The average gas price in Massachusetts has hit $3 a gallon for regular unleaded, according to the latest figures released by AAA.
“Higher crude oil prices and robust demand for gasoline — reinforced by record road travel during the July Fourth weekend — are pushing pump prices higher,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Director of Public and Government Affairs.
“We had hoped that global crude production increases would bring some relief at the pump this month, but weekend OPEC negotiations fell through with no agreement reached, and now crude prices are poised to surge to a seven-year high,” she added.
The price at the pump is a full 90 cents more than a year ago. But gas prices in the Bay State are running below the national average of $3.13 per gallon.
PEM to expands hours, hold vax clinics
The Peabody Essex Museum is offering vaccination clinics and expanding its hours as the coronavirus pandemic eases in Massachusetts, museum officials announced Tuesday.
The new expanded hours kick off on Friday, when the Salem museum holds the first of several vaccination clinics.
The clinics, in partnership with Curative, will offer Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson shots at no cost from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 13.
Visitors who get a shot also get free admission and will be entered into the state’s vaccine lottery with a chance to win either $1 million or a $300,000 college scholarship.
The museum has also lifted its mask mandate for staff and visitors in accordance with public health recommendations and will soon resume historic house and gallery tours.
