They’re good people. They’re strong. And they’re heroes. That’s how people in New York describe volunteer firefighters, according to a survey conducted by the …
TOWN OF ULSTER, N.Y. Town Board members have adopted a property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers that will provide a 10% assessment reduction. The exemption received support following a public hearing where the Town Board heard from a volunteer who joined the Bloomington Fire Department after months of seeing a sign […]
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. Firefighters and ambulance volunteers in the Town of Woodstock Fire District will be able to claim a 10% assessment reduction for town property taxes. The exemption was adopted Tuesday, Feb. 13, during a Town Board meeting. Eligibility for the assessment reduction will be based on the same participation guidelines used to determine […]
When Ed Madden joined the Island Park Fire Department as a high school student in 1976, he recalled, there was an explosion of sewage storage tanks across Pearsalls Hassock that killed a …