Anais Soto sentenced to eight years in Robinson murder case By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Anais Soto of Oneonta, one of the accomplices in the 2019 murder of Kenneth Robinson during a botched robbery, was sentenced Friday, July 2, to eight years in prison and four years probation after pleading guilty to burglary in the first degree Friday, July 2, in Otsego County Court. Soto, 17, was visibly shaken during the proceedings, crying at points. Judge John Lambert…
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Empty Oneonta Hotel Thursday, Judge Rules City Hall Plans To Work With OFO, DSS To Ensure Tenants Will Have Place to Stay By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Judge John Lambert, presiding in state Supreme Court here, a few minutes ago ruled the former Oneonta Hotel must be vacated by Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies will deliver eviction notices Friday to any tenants remaining in the five-story 195 Main St., which was declared unsafe by the city’s Board…
Oneonta Hotel, City Due In Court Tuesday By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Accusing 195 Main Street owners Melania and Nicolae Pervu of “gross negligence” and warning that they are “approaching criminal behavior,” the City of Oneonta will ask County Judge John Lambert to shut down the former Oneonta Hotel during a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “The situation has now passed far beyond dirty rugs and stained ceiling tiles from a leaking roof,” wrote David Merzig, city…
City Inspector Allegedly Threatened When Boiler Malfunctioned In Hotel ONEONTA – Nicolae Pervu, owner of the former Oneonta Hotel at 195 Main St., allegedly threatened a City of Oneonta Code Enforcement Inspector after he reported to the scene of a malfunctioning boiler that filled the building at 189 Main with carbon dioxide. “Our inspector left the building because he felt threatened by Mr. Pervu,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. The issues began with the Oneonta Fire Department responded to 189 Main, where…
Oneonta Hotel Due Back In Court ONEONTA – Citing an insufficient building permit application, the City of Oneonta will once again bring the owners of the former Oneonta Hotel to court. “The application did not even come close to remedying the deficiencies,” said Mayor Gary Herzig.…
Weight Of Court Behind City Hall On Oneonta Hotel Fix It, Or Building Will Be Vacated, Owner Held In Contempt, Judge Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Judge John Lambert this morning supported Oneonta City Hall’s actions against Oneonta Hotel owner Melania Pervu in every particular, only extending the deadline for final action until January. After conferring with lawyers for both sides for 40 minutes in chambers, Lambert, filling in as Supreme Court judge for…
BULLETIN COURT TO PERVU: FIX IT OR LOSE IT COOPERSTOWN – Acting state Supreme Court Judge John Lambert today affirmed Oneonta City Hall’s decision, telling Oneonta Hotel owner Melania Pervu a few minutes ago that she must bring the building up to code by Jan. 11, 2019, or it will be vacated and she will be held in contempt. CHECK BACK FOR FULL STORY…