Assemblyman Angelo J. Morinello joined his colleagues in the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators and announced the conference is now accepting applications for its annual college scholarship contest. The conference will award four $3,000 scholarships to future and current college students based on academic and athletic achievement.

"With the cost of colleges around this country continuing to rise each year, the ability to attend these institutions has become increasingly more difficult," Morinello said. "The opportunity to award scholarships to four incredible young adults is something I am extremely proud of, and I commend my fellow members in the New York Conference of Italian-American State Legislators for continuing this tradition year after year."