CAPITAL REGION – Volunteer fire departments across the state will be opening their doors

and  fire truck bays during the weekend of Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28.

This part of the third annual RecruitNY statewide volunteer firefighter recruitment effort.

For more information, or to find out if your fire department is participating in RecruitNY, click here. 

ALBANY – The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has extended this year’s deadline for tuition reimbursement through the Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP) until Friday, February 15.

The HELP program was created in 2011 to assist individuals who have never graduated college with up to 100 percent tuition reimbursement in exchange for maintaining good grades and fulfilling service requirements in one of New York’s volunteer fire companies.

There is no restriction on the type of academic classes that a volunteer may pursue. Eligible student/volunteers must maintain acceptable volunteer activity and training levels while attending school and fulfill a service requirement after they complete their course of study. They must attend the closest community college or one within a 50-mile radius of their residence. 

For more information, PLEASE VISIT.

HUDSON – Animal lover Carrie Cardinale recently attended a holiday party.

Instead of exchanging gifts, each guest donated food and treats for the food bank at the Columbia-Greene Humane Society.

Carrie brought multiple bags of dog and cat food as well as cans of both and lots of treats.