The Weekly Packet - 05/14/2020

In this issue

Love is all around us—find out how inside! Plus, the latest news ini COVID-19 testing and the peninsula’s gradual re-opening. Meanwhile, Brooklin holds town elections, GSA plans a senior spring athlete parade, and a new salon opens in Blue Hill. Plus, running 54 miles for Tree of Life. It’s all inside.

‘Love Card' is spreading the message of love worldwide

Joanne Steenberg founded the Love Card as a way to spread love and compassion to people we encounter in our daily lives.

4 mins

Open for business: THE Salon & Spa

BLUE HILL—On the same day, May 4, that salons and barbershops re-opened across the state, a new salon and spa opened at 49 Main Street in Blue Hill.

1 min

Charlotte Clews runs 54 miles for Tree of Life

Self-designed solo race across the peninsula

1 min

Langley plans run for Maine Senate

BLUE HILL—Four terms representing citizens from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Stonington, Surry and 22 other Hancock County towns was not enough for Brian Langley, who finished his fourth consecutive term as state senator for district 7 in 2018 and now seeks to regain his former seat.

1 min

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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.