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Jun 27, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
SEDGWICK—In a low turnout special election held June 21 to fill an opening on the Sedgwick select board, about 30 voters cast ballots for Barry Duffy, who ran unopposed. Duffy, a self-employed carpenter and the owner of a mowing business, was sworn in at the annual town meeting on June 22 at the Sedgwick Town House. After the brief ceremony, […]
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
SEDGWICK—Between 40 and 50 Sedgwick residents turned out to vote on 75 warrant items at the annual town meeting June 22 at the Sedgwick Town House. Due to problems with the state-mandated annual audit, the annual meeting that normally is held in March was delayed. Barry Duffy, who won the special election for an open seat on the select board, […]
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
BLUE HILL—Two representatives from RJD Appraisal, the Pittsfield based company responsible for the recent Blue Hill town-wide property revaluation, attended the June 10 select board meeting to explain to residents the processes they employed in determining the new property values that will be used to set new annual tax bills. Robert Duplisea Jr. and Matthew Caldwell, assessor agents with RJD, […]
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
SEDGWICK—Sedgwick residents will have a chance to vote on 75 warrant articles during the town’s annual town meeting, which convenes at the Town House at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 22. Town meeting had been scheduled for Saturday, March 2, but due to issues with the annual town audit, it was delayed. Select board member Colby Pert said at the […]
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
SEDGWICK—A special election will be held Friday, June 21, at the Sedgwick Town House to fill an open select board seat. The polls will be open from 1 to 6 p.m. During the town’s March 1 annual election of officers, there were no declared candidates for the seat, which had been held by Ben Astbury. Despite the fact that Astbury […]
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May 9, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
BLUE HILL—About 10 people attended a “Meet & Greet” with State Senator Nicole Grohoski and Representative Nina Milliken May 4 at the Blue Hill Public Library. While a number of questions related to various concerns of area residents of were raised at the two-hour meeting, the majority of the discussion focused on home solar energy projects being denied by Versant […]
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May 2, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
BLUE HILL—About 100 family and friends gathered at the First Baptist Church in Blue Hill on Saturday afternoon, April 27, to celebrate the 100th birthday of World War II veteran Malcolm “Pete” Carter and the 97th birthday of his wife, Wahneeta, of Sedgwick. Rev. Douglas Drown, pastor of the North Sedgwick Baptist Church, who served as the informal master of […]
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
Aims to prevent damage from super storms
BROOKLIN—When the January 10 storm moved out of the Gulf of Maine, it left historic damage behind it along the coast. That storm was different, according to Alex Loer, who was hired in 2022 as the president and chief operating officer of Atlantic Boat Company in Brooklin. He has experienced severe coastal storms ranging from hurricanes to traditional nor’easters.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
BROOKLIN—Voters cast 198 ballots during Brooklin’s April 5 annual election. The race for the open seat on the select board seat was the only contested race. Nicholas “Nick” Carter, the operations manager of the Brooklin Boat Yard, won the three-year term with 154 votes. His opponent, Todd Richardson, received 42 votes. Incumbent treasurer Tammy Andrews, who ran unopposed, was reelected […]
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
penobscotbaypress.com | Jeffrey B. Roth
Public vote on funding to take place in May
BROOKLIN—Thursday, May 16, has been set for a second vote on the Brooklin School renovation bond referendum. Town Clerk Heather Candage said a public hearing to discuss the details of the renovation bond is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. at the school gym. The estimated $4.3 million renovation bond was approved by voters in December 2023. But […]
