Bruce Heberer News Today

Johnstown lawmakers in March are poised to vote on guidelines intended to contain future pot shops along a stretch of state Highway 30A. So far, no dispensaries have been established within city limits.

One ambulance in Johnstown has traveled roughly the same distance as eight trips around the earth’s circumference. With plenty of wear and tear, its become unreliable for first responders.

One ambulance in Johnstown has traveled roughly the same distance as eight trips around the earth’s circumference. With plenty of wear and tear, its become unreliable for first responders.

Seventeen years ago, Johnstown officials proposed turning a post-industrial lot off North Perry Street into greenspace. Seventeen years later, the concept hasn’t been ruled out.

Under proposed guidelines, the city Planning Board would have approval power over overnight accommodations. Councilors are slated to vote on a public hearing for the proposal on Tuesday.

City Engineer Christopher Vose’s role first expanded in 2022 after the Water Board lost autonomy over municipal hydro-infrastructure. His job overseeing 10 additional water employees became permanent when voters decided to abolish the elected board of commissioners a year later.

The decades-old age of the building, strength of the fire and high occupancy rate — 17 residents — was something of a perfect storm for a devastating fire, according to Gloversville Fire Chief Thomas Groff.

The decades-old age of the building, strength of the fire and high occupancy rate — 17 residents — was something of a perfect storm for a devastating fire, according to Gloversville Fire Chief Thomas Groff.

Seven of the top 10 highest paid employees in the City of Johnstown are in the Fire Department. The high annual incomes are, in part, because firefighters pull double duty providing emergency response services, which leads to considerable overtime billing, according to Fire Chief Bruce Heberer.  “I

WATERTOWN — Watertown Fire Chief Matthew R. Timerman can’t understand why instructors had no idea that city firefighter Peyton L.S. Morse used six air cylinders of his breathing apparatus before