Preparing for Riverfest
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July 29, 2022

Preparing for Riverfest

By Mon Valley Independent

Chad Rager, 15, and firefighter Brian Tuttle, both of Elizabeth, push water off the top of a vendor’s booth at the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest after an afternoon rain shower Thursday. Riverfest will take place tonight and Saturday with festivities near the fire station and along the wharf. It will open at 6 p.m. today with fireworks at 10 p.m. 

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