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Brattleboro gasoline: market pricing or price gouging?

By
Elliott Greenblott
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 — Issue 661

BRATTLEBORO — Another local news outlet notified us that gasoline prices in Vermont have dropped below $4 a gallon.

I guess that either Brattleboro seceded from Vermont, or we were invaded and surrendered to New Hampshire. As of April 21, pump prices in Brattleboro remained above $4 a gallon except for one station on Canal Street.

Is this a matter of market pricing or price gouging?

I travel around the region and the state of Vermont and find that virtually everywhere in the state gas prices are lower. From the small town of Mount Holly, to Springfield, to Bradford, Newport, and Montpelier, you will find lower prices.

Sorry, dealers - I can't buy the argument on the cost of transportation!

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Election results: obvious, but still shocking

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Special Christmas Breakfast to honor memory of fire victim

Tuesday, December 5, 2023 — Issue 743

Organizers are accepting reservations for a Special Christmas Breakfast fundraiser to honor the memory of Deirdre Baker, a local cancer survivor and community volunteer who recently died in a fire. The Dec. 25 event at the Marina Restaurant will feature 100-person seatings at 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. for those who call 802-257-7563 no later than Wednesday, Dec. 20. Baker's friends are set to offer a by-donation buffet of scrambled eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits, gravy, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice.

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Opposing genocide is standing for humanity against injustice

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Stage 33 Live hosts The Becker Sisters on Feb. 18

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 — Issue 751

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