Gas prices in Maine are down this week, but nationally, the average price for a gallon of gas has gone up.

According the price monitoring site Gas Buddy, the average price for a gallon of gas in Maine is at $2.306, which is down from last weeks average of $2.323.

Nationally, the average price for a gallon of gas is at $2.284, which is slightly up from last weeks average of $2.276.

We searched locally for the lowest gas prices in Central Maine, and in Augusta, the lowest price we could find was at the Kenoco Station on 336 Western Ave, which is selling gas at $2.20 a gallon.

In Waterville, the cheapest places for gas were at J&S Oil, 320 KMD, the Citgo at 33 Elm Avenue, the Mobil Station at 94 Pleasant Street,  and Cumberland Farms at 76 College Avenue. All four are reporting gas at $2.29 a gallon.

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