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The 2008-09 HEAP season begins Monday and ends on May 15.
Applications will be accepted:
* Nov. 5, 12, 19 and 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the Trudy Resnick Building on Center Street in Ellenville.
* Nov. 6, 13 and 20: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Saugerties Town Hall, 4 High St.
* Nov. 7 and 14, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., New Paltz Town Hall, 130 N. Chestnut St.
* Nov. 10 and 17, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 12 Church St., Highland.
* Nov. 18, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Plattekill Town Hall, U.S. Route 44/state Route 55, Modena.
* Nov. 18 and 25, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shandaken Tow Hall, state Route 28.
* Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Shawangunk Town Hall, 2 Central Ave., Wallkill.
Documents that need to be provided when applying are a copy of a rent, lease or mortgage receipt; and a current fuel and/or utility bill or a landlord's statement indicating that heat is included in the cost of rent.
Also, to prove monthly income, applicants must bring pay stubs for previous four weeks; an unemployment insurance benefits book; a bank book, interest or dividend statements; copies of Social Security or pension checks or direct-deposit statements for that money; and business statements if self-employed.
Also, for each person in the household, bring one of the following: birth or marriage certificate; school or baptismal records; Social Security card or driver's license.
For more information on HEAP, call (845) 334-5436. To find out eligibility status, go to www.mybenefits.ny.gov.
