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Many missing oil bill bargain

Contracts bind users to high rate; Homeowners, localities pinched

By Rachana Rathi
Globe Staff / December 30, 2008

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At least 10 cities and towns and thousands of Massachusetts consumers are paying more than $2 a gallon above market rate for their heating oil this winter after locking into prices that seemed like a bargain only a few months ago. (Full article: 1135 words)

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