North East Cherry Festival wraps up for 79th year, festival co-chairs discuss the weekend

North East Cherry Festival wraps up for 79th year, festival co-chairs discuss the weekend

The Fireman's Cherry Fest has been raising money for North East volunteer fire departments for 77 years, and now a 78th year is officially added to the books. The festival raises thousands every year for both Crescent Hose and Fuller Hose Fire Companies, and this time around firefighters are looking to replace their "self-contained breathing apparatus." "Ours is 11 years old right now, getting close to 11 years old, and we're doing a program tha…