Wednesday, February 20, 2013
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has gone from $3.48 to $3.78 in Sharon over the past month.
Gas prices in the Sharon area continue their upward march, with prices reaching the highest point ever in February and up more than a quarter in the past month. AAA Southern New England said its survey of prices in Massachusetts on Monday found self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.72 per gallon, four cents higher than a week ago and up 31 cents over the past month. On Monday, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Sharon $3.78, also up 30 cents from a month ago, according to AAA. The national average for self serve unleaded of $3.73 and a year ago at this time the Massachusetts average price was $3.60. The least expensive gallon of gas on Wednesday was at Cumberland Farms on South Main Street at $3.69 per gallon, according to…
Saturday, December 15, 2012
New England drivers still paying well above the national average.
As the Christmas travel season approaches, drivers are on the receiving end of some good news relative to gas prices. According to AAA Southern New England, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas (self-serve) dropped another seven cents this past week, to $3.47. The good news is that price is 14 cents lower than a month ago. The bad news is, New England drivers are still paying roughly 13 cents higher than the national average and a full 20 cents higher than the price of gas in December 2011. According to the gas stations surveyed by AAA, prices ranged from $3.33 to $3.75 for unleaded regular self-serve. In Sharon, some of the lowest prices can be found at Cumberland Farms ($3.41), Tedeschi ($3.44), and Cobbs Corner Mobil…
Friday, December 14, 2012
It has not been increased in more than two decades. Some people say the time has come to raise it. Others say people pay enough taxes.
As time progresses, unfortunately so do prices. That cheap burger you bought many years ago is no longer so cheap. What once could be purchased with some loose change you found in your pocket now requires cash or a credit card. But for the past 21 years and counting, the state gasoline tax has remained the same. Massachusetts residents pay 21 cents per gallon at the pump, with nearly all the money going to fund public and private transportation projects and programs (roads, bridges, public transit systems, etc.). Some people say this amount is no longer sufficient to improve and maintain what the state has to offer. In its 2007 report, the state's independent Transportation Finance Commission recommended the tax be raised to 32 cents. The…
Janet Sroczynski
1:32 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2012
Fiscal Cliff Tax Hikes Are Not the Only Scary Thing That Could Happen to You on January 2, 2013 article by HuffingtonPost Catherine New and posted on 12/27/2012; link found at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/27/fiscal-cliff-tax-hikes_n_2370579.html?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmain5%7Cdl4%7Csec1_Ink2%26pLid%3D more ›