Gas Prices Are Falling

The average cash price of regular unleaded in Westborough is just pennies above state average.

Westborough gas prices span a 10 cent range in town this morning, from a high of $3.499 to a low of $3.399.  AAA Southern New England’s Nov. 7 survey of prices in Massachusetts finds self-serve, regular unleaded averaging $3.399 per gallon. The current price is one cent below the national average for self serve unleaded of $3.40. A year ago at this time, the Massachusetts average price was $2.82. A quick survey of town gas stations between 8:30 and 9 a.m. today showed the following cash prices for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline: 3.399 – BP, Milk Street 3.399 – GasCo, Milk Street 3.499 – Shell, East Main Street 3.499 – Mobil, East Main Street 3.499 – Shell, Turnpike Road 3.499 – Mobil, Turnpike Road   Where are you buying your gas …

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Town Gas Prices Higher Than State Average

Westborough Patch compared local prices to recently released state average.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline today in Westborough is $3.78, over 12 cents higher than the state average. A Sept. 12 survey released by AAA Southern New England shows that the Massachusetts average for the week is $3.659 per gallon, up a penny from a week ago and one cent above the national average of $3.64. During the noon hour today, Westborough Patch visited the six town gas stations (we did not include the service plaza on the Mass Pike) and found the following prices: $3.739 – Mobil, East Main Street $3.859  - Shell, East Main Street $3.759 – BP, Milk Street $3.599 – GasCo, Milk Street $3.859 – Mobil, Turnpike Road $3.879 – Shell, Turnpike Road A year ago at this time the Massachusetts average price was $2…

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Andy Koenigsberg

10:55 am on Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Ironically, the Board of Selectmen turned down a request by Stop & Shop to put in a gas station at their Lyman Street location because it would "hurt" gasoline station "small businesses" in town.   more ›

Police Notes

Police Investigating Robbery at Route 9 Mobil Station

A man fled from the scene in a stolen vehicle.

The Westborough Police Department is searching for a suspect in last night’s robbery of the Mobil Station on Route 9. Shortly after 11:30 p.m., a man walked into the station with his hand in his pocket, simulating a possible weapon. He demanded money of the attendant on duty and fled with an undetermined amount of cash. “He is a white male, wearing a blue Patriots shirt, blue pants and a blue ball cap,” Chief Alan Gordon told Westborough Patch this morning. The 53-year-old attendant on duty said the robber was a middle-aged man. As the robber drove off on Route 9 eastbound, the attendant was able to get the license number of the green Toyota Camry that the man was driving. A run of the plate number showed that the car had been reported …

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MaryJo Kurtz

6:07 am on Friday, December 2, 2011

Hi Chris, You can always tell a story file by the date. This incident occurred on Feb. 17, 2011. This is a file story that came up on the search with the story you originally accessed. All of the stories on Westborough Patch are archived on the website, so you can always go back and read stories that happend since we launched the site in December 2010.   more ›