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Deborah Mason, Warden for Albany Township, takes the ballots. Without an automatic tabulator, they hand counted the approximately 200 ballots after the polls closed. Rose Lincoln, Bethel Citizen
Jillian Burrill, of Albany, voted at Albany Town Hall with daughter, Calla, 4 months old. Calla’s grandmother is Joan Kimball, the registrar for the town for the past 20 + years. In the background is Deborah Mason, the warden. Without an automatic tabulator, they hand counted the approximately 200 ballots after the polls closed. Rose Lincoln, Bethel Citizen

Rose Lincoln began as a staff writer and photographer at the Bethel Citizen in October 2022. She and her husband, Mick, and three children have been part time residents in Bethel for 30 years and are happy...