Gideon donates $350,000 in leftover campaign funds to Maine nonprofits

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate donated $250,000 to Full Plates Full Potential and $100,000 to Keep ME Warm.

Fuel oil prices flirt with 16-year low in Maine as the heating season approaches

The average, statewide cash price for heating oil earlier this week was $1.89 a gallon, down 31% from January.

Winter energy costs to be higher but Maine oil users may get break

Oil prices remain depressed, and nearly 20 percent of homes in the Northeast rely on oil furnaces for their primary heating source.

Maine’s members of Congress oppose Trump plan to divert home heating aid to virus response

President Trump, as part of a $2.5 billion plan to combat the coronavirus threat, proposes diverting $37 million from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which serves thousands of Mainers.

Maine oil dealers launch swipe-and-click ordering, intended to disrupt the market

Two companies offering online and app-based oil deliveries aim to mirror the service consumers have come to expect from Amazon and Uber.

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Franklin County approves advertising for bids for new jail HVAC system

U.S. homes to pay less for heat this winter

Maine heating prices fall to 10-year low

Wood pellet industry strained by cold temps, ordering issues