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In this issue

Leading our diverse coverage this week, a third public hearing is planned on the Salt Pond blueberry fields subdivision proposal. We cover the articles included in Brooksville's upcoming town meeting warrant and offer coverage of a recent budget committee meeting with George Stevens Academy. An area hockey tournament takes to the pond, and multiple fire departments respond to a large barn fire in Blue Hill.

GSA expects 221 students for next few years

George Stevens Academy’s anticipated enrollment for the next three years is around 221 students, Head of School Dan Welch said during a meeting with the Blue Hill Budget Committee on February 14. Currently enrollment stands at 229.

1 mins

Third public hearing slated for March on Salt Pond subdivision prosposal

The nine-lot subdivision proposal located on the blueberry barrens on the Salt Pond road will have its third, and likely last, public hearing on Wednesday, March 12. The hearing will be limited to any new materials that have been submitted since the last public hearing in August, which include a third-party review of stormwater management, erosion control and sufficient water for wells.

2 mins

Contested school board race in Surry

Nomination papers for Surry town offices are in.

1 mins

Brooksville voters to decide on salt shed construction at town meeting

After many years in the making, the construction of a salt shed will be voted on at the Brooksville town meeting on Tuesday, March 4. On the warrant are articles to approve the construction of a salt shed building, allow the town to solicit bids, and enter into contract with a successful bidder.

2 mins

Who we are

I've been a math teacher for most of my career, and I am fascinated with numbers.

2 mins

Another penny for your thoughts?

Last week I fell down a deep rabbit hole about pennies when I meant to be spring cleaning. (Did anyone use Sunday's snow day to do a major tidy up? No, of course not. Snow days are for movies, popcorn and perhaps day drinking.)

2 mins

Conversation with a prolific playwright who colors outside the lines

There's nothing \"average\" about Carolyn Gage, a Bar Harbor playwright who wrote The Anastasia Trials in the Court of Women, which opens at the New Surry Theatre in Blue Hill on Friday, March 14. She's an autistic, feminist lesbian, a national-award-winning author of 88 plays (so far), as well as essays and short stories. Calling her \"prolific\" understates the breadth of her reach, talent and creativity.

2 mins

Spofford Wanning House

One of the oldest houses in Blue Hill is located next door to the Congregational Church on Main Street, just up the hill from the library.

3 mins

'Best pork tendy ever'

I know I have offered a recipe for pork tenderloin here before-one that I still use and love that involves a spicy dry rub-but I tried something different this past week, and my husband declared it the \"best pork tendy ever.\"

1 mins

Boys basketball falls in Class C North prelim game

The George Stevens Academy boys basketball team traveled to Calais for a Class C North prelim game contest against the Calais Blue Devils on February 12.

2 mins

School garden and greenhouse project launched

The Petty Foundation has partnered with Healthy Peninsula to launch the School Gardens and Greenhouse Project.

1 mins

Coastline Physical Therapy, YMCA collaborate on fall prevention program

Coastline Physical Therapy has announced a new partnership with the Blue Hill YMCA, in collaboration with Healthy Island Project, Healthy Peninsula and Healthy Living for ME, to bring the nationally recognized Matter of Balance program to the Peninsula.

1 mins

Grohoski appointed to the Maine Artificial Intelligence Task Force

AUGUSTA-On January 28, Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, was appointed to the Maine Artificial Intelligence Task Force by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick.

1 mins

Milliken named to NCSL Opioid Policy Fellows program

Rep. Nina Milliken (D-Blue Hill) has been accepted to the Opioid Policy Fellows program established by the National Conference of State Legislatures.

1 mins

All hands on deck for Blue Hill barn fire

A burning barn off Salt Pond Road in Blue Hill sent every Peninsula fire department racing to the scene on Tuesday, February 18.

1 mins

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The Weekly Packet 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.