WPCNR GASOLINE ALLEY. March 21, 2006: As the WPCNR Mobile Unit was gasing up Monday evening, your reporter discovered gas prices had gone up with the first day of spring with regular gas jumping 16 cents from 2.599 on February 25 to $2.759 on March 21, (at the same station) an increase of 6% a gallon. The octane leap in White Plains comes six days after a Shell Oil company executive told a congressional committee they needed to open up federal lands where drilling is prohibited if they wanted gasoline prices to come down.

Holy Toledo, Batman, Oilman has struck again! Gasoline prices rose overnight in White Plains 6 cents yesterday. Gas station cluster on Mamaroneck Avenue all had increase of 6 cents with regular going up to$2.759 a gallon, and just under $3 a gallon for the Super Octane. Photo, WPCNR News