Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program

BOSTON (AP)

The program, started in 2005 with Citizens Energy, a nonprofit headed by Kennedy, sent 100 gallons of free oil a year to eligible households.

“It remains unclear how long this postponement, if it is one, will last,” Kennedy said in a statement on the Citizens Energy Web site. “All of us at Citizens Energy continue to do everything we can to advocate for a continuation of this vital assistance.”