Where are all the workers?
Thu, 04/29/2021 - 3:34pm meganj By: John Flowers JENNIFER SHAFER-STOCKER, co-owner of Shafer’s Market & Deli in Middlebury, works the counter at the College Street business earlier this week. She and family members are having to work longer hours while cutting store hours because they — like many other businesses in the county and statewide — can’t find enough employees. Independent photo/William Haig It’s gotten ugly. There is an absolute dearth of job applicants (particularly cooks), and, as a result, many of our competitors … are unabashedly hiring ...