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Gas Prices Are Down Heading Into Holiday Weekend

AAA says gas prices are down two cents from last week. Where is the cheapest gas in Tewksbury?

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.

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The lowest price per gallon in Tewksbury right now is at Prime Energy, at $2.67 per gallon, according to Gas Buddy.

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.

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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.

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