As the thermometer has been falling, the price of gas in New England continues its upward climb.

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Joe Raedle
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The latest GusBuddy.com survey says prices at the pumps here in Maine rose this past week 3,8 cents a gallon, to an average $2.55 a gallon. Most dealers in Presque Isle were showing a price of $2.71 a gallon Monday morning.

New Hampshire's prices went up 2.4 cents a gallon, averaging$2.51 a gallon. Gas in Vermont rose 3.1 cents to $2.56.

Meanwhile prices across the country showed a 1.5 cent rise to an average of $2.55 a gallon. That's 39.8 cents higher than a year ago and 8.6 cents a gallon higher than last month at this time.

 

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