Area gasoline prices hit $3-a-gallon mark.

From: Stamford Advocate (Stamford, CT) | Date: April 17, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Mark Ginocchio

Apr. 17--In lower Fairfield County, the threshold is crossed.

Gasoline prices have reached $3 a gallon.

Earlier this month, industry observers said that probably wouldn't happen until Memorial Day -- the unofficial kickoff of the summer driving season, when gas prices historically peak.

But a recent run-up in crude oil prices, caused by the nuclear ambitions of Iran and fears of a shortage of a new fuel additive, mo...

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