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Big E Set To Celebrate Big Milestone

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published August 27, 2016 at 12:46 PM EDT

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It's state fair time, and the largest agricultural fair in the Northeast, The Big E, is marking its centennial this year.

The 100^th edition opens September 16^th at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts.

WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Eugene Cassidy, the CEO of the Big E.

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