Gas Prices Down Heading Into July 4th Weekend

By Charlene Arsenault (Patch Staff)

Heading out on the highway for the holiday weekend? There’s a droplet of good news at the pump. For the first time since the middle of May, gas prices are down in Massachusetts.

According to AAA Northeast, prices are down two cents from last week.

A June 29 survey found that self-serve, regular unleaded averaged $2.74 per gallon.

AAA has an office in Framingham on Route 9.

Compared to a month ago, though, prices are up eight cents in the state.

The current price is three cents less than the national average for self serve unleaded of $2.77, said the AAA announcement.

A year ago at this time the Massachusetts average price was 96 cents higher at $3.70.

The range in prices in the latest AAA survey for unleaded regular is 36 cents, from a low of $2.59 to a high of $2.95.