The Weekly Packet - 2/20/2020
The Weekly Packet - 2/20/2020
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In this issue
GSA jazz band wins, as does the Eagle boys in playoff quarterfinals. Towns and GSA continue to grapple with a proposed tuition increase, Brooksville wraps up its school budget for town meeting. Also inside, winter events, police and court news and more. .
GSA combo places second at National Jazz Festival
BLUE HILL—A George Stevens Academy jazz ensemble earned second place in the inaugural National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia on February 15.
1 min
Questions, concerns arise at hearing for proposed ordinances
BLUE HILL—Members of the group behind the proposed town ordinances banning certain types of pesticides and unencapsulated polystyrene fielded questions from a small audience at a public hearing on Tuesday, February 12, at Blue Hill Town Hall.
2 mins
Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield
BANGOR— The George Stevens Academy Eagles used a 41-point second half to upend the Fort Fairfield Tigers 67-39 in a Class C quarterfinal contest at the Cross Insurance Center on February 18.
1 min
Mariner girls survive Schenck, face Katahdin in semifinals
The girls basketball team survived a tough game to beat Schenck 43-40 in a quarterfinal matchup February 15 at the Cross Insurance Cneter in Bangor.
1 min
The Weekly Packet Newspaper Description:
Publisher: Penobscot Bay Press
Category: Newspaper
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Weekly Packet has been serving the Blue Hill Peninsula for the last five decades. It shares the stories and news of Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Sedgwick and Surry, Maine. Steeped rich in traditions such as fishing, boat building and agriculture, the newspaper follows the lives of its people and industry while also serving as the local paper of record and reporting on the municipal and educational decisions that affect the lives of the people that call the peninsula their home. Blue Hill, with its hospital and diverse alternative health care providers, as well as its many businesses and cultural institutions, serves as a nexus for the area.
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