ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Most of the over 2,000 members of the Rainbow Family of Living Light that gathered in the White Mountain National Forest over the July Fourth holiday have left. A small crew remained as of Tuesday to clean up and restore the location off the Kilkenny Loop Road.
Berlin and Gorham authorities praised the U.S. Forest Service’s National Incident Management Team’s handling of the event and reported few impacts on the surrounding communities.
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