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April 27, 2019
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Jury indicts Bova on murder charges
Essex County health among
TOPin 10 state
Bova pleads not guilty to all charges
David Bova
Up
27 SLOTS in last two years
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PLATTSBURGH | An AuSable Forks man accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend last month as she rode in the passenger seat of a truck has been indicted by a grand jury in Clinton County. The jury charged David J. Bova, 30, with second-degree murder and seconddegree attempted murder. Bova was also charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, fi rst-degree criminal use of a fi rearm and second-degree menacing. Bova is accused of intentionally shooting Magen Goyette on March 13 as she rode in the passenger seat of a black pickup truck driven by her mother, Michelle, on Silver Lake Road. From the side of the road, he allegedly shot at the vehicle. Several shots struck Magen. Another four or five bullets flew through the truck, missing Michelle, who was in the driver’s seat.
Essex County was recently ranked among the top 10 counties in New York state for health outcomes in the annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
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By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
ELIZABETHTOWN | Public health in Essex County continues to improve. Essex County was recently ranked among the top 10 counties in New York state for health outcomes, a designation that signals continued improvement to the county’s quality- and length-of-life scores. In the last two years, the county has moved up 27 slots in the annual County Health Rankings & Roadmaps released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The report takes into consideration various indicators of residents’ health behaviors, like adult obesity rates, the number of alcohol-impaired driving deaths and the rate of sexually-transmitted infections. The report also takes into account the availability of health-care services in each county; social and economic factors like high-school graduation rates, the number of children in poverty and instances of violent crime; as well as things that may reflect residents’ physical environment, like air pollution and the number of homes that may be overcrowded, priced highly or lack kitchen or plumbing facilities. “Our high ranking reflects the priority this county has placed on improving the
factors that affect residents’ health,” Essex County Public Health Director Linda Beers said in a statement. “It also shows how important it will be for us to sustain those programs if we want to stay healthy. “The rankings are a testament to the strong collaborations that our organizations and agencies have built over time.”
WORK TO BE DONE
“Although we are doing well in many areas, the rankings show we need to remain vigilant,” Beers said. Essex County’s adult smoking rate, 17 percent, remains higher than the state average of 14 percent.
» Health Cont. on pg. 3
» Bova Cont. on pg. 3
Sherman goes from Chazy to first-year college program By Keith Lobdell SPORTS EDITOR
SYRACUSE | Former Willsboro Central School standout Clay Sherman has risen through the coaching ranks quickly. Following assistant coaching stints with Clinton Community College and SUNY Plattsburgh in soccer and basketball, along with a two-year stint as the head coach of
the Chazy boys varsity program, Sherman was recently named the first head coach of the Bryant & Stratton College women’s basketball program in Syracuse. “It’s a brand new program starting in 2019 so I am looking to bring in 15 girls for the first season,” Sherman said of the Bobcats. “It is in the USCAA, so I have scholarships available and I am looking to bring a competitive team in for year one. I am definitely excited.” » Sherman Cont. on pg. 9
Local artist and craftsman Kim Hutchins with the replica of the Elizabethtown Library he recently built and painted as part of the library’s Local Artists collection.
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Artist gifts library with miniature building replica Hutchins work part of local artists collection By Kim Dedam STA FF W RITER
AUSABLE FORKS | The Elizabethtown Library received a gift of craftsmanship recently: a miniature replica of the building on River Street created by local paint and multimedia artist Kim Hutchins. “I wanted to highlight this special addi-
tion to our permanent local artist display,” Library Director Angela Heroux said in a recent interview with The Sun. “This is part of an ongoing effort by the library to showcase the many talents of artists of all ages in writing, art and creativity in our community. This mirror image of our existing building was constructed entirely of cardboard and painted by Kim Hutchins, of Elizabethtown. The attention to detail was so precise he even included the coach lights and electric meter as well as perfectly replicating the lettering on the front of the building,” Heroux said. » Replica Cont. on pg. 3
Former Chazy boys basketball coach Clay Sherman has been named the first coach of the Bryant & Stratton College Bobcats women’s basketball team. Over the past two seasons, the Eagles won 22 games with Sherman at the helm. Photo by Keith Lobdell
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