http://www.weeklypacket.com/ Local news and information from Blue Hill, Brooklin, Brooksville, Sedgwick, and Surry, Maine. en-us Copyright 2010 Penobscot Bay Press Community Information Services Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_storm_030410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_storm_030410.html The Peninsula--Winds at speeds far in excess of hurricane level (defined as 74 miles per hour) roared through coastal sections of Hancock County with eastern exposures during Thursday night and into the early morning hours of Friday, February 26. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_bville_tm_030410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_bville_tm_030410.html Brooksville--Only about 60 residents made it to the March 2 annual town meeting in Brooksville, half of whom left before voting on the school budget. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_bville_stm_preview_030410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_bville_stm_preview_030410.html Brooklin--Brooklin voters are being called to a special town meeting on Friday March 5, at 6 p.m. in the town office to act on four warrant articles, after electing a moderator. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_patten_appeal_030410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/030410_stories/wp_patten_appeal_030410.html Sedgwick--It's not over yet. Lee Patten, trustee of The Maine Trust, has decided to appeal the recent Superior Court denial of permits for work near the shore of Walker Pond to the Maine Supreme Court. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_candidates_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_candidates_022510.html Sedgwick--Local ballot clerks may find themselves somewhat busier than usual when polls open at the Sedgwick Town House on Friday, March 5, because there are two men seeking the position of road commissioner. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_sch_budget_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_sch_budget_022510.html Sedgwick--Contractual pay raises, more high school tuition and unavoidable special education costs in Sedgwick will raise the school budget by more than 8 percent this year. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_sb_candidates_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_sedg_sb_candidates_022510.html Sedgwick--There are two seats open on the Sedgwick School Board this year. Clare Grindal is running as an incumbent for her seat, while Ashley Pesek has taken out papers for a seat that has gone unfilled for the past few months. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_bville_warrant_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_bville_warrant_022510.html Brooksville--"Dominate" is too strong a word to describe the Walker Pond project's relation to the proposed 2010 town budget, but it is by far the most substantial new expenditure on the town meeting warrant in Brooksville this year. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_bville_sb_candidates_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_bville_sb_candidates_022510.html Brooksville--There are two three-year seats open on the Brooksville School Board for the 2010 election. While Brad Jones is leaving his seat, incumbent Helen Condon has taken out papers for her seat again. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_milay_not_guilty_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_milay_not_guilty_022510.html Blue Hill--On February 12, a Hancock County jury found Jerome Millay of Blue Hill not guilty on charges of three counts of unlawful sexual contact with a female less than 18 years of age. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_energy_grants_022510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/022510_stories/wp_energy_grants_022510.html Augusta--The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced February 12 that Brooklin, Brooksville, Blue Hill and Sedgwick are among the 34 municipalities and one county that have each been awarded $10,000 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants in the "Template Project" category. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST