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. 

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Students at Cobleskill-Richmondville High School recently posed for this photo to show their support for the teens involved in the Dec. 1 crash on the Northway that killed two students from Shenendehowa High School and injured another Shen student as well as a student from Shaker High School.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The federal government is providing $14.6 million to 23 community colleges in New York to enhance job-training programs.
    
Sen. Charles Schumer says the U.S. Labor Department grants will train New Yorkers in emerging industries including nanotechnology, bioscience, and advanced manufacturing. He says hundreds of employers are already partners in the effort to hire the graduates.
    
Community colleges are part of the State University of New York system. They work closely with local industry to develop educational and training programs needed for jobs in their region.
    
Schumer says the grants are aimed at providing trained employees fast to help in New York's economic recovery.
    
The U.S. Labor Department was expected to announce the grants Wednesday.