The Weekly Packet - July 25, 2024

In this issue

After 200 years looking over Maine Street, Blue Hill's largest elm will be cut down. The real “Sal” reads One Morning in Maine in front of nearly 500 people. One of the biggest gatherings in the world of wooden boats happens this weekend. And Blue Hill floats some new ideas for traffic control as it grapples with summer congestion.

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.