ALBANY COUNTY — Claiming a legislative seat for an expansive rural area, Republican Deborah Busch is laying out pointed remarks for her Democratic colleagues while continuing to sound the mantra of no tax increases that she rode into the legislature in 2011.

Five candidates are running to fill three seats on the New Scotland Town Council, but several positions — including that of supervisor — remain unopposed for the Nov. 3 election.

“We are aware that the residents pay our salaries,” Cataldo said. “We want to take care of them.”

If you’re reading this, you have a greater chance of voting than most.

_{Mark Grimm, Guilderland}

Rosemary Centi has worked as Guilderland's town clerk and David Cardona has been a village trustee and a chief court clerk.

_{William Reinhardt, Slingerlands}

_{Nellie Goutos, Altamont}

The two top vote-getters on Tuesday, Christine Hayes and Seema Rivera, are friends and sister graduates of Guilderland.