Harsh winters used to be no problem for Baileyville resident Gerard Berry, then he got sick with stomach cancer, lost weight and burned more fuel trying to stay warm.
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Maine reshuffles money to pay for heating aid held up by federal shutdown
MaineHousing is temporarily moving $2.2 million from other programs to help some residents pay for heating costs.
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Government shutdown threatens to delay home heating aid for thousands in Maine
States are warning that funding from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps some 45,000 Mainers, may be delayed.
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MaineHousing’s emergency heating assistance program halted by federal government shutdown
The agency’s Energy Crisis Intervention Program, which provides heating assistance to about 7,000 Maine households annually, will not begin on Nov. 1 as originally planned.
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Mainers are building energy-saving window inserts for one another
WindowDressers, a Rockland-based nonprofit, offers low- and no-cost inserts that trap heat indoors and can lower bills during the winter. Want some? You’ll need to lend a hand.
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Maine trims emergency heating assistance as COVID-era program runs down
The state Emergency Crisis Intervention Program now caps assistance at $500 amid dwindling pandemic relief funds and administrative strain.
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Wood bank in Franklin County would provide help for heating
With winter in mind, United Methodist Economic Ministry in Salem Township wants to help low-income residents get heat assistance.
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LIHEAP cut proposed in Trump’s budget would hurt 45,000 Mainers
While President Trump has proposed eliminating the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, local officials are split on whether Congress will follow through.
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A different kind of ‘bank’ merger aims to keep Mainers warm
Maine’s wood banks are considering consolidating and forming a nonprofit to reduce costs and improve the firewood network across the state.
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MMCA’s energy assistance program supports low-income households
Midcoast Maine Community Action is offering home heating assistance to the residents of Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. MMCA has processed over 2,500 LIHEAP applications and expects to process hundreds more applications in the months ahead. The agency encourages all low-income residents in Lincoln and Sagadahoc Counties to strongly […]