horse show and runs through Labor Day. The rain Tuesday? Perfecto. "It washed everything off nice and shiny, and now the sun's out for opening day," said David Moore, fair secretary. "Our weather committee has done a top-notch job." But then there's Ernesto.
