Heating Bills

The federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program has allocated more than $3.5 billion across the country to help Americans pay their heat bills as colder weather approaches and energy costs remain high.

The Town of Brookhaven has created a program that officials hope will save homeowners a combined $5 million on their natural gas bills.

Low-income families in Connecticut will get help with heat for their homes this winter.

Low-income households in Connecticut in need of heating assistance this winter can apply for state help starting Sept. 1. The state has set aside $79 million for the program.

Hard shell clams in Shinnecock Bay on Long Island have increased 17-fold.