Prices holding at the gas pump

A pause in the recent steady increase in gasoline costs left prices unchanged, on average, in the region and nationally overnight, AAA Mid-Atlantic said today.

The cost of a gallon of regular stood at an average $3.03 in Southeastern Pennsylvania, $2.84 in South Jersey, where gasoline taxes are less, and $2.87 nationally, the auto club said.

The local averages remain at a high for 2010. The national average is below its 2010 peak of $2.93, set in May.    - Reid Kanaley