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Valley Breeze Photo By Bill MurPhy
"Gumby" Jim Ridlen, of Mansfield, Mass., is chased by chainsaw-
wielding CoRy Hedyk, 19, from Cumberland, during the Demon Run
race at Diamond Hill Park on Saturday. Competitors enjoyed the 3.1-
mile obstacle course through the grounds of The Haunted Hill. Prizes
were awarded for the best costume and group costumes. See more
photos on Page 48.
Run, Gumby, run!
By mARCiA GReen
Valley Breeze editor
mgreen@valleybreeze.com
CUMBERLAND – Seven
people will make up the town's
brand-new Cumberland Fire
Committee – one from each of
the five Town Council districts
and two representing the entire
town as at-large members.
This is a mature group of citi-
zens; most in their 50s and 60s.
And all but two – Frank Matta
and Gene Sartini – have either
served in the fire service indus-
try or on an elected fire board.
The seven members, running
without party affiliation, will
take over for the four district
boards immediately after their
election is certified with a long
agenda to tackle, beginning
with organizing themselves and
reviewing the work of a com-
mittee made up of district repre-
sentatives who've been meeting
to lay some groundwork that
the new committee may or may
not adopt.
The group will inherit what
remains of combined operat-
Meet the
candidates
for Fire
Committee
By mARCiA GReen
Valley Breeze editor
mgreen@valleybreeze.com
CUMBERLAND – The
town's 25,696 registered voters
may cast ballots in state and
local races at one of 13 polling
places as early as 7 a.m. next
Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Bring along a photo identi-
fication, Town Clerk Sandra
Giovanelli is reminding every-
one.
And double-check polling
places on the state Office of
Secretary of State's website
– sos.ri.gov/elections/voters/ –
where a sample ballot for each
polling place is also available.
Those ballots are two pages
long, with state and local refer-
enda on the second page.
By JeSSiCA BoiSClAiR
Valley Breeze staff Writer
jessica@valleybreeze.com
LINCOLN – While many
candidates in Lincoln are
running unopposed in the
general election on Nov. 4,
there are five contested town
and state races affecting the
registered voters, including
the race between incumbent
town administrator T. Joseph
Almond and Louis Azar.
Upon entering the vot-
ing box, residents will see a
three-page ballot.
On the front of the first
page are candidates for the
state and local election, and
on the back of the first page
are the state ballot questions.
Finally, on the front of the
second page are the eight
local ballot questions for
Lincoln.
For the state election, the
In Cumberland, council seats,
local questions to be decided
Lincoln voters choose
administrator, school board
Voters head
to polls Tuesday
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