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2023 Primary Information

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Courtesy of Rensselaer County Board of Elections
The following is a list of the official candidates for the upcoming primary election Tuesday, June 27th. To find a polling location in your area, please visit voterlookup.elections.ny.gov.

Surrogate Court Judge
Working Families Party:
Paul V. Morgan, Jr.
Ian H. Silverman

County Sheriff
Republican Party
Kyle R. Bourgault
Jason C. Stocklas
Conservative Party
Brian G. Owens
Kyle R. Bourgault

Town of Brunswick Justice – Vote for 2
Conservative Party
Terrance A. Buchanan
Gary K. Gordon
Robert H. Schmidt

Town of East Greenbush Supervisor
Republican Party
Edward W. Nestler, Jr.
Thomas P. Grant

Town of Grafton Supervisor
Conservative Party
Ingrid L. Gundrum
Frank W. Lewandusky, III

Town of Grafton Council
Republican Party
Steven M. Beaudry, Sr.
Thomas V. Withcuskey
Nancy L. LaRocque
John R. Munn

Town of North Greenbush Justice
Conservative Party
George B. Burke, III
Kyle L. McCauley Belokopitsky

City of Troy President of Council
Democrat Party
Susan J. Steele
Emily A. Menn

Recognizing Exceptional Service

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Courtesy of the RCSO
Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Bureau announces the retirement of Correctional Sergeant, Anthony C. Patricelli, after nearly 33 years of service. ​Sergeant Patricelli began his career in corrections with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office on December 8th, 1990. Over the span of his career, Sergeant Patricelli held many vital roles within the Sheriff’s Office including Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team (SERT) member, as well as being an original member of the Emergency Services Unit (ESU).

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Local Conservation Groups Will Merge

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Submitted by the RPA and RLT
Two nationally accredited land trusts in Rensselaer County, the Rensselaer Plateau Alliance (RPA) and Rensselaer Land Trust (RLT), have begun taking steps to merge. 

After years of parallel and collaborative conservation work, the boards of directors of both organizations voted in March 2023 to take this step to advance their mutual goal of conservation in Rensselaer County. 

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Sheriff’s Office Welcomes New K-9 Member

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Courtesy of the RCSO
The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) is proud to introduce our newest K-9 member, Delta. Delta is a 2.5-year-old German Shepherd who has been trained in narcotics detection. Delta and her handler, Deputy Durrant, spent six weeks training together as a team to become certified in detecting illegal drugs. Delta will continue training to become a dual-purpose K-9 in the coming months. This means Delta will not only be able to detect narcotics, but will also be certified to track and apprehend suspects. Delta will work with Deputy Durrant, a certified drug recognition expert, in searching for narcotics in our local schools, will be utilized on search warrants, and assist the Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division when needed.

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Three Rensselaer County Officials Arrested and Charged

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On Thursday, April 27th, three Rensselaer County officials were arrested and charged with conspiring to violate voting rights during the 2021 election. County Director of Operations Richard Crist, County Central Services Director James Gordon, and Leslie Wallace allegedly conspired to obtain absentee ballots, using fraud and intimidation, to cast illegal votes in the primary and general elections. In addition, James Gordon was also charged with witness tampering, and Leslie Wallace was charged with making false statements. 

If convicted, each faces up to 10 years in prison, with Gordon facing up to 20 years for alleged witness tampering, and Wallace facing up to 5 years for allegedly making false statements. All three were arraigned the same day, and ordered released with conditions, pending trial.