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Two developers plan apartments at Sayles Mill LINCOLN – The owner of sev- eral buildings in the historic Sayles Mill complex plans to go before the Lincoln Planning Board to propose the development of 120 apartments at 40 Walker St., located across from the Saylesville Fire Department. The owner, listed in tax assessor records as Willow Oaks Apts Lp, purchased a portion of the mill prop- erty in June for $610,000 in hopes of renovating three buildings into apart- ment units. Located in a mill overlay district, the development would require a special use permit from the Lincoln Zoning Board. The Sayles Mill complex is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Saylesville Historic District. After a fire in 1854 destroyed the property's original textile bleachery buildings, William F. Sayles reconstructed a full mill complex, which became one of the nation's leading textile finishers. The complex covers 40 acres, with build- ings dating from the 19th to early 20th century. The Technical Review Committee's By NICOLE DOTZENROD Valley Breeze Staff Writer nicole@valleybreeze.com BREEZE PHOTO BY CHARLES LAWRENCE CHARLOTTE WOOD, 5, of Cumberland, leaves Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy with a new backpack, accompa- nied by her grandfather, MARK WOOD, also of Cumberland, after attending a backpack giveaway at the school last Saturday. She can wear her backpack when she goes to kindergarten. Back(pack) to school McCann challenges Beaulieu for District 3 council seat CUMBERLAND – Tim McCann is attempting to defeat incumbent District 3 Councilor Lisa Beaulieu in a Democratic primary on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The winner-take-all Democratic pri- mary pits Beaulieu, a former school board member, against political new- comer McCann. McCann, 52, says there's nothing wrong with Beaulieu as a person, but he differs strongly with her approach on a number of issues, particularly on funding for schools and address- ing speeding and traffic issues in By ETHAN SHOREY Valley Breeze Managing Editor ethan@valleybreeze.com ELECTION 2018 See SAYLES MILL, Page 18 See COUNCIL, Page 12 Get ready for the fi rst day Students in Lincoln and Cumberland return to their class- rooms next Wednes- day and Thursday, Aug. 29 and 30. For more details, see our back-to-school cover- age on pages 3-6. Visit www.valley- breeze.com for bus route information. ©2018 BREEZE PUBLICATIONS INC. Serving Cumberland and Lincoln Breeze THE VALLEY FREE AUGUST 23-29, 2018 Wills & Trusts Estate Planning & Settlement The Law Office of George M. 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