How is the current labor shortage in the United States affecting fire departments?
It resulted in a fire station in Williston, Vermont being unstaffed for about an hour a few weeks ago, as VT Digger reports; that's because the station didn't have the workers available to fill it. The station had three firefighters on duty, and they all had to help with a medical transfer during that time. The station then turned to its on-call firefighters to see if anyone could help fill the void, but none of them responded.
A Democrat had not won the Fourth Essex District in Massachusetts since 1858 — until last night.
Democrat Jamie Belsito of Topsfield defeated Rowley Republican selectman Robert Snow in a special election on Tuesday, November 30, according to Ipswich Local News. The race took place to fill the seat vacated by former state representative Brad Hill (R-Ipswich), who stepped down in September to take a job as a a commissioner with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission.
