AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Following a national trend, gas prices are on the rise in Maine. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price for a gallon of gas in Maine has risen 2.5 in the past week, to $3.51. The price in Maine is 17 cents above the national average of $3.34 […]
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Maine gas prices shoot up nearly 9 cents
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The price of a gallon of gas has jumped dramatically in Maine in the past week. Price-tracking website maineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average price for a gallon of gasoline has jumped nearly nine cents to $3.45. This compares with the national average that has increased nearly eight cents per gallon […]
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Maine gas prices fall more than 3 cents
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Gas prices in Maine are down, but still remain well above the national average. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the average retail price of a gallon of gas has fallen more than 3 cents in the past week to $3.34. That compares with the national average that has fallen more […]
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Maine average gasoline price down 2.6 cents
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The average retail gasoline price in Maine continues its downward slide, but still remains higher than it was a year ago. A survey by the price-watching website MaineGasPrices.com says prices Sunday were 2.6 cents per gallon less than they were a week earlier, averaging $3.37 per gallon. The statewide average was […]
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Gas down a nickel a gallon in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The average cost of a gallon of gas in Maine has dropped by nearly a nickel in the past week. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com announced Monday that the average retail cost in now $3.39 per gallon, more than 12 cents less than a month ago, That’s still seven cents above the national […]
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Maine gas prices down by a penny
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gas prices in Maine trickled down by about a penny over the past week and are now averaging $3.54 per gallon. Price-monitoring website MaineGasPrices.com reports Monday that the cost is now seven cents higher than the national average and 65 cents more than the price in the state at the same […]
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Maine gas pumps found to be overcharging motorists
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine officials say a gas station that was charging motorists up to 61 cents a gallon over the stated price represents an extreme case of pumps being out of whack, but they don’t suspect the station was overcharging on purpose. While performing routine tests at a station in southern Maine last […]
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Average Maine gasoline price drops 6.2 cents
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The price-watching website MaineGasPrices.com says the average retail gasoline price in Maine has fallen 6.2 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.53. The website says Sunday’s average price was 19.2 cents per gallon lower it was a month ago — but still 81 cents per gallon higher than the […]
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Pump price war: Rumford station lowest in Maine
RUMFORD — A local gas station owner continued Friday to make waves in the unleaded gas sales market by undercutting his competitors. A price war that began Monday between Rick Breau, owner of Mountain Valley Variety on Hancock Street and other River Valley gas stations, led Breau to sell at $3.38 a gallon for regular […]
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Maine gasoline prices drop 4.6 cents per gallon
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A price monitoring website says the average retail gasoline price in Maine has fallen 4.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.68. MaineGasPrices.com says prices Sunday were 98.4 cents per gallon higher than they were on the same day one year ago, and one-tenth of a cent per gallon […]