Mission Possible: Paula Ryan

Mission Possible: Paula Ryan

Since 1989, Paula Ryan’s family has been keeping people safe and warm during the cold winter months in dozens of towns and cities across New Haven and Hartford Counties. “It’s amazing how far we’ve come in the heating fuel industry,” Ryan said, reflecting on her...
Mission Possible: Catherine Erasmus

Mission Possible: Catherine Erasmus

Catherine Erasmus is the third generation in her family to work in the energy business. She owns Taylor Energy, a company that has been a staple in the Broad Brook (East Windsor) area for 86 years. Located on the Buckeye Pipeline, Taylor Energy serves 34 towns across...
Mission Possible: Greg and Jack Stafstrom (Episode 5) 

Mission Possible: Greg and Jack Stafstrom (Episode 5) 

Some of Jack Stafstrom’s earliest memories on the job involve putting on his snowpants during a winter storm—not to go sledding, but to help his father, Greg Stafstrom, deliver heating fuel.   “I remember being a younger kid and hopping out of the oil truck...
CEMA’s New Podcast Featured in Regional Trade Magazine

CEMA’s New Podcast Featured in Regional Trade Magazine

CEMA’s new podcast, Mission Possible, is gaining regional attention in the latest edition of Fuel Oil News magazine. You can read the entire story below. Thanks FON for sharing our story and how we are making a difference on so many levels from the fuel we sell...
Mission Possible: Carin Oppelt (Episode 4)

Mission Possible: Carin Oppelt (Episode 4)

If you want to see how the face of the home heating fuel industry in Connecticut is changing, look no further than Carin Oppelt, President of Town Oil in Wethersfield.   “I was really excited to see how many women were in the line-up today [at the Southern...