The Weekly Packet - December 19, 2024

In this issue

George Stevens Academy will again ask towns to pay an additional $1,700 per student to cover school costs. Sedgwick follows a growing trend among towns to move elected positions to appointed ones. The next generation of basketball at GSA has arrived. A windstorm knocks out power for several days. Nomination papers for public offices in several towns are due soon. Plus, see what local kids have to say about the meaning of Christmas and the holidays through their drawings and writing.

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.