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Price of oil hits a new record high, spiking gas prices
May 9, 2008 5:35 p.m.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) The rising price of oil is about to catch up with us at the pump. The price of oil hit a new record high on Friday, at one point reaching $126 a barrel.
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'60s flashback: Gas at 39 cents
Motorists looking for a fill-up found a goof-up in this Chaves County community Wednesday allowing them to buy gas at a price not seen in decades.
'Snip' Online Coupons to Trim Those Grocery Bills
In recognition of the rising demand for bargains and in hopes of luring cash-strapped consumers, retailers are making coupons more readily available online. Taking advantage of those offers can help stretch the household budget in a time of rising grocery prices.
Massachusetts State Headlines
Patriots defensive back Andrews pleads to drug offense
Speaker's friend registers as lobbyist after flap
Boston teens charged in shooting death of sixth-grader
Driver charged in multi-vehicle Boston crash
Woman charged in fire deaths of 2 South Boston sisters
Mass. prison head opposes sex-change surgery for killer
National Guard troops won't guard Plymouth nuclear plant
Retired priest found incompetent to stand trial
Newton mayor decides against running for 4th term
Mass. officials expand crackdown on Turnpike toll cheaters
Connecticut State Headlines
Woman gets 55 years in prison for Plymouth killing
UConn track team member charged with weapon crime
Chinese woman denied visa to see dying father in Connecticut
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Yale Club settles ex-nominee Bork's suit over 2006 stumble
Man accuses New Britain police of brutality
Slossberg: expand special session
Guilty plea by former salesman in Danbury trash probe
Probation for New Haven chiropractor accused of harassment
Southington teacher resigns over bikini controversy
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