By Paul Sylvain

Business is booming at the Machias Ambulance Service, and like all successful businesses, MAS Chief Ryan Maker is laser-focused on investing in MAS’s future.

In a meeting with the town’s selectboard on May 13, Maker sought the board’s approval for a novel plan for selling off an older ambulance to a smaller, less busy ambulance service. He also asked permission to forego the competitive bid process to purchase three pieces of new state-of-the-art EMS equipment.