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The followings students at Hamilton College were awarded scholarships: Christopher R. Bousquet, son of Lauri Pepe and Laurence Bousquet, of Syracuse, Robert Leet Patterson Prize Scholarship. He is a junior majoring in government and philosophy, and is a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy;Anna N. Do, daughter of Vincent Do and…

New York, NY - December 7, 2015 - The holiday season has begun to bustle! People are celebrating, decorating with lights, putting up Christmas trees, lighting candles and preparing special meals. The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) would like to remind all New Yorkers of the…

ALBANY — Cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the United States, and Thanksgiving sees many more fires than any other day of the year. That's the message the Firemen's Association of the State of New York sends in advance to this Thursday's holiday in hopes of helping…

Cooking is the leading cause of home fires throughout the United States, and Thanksgiving sees more such fires than any other day of the year. According to statistics provided by the National Fire Protection Association, there were 1,550 home fires across the country on Thanksgiving in 2013, a full 230…

KYSERIKE – Firefighting can kill you. After 39 years, Brian McQueen knows that. Sometimes it’s fast. Flames rising, buildings falling. Sometimes it slow. It’s chemicals that soak into your lungs and skin; it’s the toxic smoke that lingers for days on clothes, follows you home and years later turns to…

“You have cancer.” Those are perhaps the most dreaded words a patient could hear. A cancer diagnosis can be tragic, and tragedy has been mounting among volunteer firefighters. New York State is home to more than 90,000 volunteer firefighters who sacrifice their time, safety and, too often, their health in service…

Hundreds of volunteer firefighters came together in Albany on Sunday to present Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther with the Golden Trumpet Award. The Golden Trumpet award is given by the Fireman's Association of the State of New York to an outstanding person who has shown support for the firefighting community. The organization…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Volunteer firefighters are gathering in Albany this weekend to map out their legislative priorities for next year. Smoke alarms could be a top agenda item at the two-day meeting of the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York. The group supports state legislation that would…

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Volunteer firefighters are gathering in Albany this weekend to map out their legislative priorities for next year. Smoke alarms could be a top agenda item at the two-day meeting of the Firemen's Association of the State of New York. The group supports state legislation that would…