The Weekly Packet - 11/28/2019

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So, what is glamping, anyway? Find out more about it, including where 131 sites were recently proposed. Also inside, George Stevens Academy looks to the local communities for an increase in student tuition, Blue Hill Consolidated School hosts a craft fair, and Brooksville students host a community lunch.

Facing budget crisis, George Stevens Academy requests tuition hike

BLUE HILL—An announcement sent to parents of George Stevens Academy students November 21 alerted them to what amounts to a financial crisis for the independent high school, which is requesting a tuition hike to $14,200 per student.

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Glamping outfit meets with Surry Planning Board

SURRY—Glamping, or glamorous camping, may come to Surry with Under Canvas, a company that offers “glamping adventure packages” near national state parks.

2 mins

HERE & ABOUT

Blue Hill Bach presents a Downeast “Messiah”

2 mins

Christmas Cactus, And An Early Start To Holiday Decorating

I’ve been asked how you can tell whether you have a Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving cactus.

1 min

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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.