NEW SCOTLAND Penny Barone is hoping to follow in the footsteps of her Aunt Lyn Holmberg. Barone, a Republican, is challenging Diane Deschenes, a Democratic incumbent, for town clerk.
NEW SCOTLAND Darrell Duncan is hoping to win his eighth election as the town of New Scotland highway superintendent. Duncan, a Democrat, is running unopposed.
NEW SCOTLAND As this still-rural town faces increased development pressure, issues this election season center on how growth should be handled and the role the public should play in planning for the towns future.
RENSSELAERVILLE Following the Conservative Party primary, some of the towns Conservatives criticized the absentee ballot process, which election officials said this week is legal.
NEW SCOTLANDDouglas LaGrange says that it is important to have leadership and a "youthful energy" in a town supervisor. He is running for the post on the Republican Party line against Democratic challenger, Thomas Dolin.
NEW SCOTLAND Democrat Deborah Baron says that she respects the strength of the volunteer corps in the town. She is running for a second four-year term on the town board.