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STATE BOARD HEARS HIRING COMPLAINT MAN NOT CHOSEN AS TOWN FIRE CHIEF ALLEGES VIOLATION
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A lawyer representing Natick's deputy fire chief, Gene Sabourin,
has accused the town of a "blatant violation" of civil service law,
saying the Board of Selectmen failed to justify its 2001 decision to
appoint James M. Brien as fire chief despite his lower score on the
civil service exam.
Brien scored a 79, seven points lower than Sabourin.
Sabourin's attorney, Sheilah F. McCarthy, made the comments in
Boston on Wednesday at the last scheduled hearing of the Civil
Service Com...
