In this issue

Blue Hill voters nix plans to dredge the harbor but do approve a supplemental tuition request for George Stevens Academy. At Town Meeting, voters approve the town and school budgets but reject a request to repair the hoist at the Blue Hill village wharf. And, equipped with new town meeting directives, the Blue Hill select board gets to work on the purchase of a new fire truck and repairs to Mountain Road.

The Weekly Packet Newspaper Description:

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.