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CT Gas Prices Hit All-Time High; Here's What You Can Do To Save Fuel, Money
Connecticut continues to contend with the crisis in Ukraine as gas prices have hit a new record high amid the invasion by Russia, according to AAA.
As of Wednesday, March 9 - the day after President Joe Biden announced he would no longer be accepting Russian oil - the average price per gallon in Connecticut rose to $4.41, eclipsing the previous record of $4.39 that was set on July 9, 2008.
In the past 24 hours, the average price rose six cents in Connecticut, while gas costs 42 cents more than a week ago and is up from $3.60 a gallon a month ago.
One year ago, on March 9, 2021, the averag…
Greenwich Native, Ex-White House Comms Director Hope Hicks Spotted Boarding Air Force One
Former White House communications director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, was spotted boarding Air Force One at a New Jersey airport on Saturday ahead of President Donald Trump's departure for a campaign rally in central Ohio.
Hicks, who was one of the President's longest-serving aides during the presidential campaign and in the White House, boarded the plane at the Morristown, NJ, airport, which is near the Trump Bedminster resort where the President was staying, according to multiple news reports including CNN.
Hicks resigned from her White House role on Feb. 28, as…
