Pre-pandemic, job vacancies in the Maine city hovered around 125; now, twice as many are empty. City leaders have said that addressing the issue is a top priority but replacing lost jobs won’t be easy.
Among its 1,481 positions, the city has 253 vacancies, a number that can be felt in day-to-day operations across many departments. And just like any business, the municipality is struggling.
Here Are the New Englanders We’ve Shared ‘Frontline Love’ With So Far
For the last couple of weeks, following an article I wrote about Rye Elementary School kids in New Hampshire leaving Thank You cards on the windshields of doctors, nurses, and other frontline workers at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, I ve dedicated part of the Power Hour of Positivity that I kick off every weekday morning at 9a to showing love to the Frontliners in our lives.
So, every weekday morning at 9:30a, I ve been doing a segment called Frontline Love, which is simply a shoutout from a New Englander like you to a Frontliner in their lives. And they literally have had to do ZERO leg work to make it happen just send a message with the chat feature on our FREE 94.9 HOM app, or by messaging us on our Facebook page. That s it! That easy!