The old saying that necessity is the mother of invention can also apply to quirky Halloween traditions. Just ask Ed and Caryn Woodward. Forty years ago the couple rented their first house in Suffield.

LARCHMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- There's a limited supply of helium, most of which is stored deep inside the Earth. Demand for the gas is up and suppliers are struggling to fill orders. CBS2's Tony ...

In announcing earlier this month that 45 Party City stores will close, CEO James M. Harrison also remarked on the company’s financial shortfalls in balloon sales, blaming the ongoing helium shortage.

Helium is getting hard to find these days, and it’s ruining parties for people of all ages. No helium, of course, means no helium balloons, and what's a celebration without balloons? Among moms who ...