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"NEW MILFORD - Rain-provoked anxiety dissipated Friday when the clouds broke as tables and tents were being set up and hundreds of folks began walking the green at New Milford's annual Village Fair Days. The rain ended with a coronation. Mary Ann and Daniel Sullivan were pronounced queen and king of the fair at the New Milford Senior Center on Friday morning, and just as the sun peeped from the clouds, they began their bagpipe-accompanied march to the opening ceremonies of the 49th annual fair. This year's event includes 151 booths. Among 16 new vendors are a cafe, two new hobby stores, insurance brokers and peddlers of things you didn't know you needed until the green filled with tarps and tents - miniature picnic tables built to carry condiments and the odd goods of the Hippie Moon Goddess, for instance. On the south end some patches of the green got hairy; new booth Blue Hills Barber Shop was at work. Nearby, everything from toe rings to fried clams was for sale. King Sullivan, who has attended the fair since 1970, said little has changed over the years, as he used his plastic scepter to direct teens across the street. \"It's the usual,\" said Denise Del Mastro, the executive director of the New Milford Chamber of Commerce. \"Small town. Big fair.\" But the chamber did make a few changes this year, Del Mastro said. There was a subtle nod to the work of police officers in both the bandstand and dining tents. Some of the lightbulbs in those tents were blue, and officers noticed. \"We've been thanked a few times,\" said Bill Hanna, a co-chairman of the chamber, adding that it's the least the organization could do for the officers who make sure the event runs smoothly. Another change: The dining booth was secretly renamed the \"fine dining booth,\" after Tom Fisher of Advanced Electric hung a chandelier. The fair continues Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., no matter what the weather. Scattered thunderstorms are possible."
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