The Weekly Packet - June 13, 2024

In this issue

This is an issue filled with local graduations, from George Stevens Academy and the Blue Hill Harbor School to eighth grade promotions at The Bay School and Brooksville, Sedgwick and Surry Elementary Schools. Our coverage captures the pomp and circumstance, complete with photos of smiling students. Elsewhere, a recent property revaluation in Blue Hill raises concerns about tax increases for some residents.

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.