Gas prices rise locally due to strong holiday demand

THE AVERAGE weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents to $3.09 per gallon. That price is 9 cents lower than the national average and 13 cents less than it was a year ago, AAA Northeast said Tuesday.  / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents to $3.09 per gallon. That price is 9 cents lower than the national average and 13 cents less than it was a year ago, AAA Northeast said Tuesday.  Strong gasoline demand leading up to the Labor Day holiday, tightening inventories

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