The Daily Freeman is reporting the average retail gasoline price in New York state fell another 8.9 cents per gallon last week, settling at $2.61, Sun. Jan. 11. In the Catskill-Hudson area, prices Tuesday averaged $2.55 for a gallon of 87-octane unleaded, according to GasBuddy.com. The national average also fell last week, to $2.12 on Sunday, the lowest rate since May 9, 2009. New York state’s average gas price Sunday was $1.08 per gallon lower than the same day a year ago and 42.5 cents lower than a month ago.