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In this issue
The planning board approves Blue Hill Memorial Hospital’s building replacement project. Two nominees from Ellsworth are selected for the open Senate District 7 seat that will be filled by special election on June 14. School Union 76 Interim Superintendent Bob England resigns. And the Lawrence Family Fitness Center will soon serve as a community warming center during times of need.
Two from Ellsworth nominated for open Senate seat
McDonald opts out of race for family, law school
![Two from Ellsworth nominated for open Senate seat](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4736/872560/620e4747296d0/crp_Two-from-Ellsworth-nominated-for-open-Senate-seat.jpg)
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St. Valentine's show features artists from around the Peninsula and Island
BLUE HILL—The Cynthia Winings Gallery hosted its eighth annual Midwinter St. Valentine’s Day Show on Friday, February 11. The show was well attended, according to a press release, and visitors were greeted with an inviting candle-lit path through the snow.
![St. Valentine's show features artists from around the Peninsula and Island](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4736/872560/620e47cb28ef8/crp_St-Valentines-show-features-artists-from-around-the-Peninsula-and-Island.jpg)
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Blue Hill's Elliott Architects wins design awards
PORTLAND, Conn.—Your Modern Cottage, a home design website for modern living, recognized the best of the best in its inaugural Design Awards Competition, among them Elliott Architects of Blue Hill, according to a press release.
![Blue Hill's Elliott Architects wins design awards](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4736/872560/620e485d2231e/crp_Blue-Hills-Elliott-Architects-wins-design-awards.jpg)
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2021 lobster harvest the most valuable in the history of the fishery
75% increase over 2020
![2021 lobster harvest the most valuable in the history of the fishery](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/4736/872560/620e495c38d8d/crp_2021-lobster-harvest-the-most-valuable-in-the-history-of-the-fishery.jpg)
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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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