by Sarah Craighead Dedmon

In response to inflation and the ongoing EMS crisis, towns serviced by the Machias Ambulance Service will see significant rate increases in the coming fiscal year. [See EMS stakeholders and town officials meet to address ambulance crisis, MVNO, Jan. 19, 2023].

Machias, East Machias, Machiasport, Marshfield, Roque Bluffs, Jonesboro, Northfield, Whitneyville, Cutler, and half of Whiting will see an increase from $12 to $50 per capita, or per resident as of the most recent census. The new rates will take effect Jan. 1, 2024.