Summer's Here; Gas Prices Are Up

Gasoline prices in Massachusetts are up four cents from last week, according to AAA Northeast, which has an office in Framingham, on Route 9.

AAA’s June 22 survey of prices in Massachusetts found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $2.76 per gallon, up four cents from last week.

Prices locally are 10 cents higher than a month ago.

The current price is three cents less than the national average for self serve unleaded of $2.79.

A year ago at this time the Massachusetts average price was 92 cents higher at $3.68.

The range in prices in the latest AAA survey for unleaded regular is 33 cents, from a low of $2.62 to a high of $2.95.

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AAA Northeast is a not-for-profit auto club with 60 offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York providing more than 5.1 million local AAA members with travel, insurance, finance, and auto-related services.