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By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER

PL AT TSBURGH | Gustavo Segundo-Clark was found guilty Thursday of murdering his grandmother Ginger Clark. Segundo-Clark was convicted on all six charges he was facing: second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of Ginger Clark; first-degree assault for physical abuse of Ginger; second-degree grand larceny for stealing her debit car; third-degree grand larceny for stealing her 2010 Subaru; criminal possession of a weapon - the kitchen knife used to murder Ginger; and tampering with evidence for washing his fingerprints off of the knife. Segundo-Clark faces 15 to 25 years in prison. The 25-year-old was arrested Nov. 22 after Ginger, 73, was found dead in her home she shared with Segundo-Clark, with stab wounds on her neck, along with scratches and bruises on her face and hands. Her car and credit card were found with Segundo-Clark later that day in Syracuse, where a license plate reader found him. He was then followed for over 60 miles on the thruway by multiple law enforcement until they pulled him over. He was arrested and questioned. See TRIAL » pg. 2

PRESCRIBING WELLNESS Local farmers including Bryan Briscoe of Bucksberry Farm, seen here at the Keene Valley Farmers Market, are enthusiastic about Wellness Rx and the local movement launched through Elizabethtown Community Hospital to prescribe fresh food. “We are happy to be a part of Wellness Rx and support the health of our community,” Briscoe said last Sunday. All Farmers Markets in Essex County and many in Clinton County are now accepting Wellness Rx program vouchers. Photo/Elizabeth Rogers, ECH

ECH launches prescription program for farm market food By Kim Dedam STAFF WRITER

ELIZABETHTOWN | Medical personnel and nutritionists at area hospitals have a new prescription to use here: fresh, local produce. The University of Vermont Health Network Elizabethtown Community Hospital and Essex County’s Well Fed project launched Wellness Rx this summer. The signed “prescriptions” are actually vouchers for fresh food from local farmer’s markets and area retail stores.

Patients redeem the voucher at an area retail market or farm stand and the card is then returned to the Wellness Rx program coordinator at ECH for reimbursement.

feedback from the farmers and the patients thus far,” Rogers said.

“The program goal is to make fresh produce more accessible to patients with or at risk for chronic diseases like childhood obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes,” ECH spokeswoman Elizabeth Rogers told the Sun in a recent interview.

“We want to help patients focus on wellness,” Whisher explained of her role.

“ECH primary care providers refer patients to our diabetes educator or to a nutritionist. Once a patient completes an educational session, they receive up to four vouchers per monthly visit.” Launched four months ago with five patients, Wellness Rx has grown over the summer to include 32 patients. “Everyone that our program coordinator has spoken with is just 1,000 percent behind this program. Really, she has gotten amazing

Wellness Rx Program Coordinator at ECH is Amanda Whisher.

“And it’s clear our community supports that focus.” Mary White-Ferris is a diabetes educator for the hospital. “Most patients address their food-related chronic illness through diet, movement and medication, but medication can have side effects,” White-Ferris told the Sun. “Thanks to Wellness Rx, patients can get all the benefits that fresh produce has to offer – the vitamins, the minerals, the fiber and the antioxidants – without any side effects.” See FOOD » pg. 3

Council on smoking ban: more enforcement needed No tobacco products on public property By Sarah Elizabeth Morris A new budget: Mayor Colin Read announced his plan for the 2020 mayor’s budget during a press conference. According to the budget, the property tax rate has fallen to be lower than the original budget issued in 2017.

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Mayor releases 2020 budget Public session to follow By Sarah Elizabeth Morris STAFF WRITER

PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh Mayor Colin Read held a press conference on Aug. 19 to announce the 2020 mayor’s budget. The early release of the budget is to give more time for deliberation and to make changes on the council’s part, and a public hearing on the budget will be held Friday, Aug. 30.

“If we do find any strategic efficiencies it’s better to know them earlier rather than later so we can put them in place before the next fiscal year,” Read said. “This approach we’ve been using has paid dividends … The city is continuing to reverse the steady decline in our fund balance that resulted in years of deficit spending.” The budget is built to continue working on roads and infrastructure in the city, including fixing up public amenities. The budget covers this, while also lowering tax rates for residents. See BUDGET » pg. 4

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PLATTSBURGH| Earlier in 2019, the city of Plattsburgh Common Council voted to update the tobacco ban law, created in 2001 to it illegal to smoke on public property, to include the use of any tobacco products, including e-cigs, vapes and hookahs. Public property includes city sidewalks, parks, streets, buildings or any city owned property, including vehicles. The fine for using tobacco products on public property rose from $50 to $100. The vote was unanimous, however, there have been complaints at common council meetings that the updated law isn’t being enforced enough. “People just need to be educated, really,” according to Councilor Rachelle Armstrong. “The presence of signs really would help with that reminder, in addition to other means by which they can be educated. Tobacco Free New York does a great job with that.” See SMOKING BAN » pg. 4

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