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🌱 Authorities investigate drowning of missing Blue Hill man

Blue Hill, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Blue Hill! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Authorities investigate drowning of missing Blue Hill man
  • See which Blue Hill properties just changed hands this month

Also on today's calendar: Chris Ross and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 63 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 57, low: 52.
  • Monday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 60 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Body Discovered in Water Near Blue Hill (themainewire.com) — Authorities are investigating after an 82-year-old man with ties to Blue Hill was found dead in the water nine days after being reported missing. Multiple agencies, including the Hancock Sheriff’s Department, Maine Marine Patrol, Warden Service, and Blue Hill Fire Department, conducted extensive searches by air, water, and K-9 before his body was discovered several miles from where he was believed to have fallen from his boat.
   

• Blue Hill area Real Estate Transfers for Sept. 17-23, 2026 (penobscotbaypress.com) — Recent Hancock County Registry of Deeds filings include several property transfers in Blue Hill, notably a Pleasant Street parcel changing hands between local residents and another lot sold to an out-of-state buyer. Additional transactions in Brooklin, Brooksville, and Sedgwick show continued interest in the wider Blue Hill Peninsula real estate market, with both local owners and distant investors involved.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Ellsworth

  • Ellsworth City Hall Glows Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness (wearebangor.com)
  • Why Seawall Road Route 102A Is Closing Through October (wdea.am)

Bar Harbor

  • Five Poles and a Fence-Like Structure That Isn't a Fence (barharborstory.com)
  • Tremont Select Board Sets Facilities Use Fees for Seal Cove Picnic Area After Multiple Requests From Same Business. (barharborstory.com)
  • 10 Must Try Lobster Roll Shacks Along The Maine Coast With Local Favorites (takingthekids.com)

Ok Blue Hill! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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