Virus outbreaks hit the area forcing schools to go remote, businesses to close, sports to stop.  Parties are to blame, our coverage reports.  Vaccines are just beginning to be available to the public. The Lawrence Family Fitness Center public tours show all.  We have photos and a story.

As more vaccinations become available, residents are getting their shots. The need for more tuition funds from local communities and the issue of transparency of information at George Stevens Academy continue to be in the news.  Also we have two sides of the information veracity and an editorial on facts and opinions. The half million Americans who have died from  COVID-19 were honored in Blue Hill Monday.

Blue Hill voters approve a moratorium on solar farm development to allow time for a local ordinance to be drafted. Sedgwick and Brooksville prepare for town meetings and local elections. Virus vaccines are about to be more available locally.

The Blue Hill South Street sidewalk project is detailed with maps and a story. COVID-19 cases decline, vaccinations increase. It’s ice fishing season. Brooksville upcoming town meeting details are covered. We have continuing information of the George Stevens Academy tuition increase request.

Virus vaccination access continues problematic. Discussions and differences mark GSA tuition increase request. Remediation work continues at former Callahan mine site. Blue Hill to vote on solar moratorium.

The coronavirus cases are diminishing locally, but restrictions are still in place. The Eggemoggin Country Store has new owners. Blue Hill will vote on a solar project moratorium.

The coronavirus vaccines are now available locally on a limited basis. We have complete coverage. Lots of George Stevens Academy news. There is a quarantine, a back and forth article about school policies and finances along with various perspectives on the opinions pages.  There will be a vote for a moratorium on solar farms in Blue Hill to allow time for regulations to be prepared.

We have extensive coverage of the planned public grand opening for the Lawrence Family Fitness Center January 22.  There are extensive interviews with key personnel and numerous photos.

There is a comprehensive story on the local virus vaccine roll out and availability.  A detailed article gives safety tips on how to avoid chimney fires and what to do if you have one.

Coronavirus vaccines are being given locally.  Blue Hill Harbor dredging plan is out for review—we have an overview graphic. The Lawrenece Family Fitness Center pool is open. The last of the Christmas with lights photos are in.

This is our annual two-in-one Christmas Issue featuring the writings and drawings from area elementary school students. There are stories and photos of displays and activities featuring Christmas lighting. Local pandemic coverage continues.

Activities leading up to Christmas feature lots of lights. As vaccine doses come to the area, cases and deaths continue to climb. Area schools adjust schedules for virus safety precautions.

The cases of COVID-19 continue in the area. We have stories about schools responding and testing availability. The founder of the Community Compass nonprofit is honored with a Leaders and Luminaries award. We have pictures and a story on the George Stevens Academy musicians receiving All-State honors.

The virus outbreak at the Island Nursing Home that has infected 51 residents and staff and resulted in three deaths has caused local responses.  Schools have gone to remote learning, businesses have closed and public buildings have closed to the public. The boat building tradition of Brooklin continues at the public school.  We have a feature story with photos on student projects.  A solar farm proposal for Blue Hill has prompted consideration of a moratorium while standards are drawn up.

A busy news week with three virus stories: BHCS holiday travel policies; business closings; town meeting uncertainties; area updates. Blue Hill selectmen are looking at a possible solar farm ordinance.

As the local virus cases increase, institutions are adapting.  Blue Hill has closed its town hall to the public.  Schools have made adjustments.  Testing has increased. Our annual Holiday Entertainment pages have local shopping ideas and fun celebration ideas.

Plans are shared and concerns voiced over a proposed solar farm in Blue Hill. A new drive through virus testing facility has opened at Northern Light Blue Hill  Hospital.  Our sports columnist laments the virus effects on local high school sports.

The corona virus has come to our area directly.  We have a comprehensive story on the situation and responses. There is lots of election coverage with stories and a chart with complete local area voting results. And, yes, Halloween photos.

Cutting of the ribbon marks the partial opening of the Lawrence Family Fitness Center in Blue Hill. After planning board approval an intentional community subdivision is coming to Blue Hill. The interesting history and traditions of pumpkins are covered.

With election coming up there are activities and preparations being made by local boards and individuals.  There are excerpts from a diary of a Sargentville woman from the 1917-18 pandemic that resonate for current times. Bagaduce Music Lending Library has new board members.

Need information on the local candidates?  We have our special 8-page section with all the local candidate interviews and election procedures. Blue Hill and Surry have local issues to be voted on.  The hospital is building a special drive-through treatment facility.  Domestic abuse issues are the subject of two articles.

The Lawrence Family Fitness Center opened for tours this past week.  We have a comprehensive story and photos as well as an Editorial with gratitude. Recycling is complicated now.  We give you an up to date analysis of what is being done, and not being down, in area towns.  There are some snap shots of activities at George Stevens Academy.

Politicking comes to Blue Hill.  This past week Jill Biden, wife of Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Joe Biden, came to town.  Also in town was Maine U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon.  The public will get its first look inside the nearly completed Lawrence Family Fitness Center with a virus-safe open house on this Friday and Saturday. Absentee ballot procedures and process are explained.  There are many fall events going on at the Blue Hill Library.

Public hearing Monday will address Blue Hill local issues on the November General Election ballot. Composting project faces hurdles in Brooklin and Surry.  At Home Downeast has fundraiser.

Yes, there will be limited fall sports at George Stevens Academy. Blue Hill auctions tax acquired property recouping back taxes owed. New speed checking sign on Blue Hill’s Main Street is vandalized.

A new area composting facility is planned for Brooklin. The empty fairgrounds symbolize living with the coronavirus. The Blue Hill Public Library sponsors a dialogue on race.

Blue Hill Selectmen set local referendum questions for the November General Election. Fall sports are indefinitely postponed at George Stevens Academy. Awanadjo Almanac columnist Rob McCall has a new book out.  Pushcart Press owner Bill Henderson receives a special award.

A busy news week. A lobster boat hit a ledge and partly sank off Brooklin. George Stevens Academy and Blue Hill Consolidated School provide more opening details. There was a protest at the Sedgwick Post Office. There will be a revote for the Blue Hill pesticide ordinance in November.  

The pilot and a passenger in a small plane made it safely to shore after their plane crashed in the Morgan Bay waters off Newberry Neck in Surry August 17.  Both were uninjured.  The Lawrence Family Fitness Center in Blue Hill is nearing completion. There will be  public viewing opportunities coming up.  George Stevens Academy will have a hybrid teaching model this fall.

Brooklin celebrates Roger Angell’s 100th birthday. Brooksville’s town buildings to be solar powered. New trail  in Blue Hill connects to in-town network.

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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.

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