Apologies For Juneteenth Melee

Story Published: May 8, 2008 at 11:44 PM EDT

Story Updated: May 8, 2008 at 11:44 PM EDT

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The people arrested in last years fight that shutdown the Juneteenth Festival wrote open letters to the community to say they are sorry. The stabbing and subsequent fight have had a major impact on fundraising for the event this year.

The letters were published in the Neighbors Section of Thursday's Post Standard.

Click the video link to watch Michael Benny's report on how the people who run the festival feel about the aplogies, and how the fundraising is going for this years event.

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