NEW YORK — Gasoline prices likely won’t set any records this summer, thanks to a recent drop in the price of oil. The government on Tuesday slashed its forecast for average gas prices to $3.79 per gallon for the summer driving season. That’s down from an initial estimate of $3.95 and below 2008’s record average […]
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Heating oil dips 8 cents
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine experienced a mild winter and an unseasonably warm early spring, but that hasn’t translated into a big drop in heating oil costs. The state said Monday that the current statewide average is $3.77 per gallon, a drop of only 8 cents since the last winter survey on March 26. Ken […]
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Maine gas prices drop by nearly a nickel
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine residents are seeing some relief at the pump with gas dropping in price by nearly a nickel per gallon in the past week. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price in the state is down to $3.94 per gallon. The national average fell just over four cents […]
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Gas price hike likely: Drivers should expect to pay 6% more this summer
NEW YORK — U.S. drivers will pay an average of 24 cents more per gallon for gasoline during this summer’s travel season, the government said Tuesday. Gasoline will cost an average of $3.95 per gallon from April through September, an increase of 6.3 percent from the same period last year, the Energy Information Administration predicted. […]
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Maine gas prices shoot up 8 cents per gallon
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gas prices in Maine shot up more than eight cents per gallon in the past week and are now pushing the $4 per gallon mark. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price of a gallon gas in Maine is now $3.98. That’s more than 15 cents per gallon […]
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G. Barre: Another tricky fact
This is in answer to the letter by Larry Carrier (March 20). John Adams was right, facts are a stubborn thing. They end up as part of history. At one point in 2005, gas was a little more than $2 per gallon. By 2006, it was a lot more. Heating oil went up as well, […]
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Froma Harrop: Rising gas prices don’t hurt like they used to
Here’s why I’m not panicked about rising gasoline prices, as many headlines suggest we all should be. It’s a personal story. Let me start at the beginning. The automotive love of my life was my first. It was a 1979 Pontiac Grand Prix, already 10 years old when it drove to my door on that […]
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Maine gas prices drop — slightly
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gas prices in Maine are bucking the national trend and falling, but market analysts say don’t expect it to continue. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com said Monday the average retail cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has fallen nearly two cents in the past week to an average of $3.81. The […]
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Find cheapest gas with free smartphone app from Wright Express
PORTLAND, Maine — Drive from one end of the state to the other and you’ll find a wide range of gas prices. For that matter, you can often find big differences from one neighborhood to the next. But a new mobile app from South Portland-based Wright Express Corp. is aimed at helping motorists pinch pennies […]
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G. Kingdon: A temporary reduction
Lots of talk and fear going around town about the high gas prices. Last week, gas prices jumped 12 cents per gallon at many service stations. Here is my suggestion on how to slow or end the rise in price: State tax on a gallon of gasoline in Maine is 31.5 cents. Federal tax on […]