With the bitter cold settling in across the Philadelphia region, many families are struggling to keep up with rising utility bills — or worse, dealing with a heater that suddenly stops working.
Roe Minicozzi said she’s had to bundle up and stay close to the portable radiator in her South Philadelphia home after her furnace stopped working nearly a week ago.
“I sit next to it all day,” she said. “I don’t think I can do another day here. I’m just, I’m frozen.”…