WOMAN HOSPITALIZED; 5 OTHERS TESTED AT FOX 2ND C-O LEAK EMPTIES OUT 189 MAIN ST. Building Next To Oneonta Hotel By LIBBY CUDMORE & IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A woman was hospitalized at late morning today and all the office and professional workers at landmark 189 Main St. were once again evacuated for high levels of carbon monoxide, the second time in four days. The building was also evacuated Friday due to carbon monoxide from a…
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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…
TERRENCE TRUITT IN CUSTODY Leads Poured In, Leading To Arrest Of Oneonta Man, 34 Police, Fire Chiefs Detail What’s Known By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Within hours of Saturday morning’s fire that claimed the life of former Oneonta firefighter John D. Heller, the leads began to pour in. “We had more than 70 leads,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner an hour ago at a press conference held jointly with Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon. “And the investigation…
Friday Funeral Planned For Heroic Firefighter ONEONTA – A funeral for John Heller, the former firefighter who died rescuing his four nephews and fiancee in the Saturday morning fire at his Walling Avenue home, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 at the Bookhout Funeral Home. Calling hours will be 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. Heller served with the Oneonta Fire Department in an on-call and part-time capacity from 2002-2009.…
WALLING AVENUE FATALITY Oneonta Fireman Died Saving Kids, Sister-in-Law Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – John Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who died when his home at 5 Walling Ave. caught fire Saturday morning, was trapped while helping his fiancee and his nephews escape the blaze, his sister-in-law reported. “What began as a fun sleepover with their uncle John and soon-to-be aunt Amber turned into a nightmare,” Erika Heller, his sister-in-law, wrote in a Facebook post…
Former Oneonta Firefighter Killed In Early-Morning Blaze ONEONTA – A former part-time city firefighter was killed in a fire in his Walling Avenue home early this morning, Mayor Gary Herzig reported. Herzig confirmed that John Heller, who had served with the Oneonta Fire Department in an on-call capacity, perished in the blaze, which started around 4 a.m. at his home at 5 Walling Ave.…
AllOTSEGO.com EXCLUSIVE City Hall, OFD Union Spar Over Staff Levels By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Negotiations between City Hall and the Oneonta Professional Firefighters have spilled out into the open. The Oneonta Professional Firefighters accused Mayor Gary Herzig of “mischaracterizing” OPF’s “advocacy for maintaining adequate staffing” of the Oneonta Fire Department in a Dec. 17 press release. OPF President Andrew Turner reiterated the Fire Department’s continuing need for “six trained firefighters…on duty 24/7” in order to keep Oneonta safe. “This…
Herzig: Negotiations Underway Firefighters’ Call For More Staffing Surprises Mayor ONEONTA – The Oneonta city firefighters’ union call for increased staffing in the wake of Tuesday’s Church Street housefire was “surprising,” coming in the midst of contract negotiations, Mayor Gary Herzig said today. “The city has proposed scheduled adjustments that will provide the flexibility needed to ensure optimal staff coverage under all circumstances,” Herzig said.…
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Editorial for August 31, 2018 A Good Idea From Fire Commissioners: Dissolve, Let Town Negotiate OFD Pact When one least expects it, a breakthrough. The Town of Oneonta’s Board of Fire Commissioners has voted, 3-2, to set a hearing to consider dissolving. The vote could come at the end of the hearing, scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Elm Park Methodist Church. Good idea. About time. If the fire district is dissolved, a “fire zone” continues to exist…