BREEZE PHOTO BY ROBERT EMERSON
JULIE SAVOIE, of Lincoln, sprays hand sanitizer in the air over herself and
daughter MADELINE, 5, in an attempt to discourage insects from bothering
them during the reading of a book and scavenger hunt at the Cumberland Public
Library the morning of Oct. 10. The library held a Get Outside program where
Michelle Jorgensen, children's assistant librarian, read "Fletcher and the Falling
Leaves." See more photos on page 37.
LINCOLN – Between early and
mail ballot voting as of Monday,
a total of 4,945 people have voted
in Lincoln, with 2,514 casting early
votes.
Early voting at Lincoln Town Hall
is available Monday through Friday
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. until
Monday, Nov. 2, when ballot boxes
will close at 4 p.m.
Those looking to vote in person on
Nov. 3 should visit the polling place
for their district between 7 a.m. and
8 p.m. Lincoln's polling places are as
follows:
• Precinct 1701: Lincoln Middle
School, 152 Jenckes Hill Road
• Precinct 1702: Albion Youth
Center, 35 School St.
• Precinct 1703: St. James School, 57
Division St.
• Precinct: 1704: Saylesville School,
50 Woodland St.
• Precinct: 1705: Lonsdale School,
280 River Road
• Precinct: 1706: Knights of
Columbus, 171 Jenckes Hill Road
• Precinct: 1707: St. Basil's Church,
15 Skyview Drive
• Precinct: 1708: Central Elementary
School, 1061 Great Road
• Precinct: 1709: Lincoln High
School, 160 Old River Road
• Precinct: 1710: Lincoln Manor, 10
Franklin St.
• Precinct: 1711: St. Jude's Parish
Center, 301 Front St.
District maps are available at lincol-
nri.com/departments/list/townclerk .
Here's what's
on the ballot
in Lincoln
By NICOLE DOTZENROD
Valley Breeze Staff Writer
nicole@valleybreeze.com
See LINCOLN, Page 12
Cumberland is in the middle of the
pack, 16th in the state, for the annual
income needed to affordably pur-
chase a median-priced home in the
community, at $88,752.
Lincoln is 11 spots down the
Cumberland
more affordable
to buy, Lincoln
more affordable
to rent
By ETHAN SHOREY
Valley Breeze Editor
See AFFORDABLE, Page 12
CUMBERLAND – School offi-
cials made the decision to close
Cumberland High School Tuesday
after again not getting the direc-
tion they needed from the state
School
closures
frustrate
Cumberland
officials
By ETHAN SHOREY
Valley Breeze Editor
See CLOSURES, Page 30
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