AAA Northeast is reminding students and drivers to use caution as schools reopen for the 2020-2021 year. An increase in traffic as well as an increase in child pedestrians and cyclists require patience, defensive driving skills, and mindfulness for all roadway users. School transportation guidelines have changed as recommendations from the CDC include social distancing…
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AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Down Two Cents
Westwood, M.A., September 14, 2020 — Massachusetts’s average gas price is down two cents from last week ($2.15), averaging $2.13 per gallon. Today’s price is 1 cent higher than a month ago ($2.12), and 45 cents cheaper than September 14, 2019 ($2.58). Massachusetts’s average gas price is 6 cents lower than the national average. “Typically…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down Two Cents
Providence, R.I., September 14, 2020 — Rhode Island’s average gas price is down two cents from last week ($2.17), averaging $2.15 per gallon. Today’s price is 1 cent higher than a month ago ($2.14) and 37 cents cheaper than September 14, 2019 ($2.52). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 4 cents lower than the national…
Low Demand Continues To Lower Gas Prices at Pump
Lower demand – the lowest since mid-June – continue to push Connecticut and national gas prices downward. Today, Connecticut’s average price for a gallon of self-serve regular registers $2.21, 2 cents lower compared to last week and 48 cents lower than this time last year. The National average of $2.19 a gallon is…
AAA Cautions Consumers: Don’t Buy Automaker Marketing Hype
Automaker marketing campaigns that promote active driving assistance systems in new vehicles may create a false sense of safety among drivers, said AAA. New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety shows marketing efforts promoting these systems as “automated” may prompt drivers to overlook the vehicle’s safety limitations, and can lead to dangerous…
AAA: New Jersey Gas Prices Down a Penny
Wayne, N.J., September 8, 2020 — New Jersey’s average gas price dropped by a penny this week to $2.23 this week ($2.24). Today’s price is six cents more expensive than a month ago ($2.17) and 34 cents cheaper than September 8, 2019 ($2.57). New Jersey’s average gas price is two cents higher than the national…
AAA: Rhode Island Gas Prices Down One Cent
Providence, R.I., September 8, 2020 — Rhode Island’s average gas price down a penny from last week ($2.18), averaging $2.17 per gallon. Today’s price is 3 cents higher than a month ago ($2.14) and 37 cents cheaper than September 8, 2019 ($2.54). Rhode Island’s average gas price is 4 cents lower than the national average….
AAA: Massachusetts Gas Prices Down One Cent
Westwood, M.A., September 8, 2020 — Massachusetts’ average gas price is down a penny from last week ($2.16), averaging $2.15 per gallon. Today’s price is two cents higher than a month ago ($2.13) and 45 cents cheaper than September 8, 2019 ($2.60). Massachusetts’s average gas price is seven cents lower than the national average. …
CT, Nat’l Gas Prices Tied This Week
They may not be the Kentucky Derby’s Authentic and Tiz the Law, but Connecticut and National gas prices are neck and neck in the race of price averages. Today, National’s $2.22 for a gallon of self-serve regular is a penny lower compared to last week and 34 cents lower than this time last month….
DESPITE COVID, MANY IN MA TRAVELING FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND/FALL
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the summer travel season, and a number of local Chamber of Commerce heads say they’re looking forward to a reasonably strong Labor Day weekend and an active fall—especially with a sunny Labor Day weekend weather forecast. Wendy Northcross, CEO of the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, says…