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 […]
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Maine gas prices jump 8 cents, 38 cents per gallon more than a year ago
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine gas prices have jumped another eight cents in the past week to an average of $3.77 per gallon. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that while the jump in Maine is lower than the national average, the retail price of gasoline in the state remains about 13 cents above the national […]
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Talk of the town
Did you know? That the Sun Journal has its own helium balloon for easy filling of balloons? Please imagine the remainder of this column in a really, really high voice. Scalawags Somewhere in the Twin Cities Friday, police were sent out to search for a suspect wearing a bandanna on his head and who looked […]
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Mainers looking ahead to high gas prices
LEWISTON — It all seems so familiar. The fear, the rage, the uncertainty. By the middle of the day Thursday, gas prices were reasonable across Maine — below $3.70 per gallon just about everywhere. But people were talking. Fears of dramatic price increases were circulating, fanned somewhat by popular website GasBuddy.com, which predicted the cost […]
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Gas prices may rise 20 cents this weekend
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A price-monitoring website is warning Maine motorists that gasoline prices could rise sharply during the next few days and through the weekend in Maine. GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says he expects stations to increase prices from 5 to 20 cents per gallon by the end of the weekend. DeHaan […]
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Maine average gasoline prices rise
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A gasoline price monitoring website says average retail prices in Maine have risen 4.5 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.55. MaineGasPrices.com says the rise in Maine is consistent with the national figure, which also shows a 4.5 cent-per-gallon increase in the last week. But the national average price […]