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In 1884, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted the Commonwealth's civil service law. Massachusetts was the second state to pass such a statute. The fundamental purpose of the civil service system is "to guard against political considerations, favoritism, and bias in governmental employment decisions; when there are, in connection with personnel decisions, overtones of political control or objectives unrelated to merit standards or neutrally applied public policy." The Human Resources Division administers and oversees the civil service hiring process, which begins with the administration of the civil service test.
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Bogus dentist used DIY tools
*Bogus dentist used DIY tools*
A man who passed himself off in Italy as a dentist for years despite using
a DIY power drill and a pair of normal pliers in his surgery has been
arrested.
Alvaro Perez, 40, from Ecuador used screwdrivers and household pincers
among other things when he...
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Cow 1, Car 0
*Cow 1, Car 0*
A cow was left unhurt in Switzerland after a head-on collision with a car which left the vehicle destroyed.
The animal rolled on to the bonnet of the car and was catapulted over the roof but then immediately got to its feet.
Felix Reimann said the car had been completely...
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Bum rap
*Bum rap*
A man who allegedly photographed more than 3,000 women's bottoms in Venice has been arrested.
The man was stopped after police became suspicious of a large bag he was carrying as he followed women through St Mark's Square.
He has been charged with infringement of privacy which...
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Jail absconder begs to go back
*Jail absconder begs to go back*
A convict who absconded from an open jail returned three days later - because life was easier inside.
Wesley Crawford, 42, disappeared after getting in trouble for having a mobile in his room, reports The Sun.
But after three days on the run, he got fed up...
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Custodian Returns Bag With $108,000
*Custodian Returns Bag With $108,000*
CEDAR CITY, Utah (CBS News) ― Jared Gray could've taken the money and run.
But when the 18-year-old custodian at Southern Utah University found more than $100,000 in cash in the school's parking lot last month, he didn't hesitate. He turned it in to...
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6-Year-Old Wanders From School To Sunrise Highway
*6-Year-Old Wanders From School To Sunrise Highway*
EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (CBS) ― It was a frightening ordeal for a 6-year-old boy on Long Island on Monday. The child wandered out of school and ended up on a major area highway.
The little boy left the school intending to go home and was found...
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Malaysian woman mistook naked thief for husband
*Malaysian woman mistook naked thief for husband*
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian woman woke up to a real-life nightmare, discovering that the naked man
who had slipped into her bed in the middle of the night was a thief, not her husband, a newspaper said on Tuesday.
The...
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Man Says JetBlue Pilot Forced Him To Sit On Toilet
*Man Says JetBlue Pilot Forced Him To Sit On Toilet*
*Manhattan Resident Suing Low-Cost Airline, Claims He Spent Part Of San Diego To NYC Flight In Restroom*
*Told Flight Attendant's Jump Seat Was Uncomfortable*
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ― A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for...
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Father 'killed son in chips row'
*Father 'killed son in chips row'*
*A drunk man stabbed his 29-year-old son to death after a row over chips, a murder trial has heard.*
Martin Thomson, 51, returned to the Merthyr Tydfil home he shared with his son Craig and three lodgers in November and asked: "Who's pinched my chips?"...
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Kerosene-soaked man dies after lighting up in police station
*Kerosene-soaked man dies after lighting up in police station*
A Japanese man who had doused himself with kerosene in front of police died of burns after asking to smoke during interrogation.
Hifumi Kubota, 45, was taken for questioning to a police station in the central Japanese city of...
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