Candidates for New Ilion-Mohawk BOE Named
By: Joe Parker
Updated: March 11, 2013
21 candidates running for Ilion-Mohawk Board of Education
This is a media release from
Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES for the Ilion-Mohawk Central School District
The first Board of Education election for the new Ilion-Mohawk Central School District will be a competitive one - with 21 candidates running for the seven seats on the board.
The deadline to file petitions to run for the board ended at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 11.
Later Monday evening, the candidates were invited to Ilion for a random drawing for positions on the ballot. Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton-Otsego BOCES District Superintendent Mark Vivacqua oversaw the drawing.
The ballot order was determined as the following:
Jeffrey Sperl, of 59 Walnut St. in Mohawk.
William Lennox, of 133 Hidden Pond Road in Ilion.
M. Bridget McKinley, of 187 Elm St. in Ilion.
James Vitale, of 375 W. Main St. in Ilion.
Matthew Shedd, of 10 Sunset Ave. in Ilion.
Jennifer Pedersen, of 141 E. North St. in Ilion.
Lori Sementilli, of 47 Columbia St. in Mohawk.
Stephen Coupe, of 25 Forge Hill Drive in Ilion.
Fred Schell, of 288 Mason Road in Mohawk.
Daniel LaLonde, of 73 Charles St. in Ilion.
Melissa Reed, of 602 Spinnerville Gulf Road in Ilion.
Deborah Schoff, of 151 Brook St. in Ilion.
Walt Roginski, of 499 Shoemaker Road in Mohawk.
Hans Hendrick, of 452 Eberline Road in Mohawk.
Robert Berger, of 254 E. Clark St. in Ilion.
Vicki Judd, of 194 Ferncliff Road in Mohawk.
Orlo Burch, of 44 Highland Ave. in Ilion.
Bonnie Coffin, of 71 S. Fifth Ave. in Ilion.
Thomas Goldin, of 27 Harriet Ave. in Ilion.
Robert Bronner, of 2993 State Route 168 in Mohawk.
Edward Jackson, of 118 Brand St. in Ilion.
The Board of Education election will take place from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 27, at the Ilion Junior-Senior High School. Absentee ballots are available at the Mohawk and Ilion district offices.
The candidates receiving the greatest number of votes will serve the longest terms. Three board members will serve for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2016; two members will serve for two-year terms expiring June 30, 2015; and two members will serve one-year terms expiring June 30, 2014.
Look for more information about the Board of Education candidates in the near future at
www.herkimer-boces.org <http://www.herkimer-boces.org, www.ilioncsd.org http://www.ilioncsd.org or www.mohawk.k12.ny.us http://www.mohawk.k12.ny.us.
End of media release
