Heller Might Not Have Been Target, Testimony Suggests Women’s Apartment Door ‘Covered’ On Floor Below Where Hero Died By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A burned spray can was found outside the door of a woman’s apartment at 5 Walling Ave., state investigators told City Judge Lucy Bernier during testimony today. And the bottom of Heather Engler’s door was “covered,” state Fire Investigator Christopher Lupold testified. The testimony suggests the woman may have been the target, rather than…
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First Common Council Meeting Of 2019 Opens On Somber Note By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council opened its first meeting of 2019 on a somber note, with Mayor Gary Herzig calling for a moment of silence in honor of former Oneonta firefighter John D. Heller, who lost his life while rescuing his fiancée and four nephews from a house fire last Saturday, Dec. 29. Herzig said about Heller, “I think we can all feel that…
IN MEMORIAM John D. Heller, 38, Died Saving Fiancé, 4 Nephews ONEONTA – John D. Heller, 38, of Oneonta, gave his life saving the love of his life and fiancé, Amber Roe and his four precious nephews on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018. He was born Sept. 22, 1980, in Oneonta, the son of John R. and Gayle (Eggler) Heller. John graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 2000. He attended Herkimer Community College. John was a Life Skills supervisor at…
