Workers find creative ways to stay cool during heat wave [Video]

SCARBOROUGH, Maine — As Maine faces high temperatures this week, workers in the restaurant industry are getting creative to beat the heat during their shifts. 

While many residents look to avoid cooking at home due to the heat, it’s just another busy day for employees at Bill’s Pizza in Old Orchard Beach.

“People are at the beach right now, and once they get too hot, we’ll get pretty busy,” employee Kassi McCauley said. After working at the hot spot for 13 years, she says she’s no stranger to a hot summer. 

“I like it, because last June, it rained almost every day! So I would take this over the rain, by far,” McCauley added. 

McCauley says she and her coworkers are working alongside several fans, enough water, and are taking periodic breaks to sit in either their walk-in …