‘Fair queen’ competition in its last days

NORTH HAVERHILL—On a humble wooden stage at the edge of the North Haverhill Fair, three plastic chairs sit arranged like a podium. A small but loving crowd murmurs in the bleachers. From backstage, there is a rustle of rehearsed cartwheels. The event of the evening is the long-running competition for Little Miss North Haverhill Fair, a classic fair staple that may be in its last days.