Nov. 1 marks the beginning of heating season in Massachusetts, but for some Pioneer Valley families, the ongoing federal government shutdown means they are without help as fuel assistance programs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Valley Opportunity Council, the nonprofit that provides assistance purchasing heating fuel in Hampden County, has a plan should ...

Some $3.6 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program was released Friday, according to the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, thus marking an end to a delay in ...