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Monday meeting The Dubuque City Council meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. Sixth St.
It's difficult to judge prospective tenants by their looks and Jerry Maro, president of the Dubuque Area Landlords Association, has found the city of Dubuque's free criminal background checks a useful tool.
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Home health aides from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) must pass a strenuous background check that far superce...
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It is more important than ever for employers to exercise caution in hiring and maintaining their workforce. This is especially true in the gaming indu...
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By Julian Walker
The Virginian-Pilot
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Board of Education members statewide will be required to undergo background checks under a bill signed into law by Governor Christie.
The legislation, signed last week, will also disqualify trustees from serving on the board if they have been convicted of certain first- and second-degree crimes, including any offense involving the manufacture, transportation, sale, possession and distribution or habitual use of a controlled substance. Any crime involving the luring of a child, robbery, burglary, terroristic threats, bias intimidation and aggravated assault are also included in the law.
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By Michelle Tuccitto Sullo Naugatuck Valley Bureau Chief mtuccitto@newhavenregister.com
One man was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
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I wasn't aware of it, and it is kind of upsetting to hear about it now," said Mastrianni, who started at Gateway in June. "That scares me a lot, and I'll definitely keep an eye out. I have Mace (pepper spray) my dad gave to me." Another Gateway student, Lawfe Dargbe, said she was aware of sex offenders attending Gateway, as she heard about it from a friend.
"It concerns me," she said. "I think I'll start taking precautions, like knowing who to make friends with.
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What other people know about you can hurt you, especially when you're seeking a job. Despite this, many of us are at our most uninhibited on social networks and the Internet.
A drunken photo. Bawdy humor. A bit of faceless blustering. It can follow you, cost you jobs and stain your reputation. Or it can just give other folks fair warning.