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Chasing waterfalls: A guide to western Maine’s best water features

by Rebecca Richard 12 hours agoMay 4, 2026

A western Maine driving route brings together waterfalls, swimming holes, and lake and river stops across the mountains.

Bethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley

Locals raise concerns over Riley Township logging plan

by Alison Aloisio, Staff Writer November 9, 2015

BETHEL — A planned logging operation in the Bull Branch Brook area of the state-owned Mahoosuc Public Reserved Lands Unit in Riley Township is drawing local criticism for potentially impacting old trees and wild land recreation. The unit, together with Grafton Notch State Park and conservation easement lands, totals about 45,000 acres. The Bureau of […]

Bethel, Oxford Hills, River Valley

Scenic summer beauty

by [email protected] May 27, 2015

Bethel, Oxford Hills

Cool sightseeing on hot day

by [email protected] May 27, 2015

Oxford Hills

Bear River culvert project starts Monday

by Terry Karkos, Staff Writer August 9, 2014

GRAFTON TOWNSHIP — Work will start Monday, Aug. 11, to replace a 20-foot box culvert on Route 26 over Bear River in Grafton Notch State Park. Temporary traffic signals will be used to provide alternating one-way traffic for motorists during the Maine Department of Transportation project by the Drew Corp. of Lovell. The $258,000 project […]