New England Gas Prices Drop in Past Week

Across northern New England and the nation, gas prices continue to drop.

According to GasBuddy.com, prices at the pump here in Maine dropped a little over a nickel in the past week to an average price of $2.63 a gallon. That price is the same as the national average. In Presque Isle, most stations were reporting a price of $2.78 Monday morning.

New Hampshire's gas price fell about 2 cents from last week, to an average $2.58 a gallon. Vermont's pump prices saw a smaller decrease to an average $2.69 a gallon.

The average price of gas across the U.S. showed a 6 cent a gallon decrease over the last week to $2.63 a gallon. That was 18 cents lower than a year ago.