Labor Day News

Some people believe "the season" in Sag Harbor starts on Memorial Day and stops on Labor Day.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's nationally broadcast telethon, one of America's longest-standing and beloved fundraising and entertainment events, will return this Labor Day weekend with a new broadcast home -- the ABC Television Network.

Thus, iPhone 6 launch cycle can be in the late summer or fall, Apple will send out press invites a week ahead of a media event scheduled for a Tuesday or Wednesday which will see the unveiling of the iPhone 6 along with ancillary products like the new touch.

It was Labor Day on the Boardwalk in Ocean City 52 years ago and Sarge Garlitz had worked at the beach during the summer, at Lombardi's Lunch Counter.

Two internationally-known bridge experts say nothing should stop the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge from opening on Labor Day weekend The experts determined that even if seismic repairs aren't complete by September, the new span is a far safer option for the 280,000 vehicles that cross the bridge daily.

Here's a look at what you need to know about Labor Day, a legal holiday celebrated in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada to honor working people.

The contractor building the new eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will get a $20 million bonus if the span opens Labor Day weekend.

The owners of the Box R Ranch in the Greensprings area east of Ashland are closing their guest accommodations and will auction their extensive collection of Western and Native American artifacts Saturday and Sunday, June 15-16.

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment of the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,500 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2013.

As the temperatures rise in the nation's capital, Kimpton Hotels is invites travelers to take advantage of some cool low rates and enjoy spectacular weekend savings with its "Red, White and BOOM!" promotion.

As part of its mission to foster and support jazz throughout the country, the Detroit Jazz Festival "Imported from Detroit" is now accepting submissions for two national jazz competitions-trumpet performance and jazz arrangement.

Balloonists lift off from Memorial Park Monday, September 3, 2012, the final day of the 2012 Colorado Balloon Classic.

Bay Area members of the California Assembly and Senate formally requested that officials responsible for the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge disclose any incentives promised to the span's builders if it opens as proposed on Labor Day weekend.

Houston Restaurant Weeks is less than two months away and is gearing up to raise funds for the Houston Food Bank , once again, beginning August 1 and lasting through Labor Day to September 2. This year will mark the tenth year of installment, after launching in 2003.

The 2013-14 race meet will cover 49 live race dates, pending Oregon Racing Commission approval, with racing on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons.

Jim Potter, 67, is serving as the seasonal supervisor at the Fort Robinson History Center near Crawford, Neb.

Electric Zoo: New York's Electronic Music Festival is pleased to announce the Phase III artist lineup for its fifth year anniversary , bringing over 125 DJs and live acts to Randall's Island this Labor Day Weekend on August 30, August 31, and September 1 for a final summer blowout dance party.

This could be a great summer for anyone who likes books, exercise, food, music, movies, mingling or adventure.

Ernest Hemingway stockpiled his boat, Pilar, with all the supplies he could rally and, two days after the Great Labor Day Hurricane devastated Islamorada, he arrived to help.

WASHINGTON Eliot Cutler , the independent who narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Paul LePage in 2010, said Thursday that he fully intends to run for Maine governor again next year and has appointed several key campaign staff.