MASSENA â When the Massena Central School Board of Education meets for its annual meeting on Wednesday, three individuals who had been seated at the table wonât have a presence.
Board President Patrick Bronchetti did not seek another term, board member Kristy Baker did not win in her re-election bid in May, and student representative Delany Durant graduated on June 25.
Taking their place will be board members Timothy Hayes and Patricia Murphy. A student representative will be appointed after school reopens in September.
At their final meeting, the departing members received certificates of appreciation and accolades for their service.
Mr. Bronchetti thanked Ms. Durant, noting, âI was always in favor of a student member on the board and you blossomed and made it beyond what I thought it could be. You were fantastic. You participated, asked a lot of questions and brought a lot of information to us. You did an awesome job.â
A Corbin man accused of attempting to kidnap a three-year-old from his yard made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court on Monday.
Ronnie L. Helton, 73, pleaded not guilty to the charge at his arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hanly A. Ingram.
Ingram appointed attorney Kelly Ridings of Hamm, Milby and Ridings to represent Helton in the case.
Ingram assigned the case for a jury trial to begin on July 27.
U.S. District Court Judge Claria H. Boom will preside.
Finally, Ingram ordered that Helton be detained pending further orders of the court.
A federal grand jury returned the indictment against Helton on April 26.
By Jarrod Mills
Staff Writer May 25, 2021
Ronnie Helton
LONDON - A Corbin man who has been accused of attempting to kidnap and then offering $1,000 for a toddler was formally arraigned in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky on Monday.
A court-appointed lawyer representing Ronnie Lou Helton, 74, entered a plea of not guilty for her client who was physically present during the arraignment.
Helton was indicted by a federal grand jury back in April. The indictment says Helton attempted to kidnap, abduct, seize, confine, and carry away another person for the purpose of assault using a means of interstate commerce, a red Pontiac sedan.
Heather Lavarnway: 174 votes
Bus bond proposition: The district will borrow up to $298,000 to purchase two 66-passenger buses, passed 234 to 17
Gymnasium capital project: Total expected cost about $6.5 million, will result in no new costs for taxpayers, passed 221 to 22
Belleville Henderson: Budget $11,374,742: yes 216, no 73
One seat for a five-year term
Dennis R. Jerome: 189 votes
Michael J. Billman: 68 votes
David P. Bartlett: 27 votes
Carthage: Budget $65,752,853: yes 226, no 24
Two seats for three-year terms
Incumbent Garry E. Schwartz: 210 votes
Incumbent Anne Rohr: 229 votes
Library proposition authorizing $140,000 for the village of Carthage Free Library and $98,500 for the Sally Ploof Hunter Memorial Library, passed 217 to 32
General Brown: Budget $25,454,592: yes 200, no 69
MASSENA â Five candidates are running for two open seats on the Massena Central School Board of Education, and the community will have an opportunity to meet them during a candidate forum scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Massena Community Center.
The seats are currently held by board President Patrick Bronchetti, who is not seeking another term, and incumbent Kristy Baker. She had been elected to a one-year term in 2020 to fill out a five-year term for former board member Jason Premo, who resigned his seat in February 2020. Following his resignation, the board appointed Patrick Serguson to serve until Ms. Bakerâs election in May 2020.