Labor Day gatherings capture summer’s final chapter

NATIONLabor Day gatherings capture summer’s final chapterUpdated Sept. 7, 2026, 7:42 p.m. ETYoung participants hold up a banner during the Labor Day parade in Haledon, NJ on Sep 6, 2026.Yannick Peterhans, NorthJersey.com Via USA TODAY NetworkEnjoying Rehoboth Bay in the area of the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach, Del. on Labor Day, Sept. 7, 2026.Shannon Marvel McNaught, USA TODAY NetworkBalloons fly over Linley Park during the 9th Hot Air Balloon Affair Rising Above Cancer event by the Cancer Association of Anderson in Anderson, S.C. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. The Labor Day weekend event preceded SundayÕs Celebrate Anderson! annual event, celebrating people working in America.Ken Ruinard, USA TODAY NetworkCheerleaders march with union members during the Boston Labor Day Parade in Boston, Mass. on Sept. 7, 2026.JOSEPH PREZIOSO, AFP Via Getty ImagesUnion members march during the Boston Labor Day Parade in Boston on Sept. 7, 2026.JOSEPH PREZIOSO, AFP Via Getty ImagesA traveler rolls their luggage on Labor Day, the unofficial end to summer, at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, in Newark.Julian Leshay Guadalupe, NorthJersey.com Via USA TODAY NetworkPeople march in the Detroit Labor Day parade in Detroit on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026.David Rodriguez-Munoz, Detroit Free Press Via USA…

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