BERLIN — Last Saturday’s 19th annual RiverFire festival lived up to its promise of being bigger and better than in previous years.
The event brought a record number of tourists and locals together — with attendance estimated at 5,000 — for an event-filled celebration of Berlin’s history and culture centered around the Androscoggin River.
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