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State Says Ticket Hikes Needed to Keep Ferry Service Afloat
As fuel costs continue to rise, Maine motorists are not the only ones feeling the pinch. Maine Department of Transportation supervisors say the budget for the state ferry service will go into the red without adjustments to current ticket fares and parking fees. On average, a 12.5-percent across-the-board increase is being proposed to take effect on June 1st. As A.J. Higgins reports, some residents of Vinalhaven are more angry about the parking permit hikes than the increase in ticket prices.

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