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Staffing Shortage

Albany, NY
Business
'50 Long, Successful, Beautiful Years': It's Closing Time For Popular Capital Region Pub '50 Long, Successful, Beautiful Years': It's Closing Time For Popular Capital Region Pub
'50 Long, Successful, Beautiful Years': It's Closing Time For Popular Capital Region Pub After a half century of serving up award-winning pizza and wings in a “tremendous atmosphere,” a popular Capital Region pub is closing its doors. The Purple Pub, located in Albany County at 2 Cohoes Road in Watervliet, will close for good on Friday, Dec. 30, owners Greg and Butch Rentz announced on Facebook.  “As the old saying goes ‘all good things must come to an end’ and after 50 long, successful, and beautiful years, that end is now here,” reads the post. The co-owners said the business has struggled in recent years with financial hardships, increasing wages and prices, and staffing s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Gaithersburg, MD
Business
Popular Maryland Diner Slashes Hours Amid Nationwide Staffing Shortage Popular Maryland Diner Slashes Hours Amid Nationwide Staffing Shortage
Popular Maryland Diner Slashes Hours Amid Nationwide Staffing Shortage A staffing shortage is forcing a popular Maryland diner to cut its hours as it strives to stay open for the community. In Montgomery County, Nick’s Diner on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, the restaurant's owners announced, citing a “severe staff shortage all around the country." The eatery will now be open on Wednesday through Sunday, with its hours on Saturday slashed to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the owners. Nick’s Diner is now weeks from being a Montgomery County staple for four decades. “It’s no secret that there is a severe staff shortage all…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
News
Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There
Scathing Report Says Nurses At This NJ Hospital Wouldn't Feel Safe Being Treated There A scathing report released by the largest union representing healthcare workers in New Jersey reveals how nurses feel working at one Jersey Shore hospital — and it's largely not great. It all came to a head for Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center nurses during the pandemic, when they found themselves fighting their employer for protection all while working on the front lines under already stressful conditions, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) report says. "Working conditions at Jersey Shore University Medical Center during the pandemic led to many …

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by Cecilia Levine
Somers, NY
Lifestyle
'Memories Will Live On': Baldwin Place Eatery Announces Closure 'Memories Will Live On': Baldwin Place Eatery Announces Closure
'Memories Will Live On': Baldwin Place Eatery Announces Closure A Northern Westchester eatery has announced plans to close due to staffing shortages. Unwined Winebar & Kitchen, located on Route 6 in Baldwin Place, announced the closure in an Instagram post on Monday, Aug. 1. "Unwined is officially announcing that we will be closed until further notice," the announcement reads. "We have enjoyed serving our local community for the past 4 years and are sad to have to make this decision. Thank you so many of you loyal customers who we became to know as our 'family.' The memories will live on." The eatery offered a variety of small plates, flatbrea…

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by Nicole Valinote
Albany, NY
News
NY Bumps Starting Pay For Lifeguards Amid Staffing Shortage NY Bumps Starting Pay For Lifeguards Amid Staffing Shortage
NY Bumps Starting Pay For Lifeguards Amid Staffing Shortage Lifeguards in New York are getting a pay raise. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new directive Wednesday, June 22, increasing the starting pay rates for lifeguards at state park beaches and pools, as well as campgrounds and day-use area beaches. Newly hired lifeguards at upstate facilities will see a 34-percent increase in pay from $14.95 per hour to $20 per hour. And starting pay at downstate facilities will go up 21 percent from $18.15 per hour to $22 per hour. Hochul said the idea is to better attract qualified candidates amid a staffing shortage at New York State Park and Department of E…

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by Michael Mashburn
New City, NY
Business
Where's My Refund? IRS Facing Staff Shortages Amid Backup In Processing Tax Returns Where's My Refund? IRS Facing Staff Shortages Amid Backup In Processing Tax Returns
Where's My Refund? IRS Facing Staff Shortages Amid Backup In Processing Tax Returns With the 2022 tax season coming to its conclusion, the IRS is cautioning that some Americans could see delays in receiving their refunds as the agency deals with a staffing shortage and backlog of unprocessed returns. IRS Commission Chuck Rettig acknowledged that his organization is contending with issues and the continued fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is expected to lead to some receiving their returns later than expected. Original story - Here's How Long It Should Take To Get A Tax Refund After Filing, IRS Says “The IRS is serving more people and entities in a global environmen…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Schools
COVID-19: CT High School To Have Early Dismissal Due To Staff Shortage COVID-19: CT High School To Have Early Dismissal Due To Staff Shortage
Covid-19: CT High School To Have Early Dismissal Due To Staff Shortage A Connecticut high school will be dismissed early due to a staffing shortage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In New Haven County, on Friday, Jan. 21, officials in the Hamden School District said that Hamden HS students will attend their first four periods and be dismissed at 11:30 a.m. Officials noted that the staffing shortage has only impacted the high school. No other schools in the district were affected. 
“Due to a shortage of staff, Hamden High School will institute an early dismissal schedule today, Friday, (Jan. 21),” the district posted on social media. “Students will attend pe…

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by Zak Failla
Brookfield, CT
Schools
COVID-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District COVID-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District
Covid-19: Staffing Shortages Cause Closure At CT School District A school district in Connecticut was forced to close due to a staffing shortage caused by COVID-19. In New Haven County, officials with the Waterbury School District announced that it would not be opening on Monday, Jan. 10 due to a staffing shortage following the most recent rise in new infections. All schools were closed for students, but were open for staff members who were in attendance for an in-person workday, officials said. On the return from Winter Recess last week, Schools Superintendent Verna Ruffin said that nearly 350 employees called out sick, though they were able to manag…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Schools
NJ School Sending Students Home Early Due To Staffing Shortage: Report NJ School Sending Students Home Early Due To Staffing Shortage: Report
NJ School Sending Students Home Early Due To Staffing Shortage: Report One school in New Jersey is sending its students home early several times over the next few months due to staffing shortages, NJ.com reports. The Riverdale Public School has added a new early dismissal day for each month through March, according to the outlet, which cites district officials. Students were sent home at 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, the first of the four days, as the school amps up its efforts to hire substitute teachers and teachers’ aides, the report says. Click here for the full report from NJ.com.

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Business
Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Hudson Valley Warehouse Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Hudson Valley Warehouse
Amazon Offering $3K Bonuses To Sign Up Workers For New Hudson Valley Warehouse As it contends with a staffing shortage at its new warehouse in New York, Amazon is incentivizing potential employees financially with sign-up bonuses if they are willing to make certain concessions. Amazon is seeking employees for the warehouse in the Hudson Valley near Stewart Airport in the town of Montgomery in Orange County, with a $3,000 bonus for recruits who begin working before Saturday, July 1, and agree to work select shifts. Related story - NY Native Replaces Jeff Bezos As Head Of Amazon The $3,000 bonuses that were advertised by Amazon in the spring are not a new tactic for t…

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by Zak Failla