In this issue

Everything about Blue Hill’s July 14 referendum, including a contested school board race. Also inside, an interview with Sheriff Scott Kane, readers speak out on Black Lives Matter and social protesting, and community gardens are on the rise. Find it all inside!

New garden addresses food insecurity

Volunteers in cooperative effort

2 mins

Langley, Linnehan square off in Senate District 7 primary

BLUE HILL—Registered Republican voters in District 7 will cast ballots in a contested July 14 primary race between Brian Langley, who represented the district from 2010-2018, and newcomer John Linnehan, an Ellsworth minister and businessman.

6 mins

BHCS Boosters aid school in adapting to pandemic

BLUE HILL—As the school year transitioned to remote learning, Blue Hill Consolidated Boosters adapted as well.

1 min

‘Discretion' is a powerful tool available to police

Hancock County SheriffScott Kane says unrest and bad policing in the country will bring change to his department, but he thinks the department, the way it is now, has one power that will keep it on its foundation.

5 mins

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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.