The Weekly Packet - July 11, 2024

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Brooklin celebrates Independence Day with a rousing parade, picnic and other festivities. A proposed subdivision on the Blue Hill Salt Pond is drawing opposition. And a special Equine Extravaganza supports the work of a local rescue. Our stories and photos capture the week on the Peninsula.

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.