This year’s fair, which begins Friday, includes the return of a number of popular events, including Friday’s Redneck Truck Pull and Sunday’s demolition derby.

The Addict’s Mom, a nationwide organization to support mothers of those with addiction, will host an event in Mill Park to highlight the growing drug problem.

Rabbi Erica Asch, of Temple Beth El, and Pastor Erik Karas, of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church and St. Mark’s Episocopal Church, plan to walk more than 20 miles through Virginia as part of America’s Journey for Justice.

Daggett, of Augusta, was first elected to the Senate in 1996, served as president in 2002 and was also a Kennebec County commissioner.

Hundreds of people will spend this Labor Day working behind the scenes to make a success of the state’s second-largest fair.

The $4.3 million reconstruction project is expected to continue through June of next year, but the one-way traffic restriction should be lifted by late November.