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Heading into their seventh month working under an expired contract, about 50 registered nurses and technicians at Down East Community Hospital in Machias began a two-day strike on Tuesday over compensation and staffing they say is inadequate and jeopardizing patient care. “In order to recruit and retain our staff, we need to have competitive wages […] The post Nurses, technicians in Machias strike over staffing and retention issues appeared first on Maine Morning Star.

Down East Community Hospital said that the strike is unlikely to affect patient care but noted its obstetric unit will be closed.

Down East Community Hospital's nurses and technicians will walk out for a two-day strike starting at 7 a.m. April 30.

The union representing Down East Community Hospital staff says the group plans to strike for two days starting April 30.

Teacher said her home address was posted on social media.

Ishmeal Jackson was found dead on the floor of his kitchen a day after being stabbed.

Police say officers responded to an apartment and found an 82-year-old man on the kitchen floor suffering from multiple stab wounds.

Ishmeal Jackson was found dead on the floor of his kitchen a day after being stabbed.

Police said the mruder occurred on Monday.

at the 5:00 advisory winds were 125 miles an hour, gusting to 155 building northwest at 15 and a little over 1,000 miles from ocean city. well see it maintain that category 3 strength here as it approaches and passes ocean city and then as we head towards even friday night look how quickly at 11:00 its near marthas vineyard, cape cod. it will be passing ocean city around noon so this will really accelerate and gets out of here and so the weekend looks good as it passes into canada. wer...