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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 […]

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Maine gas prices drop 0.7 cents in last week

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A gasoline price monitoring website says the average retail price in Maine has fallen 0.7 cent per gallon in the past week to $3.73. MaineGasPrices.com says Sunday’s average price was $1.04 per gallon higher than it was the same day one year ago, and a penny higher than a month ago. […]

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Average Maine gasoline prices rise 3.6 cents

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A price-monitoring website says average retail gasoline prices in Maine have risen 3.6 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.72. MaineGasPrices.com says Sunday’s average price was $1.05 per gallon higher than it was the same day one year ago, but 7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. […]

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Maine average gasoline price rises 1.5 cent

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A price monitoring website says the average retail gasoline price in Maine has risen 1.5 cent per gallon in the past week to $3.69. MaineGasPrices.com says Sunday’s average price in the state was $1.01 per gallon higher than it was the same day one year ago, but 12.5 cents per gallon […]

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Maine gas price average drops to $3.69

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Gasoline prices are continuing to decline in Maine. The website Mainegasprices.com says the average retail price of gasoline fell one-half cent in the past week to a statewide average of $3.69. Nationally, the average price decreased 1.4 cents to $3.58. Over the last month the national average price of gas dropped […]

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Average Maine gasoline price drops 7.9 cents

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The average retail gasoline price in Maine has fallen 7.9 cents per gallon in the past week to $3.70 per gallon. Price-watching website MaineGasPrices.com says Sunday’s average was 8.2 cents per gallon lower than it was a month ago, but still 95.6 cents higher than the same day one year ago. […]