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Stanley H. Bettger, inc. is now hiring!

December 4th, 2007

We are looking for an assistant to help John intermittently during the week. John offers very flexible hours, and competitive pay. It is a great opportunity for those just graduating trade school to get a head start on the field. If you or someone you know is interested, contact us.

Rising oil costs expected to increase heating costs in Mass.

December 4th, 2007

Rising oil prices are expected to boost heating oil costs by nearly $1,000 for the average Massachusetts family this winter. A coalition of business, labor and community organizations bases its estimate on the state's average heating oil price last week. The average is 39 percent higher than it was during the same week a year earlier.

Massachusetts Looks at Using Biofuel in Home Heating Oil

November 5th, 2007

Gov. Deval L. Patrick and legislative leaders proposed a bill on Monday to require all home heating oil and diesel fuel to contain at least 5 percent biofuel by 2013.

Massachusetts would be the first state to require that home heating oil contain renewable fuels, a significant issue in a state where 36 percent of homes use home heating oil, according to Census figures. That compares with the 8 percent national average.

Misfiring oil burners ignite a growing cottage industry

November 4th, 2003

It's a vacationer's nightmare. Your house welcomes you home not with warmth and comfort but with clammy, sooty, stinking air.

Welcome to a "puffback." The Massachusetts Oilheat Council says they're uncommon, but oil-burner malfunctions support a significant number of businesses that specialize in post-puffback cleanup.