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Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal

Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal ALBANY – The state Senate today passed a resolution bestowing its Liberty Medal, the upper house’s highest honor, on John D. Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who saved five lives before dying in a Dec. 29 arson at 5 Walling Ave. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who introduced the resolution, noted it is given for “meritorious action against hostile odds.” “John Heller was that type of individual,” he said. “John displayed great courage…

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Hero May Not Have Been Target, Chief Concluding

Hero May Not Have Been Target, Chief Concluding Suspect’s Brother Person Of Interest, Can’t Be Located By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA –With one arrest, 100 leads and a “person of interest” who can’t be found, Oneonta Police are still piecing together what happened during the blaze that killed a man hailed as a “hero” on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 5 Walling Ave. “We’re not sure what (Terrence) Truitt was trying to do,” Police Chief Doug Brenner said of the suspect facing…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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