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🌱 If Maine needs workers, why is a Rumford job so elusive?

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Good day Rumford! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • If Maine needs workers, why is a Rumford job so elusive?

Also on today's calendar: Monmouth Academy Boys Varsity Soccer @ Mountain Valley and 6 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, GAIL B.!

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Some sun, then clouds, with a high of 77 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 65 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maine employers say they need workers, so why is it hard to find a good job? (pressherald.com) — Rumford gets a spotlight through a young resident struggling to find steady work after a seasonal job at Black Mountain Ski Resort ended, even as employers statewide say they need workers. Through stories from Rumford and across Maine, the piece explores rising costs, worker shortages, housing pressures, and why so many Mainers still feel it's hard to land a stable, livable-wage job.
   

📸 Around Rumford

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📸 September 28th and still think it's summer! This eagerness to bloom and blossom has no end in sight! —GAIL B. Like

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rumford

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • Zumba- cafe
    Hartford-Sumner Elementary School Sumner, ME 04292
    6:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • Tom LeClerc →
    Westside Beer Garden, 486 Howe Hill Rd, Greenwood
    4:00 pm
  • Movie Night
    Rsu 44/msad 44 Bethel, ME 04217
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Rumford. Apply here.
  • Prime Healthcare Services posted a job opening for Public Safety Officer in Rumford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rumford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bethel

  • Bethel Library director to move to Ireland after 4 years (sunjournal.com)

Paris

  • Oversized equipment move to impact traffic in Maine (wmtw.com)
  • Ask Joe a question! (ms.now)

Norway

  • Norway accountant retires after 37 years (sunjournal.com)
  • Lincoln native, UMaine grad named Norway Savings Bank president (bangordailynews.com)
  • Western Maine gravel riders find adventure, community and a reason to slow down (sunjournal.com)

Ok Rumford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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