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BROCKTON - The Brockton Fair ended its 135th annual run on Sunday, with hundreds of fair goers enjoying amusement rides on a sunny summer day. The 12-day event featured more than 55 amusement rides, magicians, pig races, fireworks and more at the fairgrounds on Belmont Street (Route 123). Tens of thousands of people from across the region descend on the fair each year. The first weekend was marred by violence, with two shootings and two stabbings. But there were no reports of violence the rest of the week. Popular attractions included the fireworks displays, demolition derby, professional wrestling, truck pull, and mud “bogging,” where drivers maneuvered their vehicles through a thick pile of mud. About 500 Reithoffer employees from around the country worked at the fair, said Richard Reithoffer, general manager of Reithoffer Shows, who hired another 100 to 200 local residents to work at the fair. The fair closed for two days — on Tuesday and the opening on July 1 — because of stormy weather.
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