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 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…