Curlergate is over, more or less; curling-iron-throwing governor's councilor writes out apology, then promptly accuses person she threw the curling iron at of trying to blackmail her.
Dan Kennedy considers Watertown Town Councilor and Governor's Councilor Marilyn Devaney's attempt to force a local reporter to tell what she knew and how she knew it about Devaney's alleged outburst at a Waltham beauty-supply shop last year.
First, she asked the police "Do you know who I am?". Now, she claims: The police unfairly targeted me because of who I am.
In this year-long saga that is Marilyn Devaney's felony trial for allegedly assaulting a beauty store clerk with a curling iron, the latest legal maneuver includes a motion to dismiss because according to her lawyer, Devaney's treatment by police was "atypical" and the felony state of the charge against her was excessive. Read more
Even if the recount may, itself, be recounted, because otherwise, what would Paul Day have to do with himself on Tuesday nights when the Watertown Town Council is in session?
... She huffed, she puffed, she whined, she rolled her eyes and shook her head so hard that I felt concerned for her spine. She asked the town attorney for a ruling in voice that just reeked of "but you said I could have a white pony". The lawyer did not tell her what she wanted to hear, which means we'll need a new town attorney, I guess.
At one point, someone (Clyde, if I remember) cut her off in the middle of a rant and she bellowed, "BE RESPECTFUL!" And I tried to keep it in, honest I did, but I hooted out loud. It's just about the funniest thing in the world for Marilyn, who cuts off pretty much anybody she cares to because it's her God-given right to do so, to even attempt to chide someone for being rude. ...
More from Lisa Williams:
... Mrs. Derkazerian's testimony was preceded by an embarrassing inside-baseball wrangle between At-Large Councillor Marilyn Devaney and the remainder of the council. The council wanted to bring the issue forward as a resolution, while Councillor Devaney brought the issue forward as a proclamation. Resolutions are not signed by individual councillors, while proclamations enable individual councillors to associate their name with a particular issue. ...
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