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Oversized tan jackets with electric yellow stripes hang neatly in a hallway leading into the main Mashpee Fire Station.

Like many businesses in Falmouth, the town’s municipal departments are struggling to hire and retain workers, leading to gaps in town services. The police department is short 10 officers, and the fire department was just able to fill 10 vacancies after a year of trying. Public works projects have been put on hold and the highway and parks departments are short the staff needed for general maintenance. The town entered the summer season with 12 fewer lifeguards than usual, leaving two town ...