CONWAY — Currently, the gap between the cost of an ambulance ride if you live in North Conway and one if you live in Conway Village is so wide, well, you could drive an ambulance through it.
Officials in both places are asking voters in March and April to support steps to lower those costs for riders and taxpayers alike.
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