Feds release $21 million in heating assistance to Vermont after shutdown

The long-awaited LIHEAP funds will provide heating assistance to low-income Vermonters and reimburse the state for its fuel assistance spending during the federal shutdown this past fall.

Feds slash LIHEAP staff

Vermont officials are assessing how residents may be affected after the mass firing of federal workers who administer the LIHEAP program, which provides millions of dollars in heating assistance to low-income households in the state.

Jan Demers: Programs are out there to keep families warm

I remember the cold coming on when I lived in the Northeast Kingdom. Seeing the first of the early morning frost and hearing trucks backing up to homes and dumping loads of cut logs. The logs were split into manageable sizes and tossed down bulkheads into … (read more)