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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.

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.