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Memorial Day is a few days away, but many already have their minds on the holiday weekend and the plans that come with it.

Memorial Day parades will be happening across Connecticut this weekend.

AAA Northeast is projecting 43.8 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day holiday travel period of May 23-27 -- the second...

Record high travelers are expected at the region's major airports and vehicle crossings.

Gas prices are looking more favorable even as Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff of summer, approaches.

Massachusetts gas prices have nearly leveled off after soaring by 19 cents last week — the biggest one-week hike in a year-and-a-half.

Massachusetts gas prices, as of April 23, average $3.574, according to AAA. The national average is $3.667.

Gov. Maura Healey is renouncing the idea of installing highway tolls near Massachusetts’ border, after it was recently floated by Monica Tibbits-Nutt, the state's transportation secretary. Tibbits-Nutt's comments received backlash from both local officials and the governors of New Hampshire and Rhode Island.

Massachusetts gas prices leaped 19 cents from last week — the biggest one-week jump in a year and a half.

An expert with AAA explains why Massachusetts is seeing a jump in the cost of gasoline.