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, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_1_bville_hearing_082610.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_1_bville_hearing_082610.html The ink used to print last weekÕs edition of The Weekly Packet had been dry only a few hours when the lead story about Brooksville's upcoming vote on a cell tower moratorium was out of date. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_2_breakins_082610.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_2_breakins_082610.html Over the course of this past week a rash of break-ins have been reported across the Blue Hill Peninsula and in the island communities of Deer Isle and Stonington. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_3_u93_082610.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_3_u93_082610.html This past April, the School Union 93 board, tasked with developing goals for the coming school year, set down a plan to figure out how to have more say in the secondary education process. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_4_sedg_plan_082610.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_4_sedg_plan_082610.html Eight hundred surveys were sent out to Sedgwick parents, business people and residents as part of a strategic planning effort this spring and summer. Now, as school prepares to start back up, the results of surveys are being tallied. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_5_bts_082610.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/082610_stories/wp_5_bts_082610.html Back to school... Students dash off the bus at Sedgwick Elementary School last year on opening day. This week's issue is our annual Focus on Education. Drive safelyÑschools start soon! Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_1_bh_stm_081910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_1_bh_stm_081910.html Those eligible to vote in Blue Hill are called to a special town meeting on Wednesday, August 25, at 7 p.m. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_2_bville_stm_081910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_2_bville_stm_081910.html In the run-up to the special town meeting to be held on Monday, August 30, Brooksville residents will gather on Thursday evening, August 19, for a hearing on a proposed moratorium ordinance on cell towers, and two other questions. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_3_pen_power_081910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_3_pen_power_081910.html The recent placement of a meteorological tower on Christy Hill brought approximately 20 people--many of who objected to the 100--foot structureÑto a meeting of the Peninsula Power group. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_4_sed_waterfront_081910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081910_stories/wp_4_sed_waterfront_081910.html The Benjamin River boat landing in Sedgwick sees a lot of traffic on a summer day. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_mountainday_081210.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_mountainday_081210.html It may sometimes seem as though the Blue Hill community forgets about its namesake, taking its presence and beauty for granted. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_err_081210.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_err_081210.html The 26th annual Eggemoggin Reach Regatta on August 7 attracted nearly 100 entrants. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_err_results_081210.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_err_results_081210.html 2010 Eggemoggin Reach Regatta Award Winners Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_bville_tower_081210.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/081210_stories/wp_bville_tower_081210.html The Brooksville Board of Selectmen decided on August 5 to schedule a public hearing for Thursday, August 19 on an ordinance that would impose a six-month moratorium on commercial communication towers. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_boot_camp_080510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_boot_camp_080510.html "Sometimes we have to get out of our own way," says personal trainer and fitness coach Anne Piazza, "especially when there are so many roadblocks that can keep us from managing our lives well." Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_leighton_080510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_leighton_080510.html At their July 30 meeting, the Blue Hill selectmen voted unanimously to begin a process to appeal a recent court decision that denied the town a writ of possession to formally evict Mill Pond Lane resident Dorothy Leighton from her home. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_cox_naskeag_080510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_cox_naskeag_080510.html Naskeag Point was a bustling hub of waterfront activity long before the town of Brooklin was incorporated, and long before Europeans settled the Maine coast. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_swc_080510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/080510_stories/wp_swc_080510.html Disposing of demolition materials and wood waste at the Blue Hill Surry Transfer Station got more expensive last week, as the Solid Waste Committee voted to raise rates in these two areas for the first time in many years. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_ttt_bklin_072910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_ttt_bklin_072910.html The annual collection of organized historical society activities called Touring Through Time brought people to the Brooklin Keeping Society where they could see a collection of Brooklin's historical artifacts. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_surry_princip_072910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_surry_princip_072910.html For Surry Elementary School's new principal, Marianne DeRaps, one of the biggest appeals of her new position is its location. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_boat_sinks_072910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_boat_sinks_072910.html On Monday morning around 8:30 a.m. the lobster boat Little Miss Tillie II owned and operated by Jay Marsh of Blue Hill sank in Blue Hill Bay, according to Marine Patrol Sergeant Dale Sprowl. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_bh_smen_072910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_bh_smen_072910.html To raise the $5,021,000 voters obligated themselves to cover at the April town meeting, the selectmen set a mill rate of .006800 or $6.80 per $1,000 of property valuation at their July 23 meeting. This figure is slightly higher than the .00653 assessed in 2009. For instance, if a property is valued at $100,000 last year's taxes would be $653 and this year's taxes would be $680. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_ttt_bville_072910.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/072910_stories/wp_ttt_bville_072910.html As part of this year's annual Touring Through Time event, the Brooksville Historical Society displayed its collection of period clothing. With many pieces dating to the turn of the century, visitors were able to see wedding dresses, nightgowns, a 1920s flapper dress and other interesting and notable items. Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_summer_bloom_071510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_summer_bloom_071510.html The glorious hues of summer-blooming plants abound this year, with many at their peak weeks early because of the early, warm spring. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_sarah_flynn_071510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_sarah_flynn_071510.html Sarah Flynn, 22, has called Blue Hill home her whole life. But on July 20, she'll be leaving the small town she's familiar with for somewhere entirely different--working as a member of the Peace Corps in sub-Saharan Africa. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_baptistchurch_071510.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/071510_stories/wp_baptistchurch_071510.html Since the age of 14, Earle Shettleworth Jr. has participated in the preservation of historic places in Maine, according to the Maine Historic Preservation Commission Web site. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_harborside_4th_070810.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_harborside_4th_070810.html A steamy, hot morning welcomed the brightly decorated and colorfully dressed Harborside community for its 25th annual Independence Day celebration. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_bklin_4th_070810.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_bklin_4th_070810.html Observing Independence Day on Saturday, July 3, residents of Brooklin, their relatives in surrounding towns and visitors from all over joined at the crossroads to enjoy band music, balloons, a parade, a chicken barbecue, games and a book sale. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_bh_smen_070810.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070810_stories/wp_bh_smen_070810.html t had all the makings of a docudrama. There was the back and forth; the "he said, she said"; and of course, the video camera and scripted questions directed from the cameraman to those who would do the asking. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_peasley_award_070110.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_peasley_award_070110.html The name Audrey Peasley may be familiar to you. For decades she delivered mail around the peninsula Peninsula and for the last many years she has lent a helping hand, often behind the scenes, to enhance the community in which she lives. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:22:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_bhmh_update_070110.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_bhmh_update_070110.html It has been a shaky two years at Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, marked by a sudden change in leadership, job losses, wage and benefit freezes, deferred maintenance, and closure of the obstetrics unit. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:22:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_sedg_appeal_070110.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/070110_stories/wp_sedg_appeal_070110.html The long legal effort to convert two bunkhouses on the edge of Walker Pond, along with a third structure, to living quarters has ended. Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:22:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_bklin_stm_062410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_bklin_stm_062410.html Despite the temptations of the perfect June weather, more than 30 Brooklin residents gathered in the school gym on Saturday morning, June 19, for a special town meeting and open forum. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_brokaw_gsa_062410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_brokaw_gsa_062410.html At its meeting on Thursday, June 17, the George Stevens Academy Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Bayard Brokaw to serve as interim head of school for the academic year 2010-2011. Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_sports_pss_062410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_sports_pss_062410.html George Stevens Academy Post-season Scrapbook Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EST http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_july_4th_062410.html http://www.weeklypacket.com/archives/2010/062410_stories/wp_july_4th_062410.html Brooklin - Saturday, July 3, Harborside, Brooksville - Sunday, July 4 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 15:38:00 EST