Anti-Mask Protest Erupts In Lakewood + Early Voting Starts

Good day, people of Lakewood! We've made it to mid-week! Let's get over the hump with today's dose of local news.

First, today's weather:

A passing afternoon shower. High: 75 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Lakewood:

1. First Federal Lakewood gets new faces on Board of Directors. (PRNewswire)
2. Ohio Civil Power is bringing a set of "outlaw American" to Mahall’s Wednesday (Cleveland Scene)
3. Early voting starts today in Lakewood and across Ohio. (Spectrum News 1)
4. An anti-mask protest breaks out during the Lakewood Board of Education meeting. (Lakewood Patch)

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Today in Lakewood:

• Coffee with a Cop - City of Lakewood (9:00 AM)
• Suffrage Town Hall-PUBLIC - Women in History (2:00 PM)
• Orchestra POPS - Lakewood High School (7:30 PM)

Lakewood Patch Notebook

• Lakewood City Schools: "October is National Principals Month! 🎉 This month, we honor our amazing building principals for all that they do for their staff and students. Join us as we salute our inspiring principals throughout this month beginning with Lakewood ..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood City Schools: "Each month our staff members have the chance to nominate one of their peers for Staff Spotlight of the month honors. We kick off the Staff Spotlight feature for the 2021-2022 school year with our first honorees: Julie Ferrone and Sharon ..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood Public Library: ""if you take away anything from my story at all, I hope it’s a tiny seed planted that you too can recover and live an abundant life, despite chronic pain.” Hannah Shaw of Positivity in Pain shares her story in her book Still I Rise: My J..." (Facebook)
• LakewoodAlive: "🐶 Birdtown is going to the dogs on Saturday, October 16! Spooky Pooch Parade is bringing the bark to Madison Park starting at 12:30 p.m. 🐕 Spooky Pooch is a dog and family friendly event featuring a costume parade, over 30 dog-centric ..." (Facebook)
• Lakewood Public Library: "This four-week pre-school story time is ideal for walkers, new talkers, and learning early literacy skills. Registration is required." (Facebook)

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