Emily Baer 6/29/26 Emily Baer 6/29/26

BHCS principal to take position in Ellsworth

Emily Baer 6/29/26 Emily Baer 6/29/26

Blue Hill Deli to open on South Street

The deli will offer sandwiches, pizza, and comfort food

Emily Baer 6/24/26 Emily Baer 6/24/26

Seahorses and their habitat now on display in Blue Hill

Vulnerable ‘lined’ seahorses, native to the Atlantic Ocean, are part of Shaw Institute’s educational offerings

Emily Baer 6/23/26 Emily Baer 6/23/26

Kneisel Hall launches $4M fundraising campaign

104-year-old concert hall in need of structural repair, accessibility upgrades

Emily Baer 6/8/26 Emily Baer 6/8/26

Blue Hill’s Central Hall turns 125 years old

Event to feature silent auction, outdoor barbecue, live music, and contra dance

Emily Baer 6/2/26 Emily Baer 6/2/26

Anonymous donation secures future of Friendship Cottage

The gift ensures continued adult day services in Hancock County

Emily Baer 5/26/26 Emily Baer 5/26/26

Schildroth introduced as GSA’s new head of school

Board president says alumna Shelly Schildroth is the ‘person to meet this moment’

Emily Baer 5/20/26 Emily Baer 5/20/26

GSA names new head of school

Shelly Schildroth is a GSA alumna and longtime educational leader in Hancock County

Emily Baer 5/18/26 Emily Baer 5/18/26

BHHS effort to catalog archives nears completion

The volunteer-led project has been six years in the making and includes thousands of documents

Emily Baer 5/12/26 Emily Baer 5/12/26

Funding request for Blue Hill fire station clears first hurdle

Fire department also receives “thank you” donation from Toddy Pond Association

Emily Baer 5/12/26 Emily Baer 5/12/26

Open floor plan: With no takers, library demolishes house offered for free

Demolition is first step toward library expansion

Rising Tide 4/28/26 Rising Tide 4/28/26

Down East Family YMCA Announces 2025 Award Winners

Awards “recognize a remarkable group of individuals”

Rising Tide 4/14/26 Rising Tide 4/14/26

Transfer station to soon send trash to Hampden facility

Blue Hill/Surry Transfer Station will transition waste processing to Municipal WasteHub this spring

Rising Tide 4/7/26 Rising Tide 4/7/26

Blue Hill voters elect Best to fourth term, approve $23M budget

Blue Hill voters elect Best to fourth term, approve $23 million budget

Rising Tide 4/7/26 Rising Tide 4/7/26

GSA swimmer named NISCA All-American

High school senior scores one of the ‘most prestigious honors in high school aquatics’

Rising Tide 4/1/26 Rising Tide 4/1/26

Blue Hill candidates face off at cordial forum night

Public bathrooms, GSA budget, town hall hours and taxes discussed by candidates in Blue Hill’s only contested race

Rising Tide 4/1/26 Rising Tide 4/1/26

Blue Hill voters to weigh $23M budget, half raised via taxes

If all items approved at town meeting, residents will see 9.7 percent property tax increase

John Boit 3/31/26 John Boit 3/31/26

Public gets first peek at Blue Hill’s future public safety building

Existing fire station also will be opened to the public on April 2

John Boit 3/31/26 John Boit 3/31/26

Multiple towns rally for ‘No Kings’

Hundreds turn out across the Peninsula to protest the country’s direction

John Boit 3/30/26 John Boit 3/30/26

Propane leak briefly closes popular Blue Hill restaurant

‘Very uncommon’ leak caused by settling tank pad, fire chief says