Featured here are the photographs of the infamous "Joakim Recall". President Janet Joakim's political career was breathed new life after Taryn Thoman botched the effort by threatening an assistant recall organizer. Thoman complained often and publicly that Joakim lied with impunity, maintained an intimidating personality and had a vindictive streak. This narrative is not to dispute the image of Joakim, but formulated to demonstrate that Thoman was clearly the worse political item emerging on the municipal scene in decades.
Read the explanation for police presence from a party present on recall day. Obviously, Thoman likes to party.
Oct
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From: Name withheld upon request: (urlcenter@yahoo.com)
Sent: Sun 5/10/09 11:59 AM
To: mary clements (maryclements@live.com)
Mary, I just saw your new post with the photo from the day of the recall election. I was their while you were taking pictures that day. Do you remember while you were taking photos that Chief MacDonald arrived and spoke to Janet? Well here is the 411 on what that was about and yes it involves Taryn. In the weeks before the day of the recall a large number of Janet's campaign signs disappeared and she was upset about it. Taryn had a large number of white signs with read letters that red "Vote Yes on The Recall", all around precinct 6. Not long after she put those signs up she went around and added little extenders to the top and bottom of her "Vote Yes" signs. These extenders were red "Recall Joakim" bumpers stickers that were stuck on what appeared to be foam core board and then attached to the larger signs. Shortly before you arrived at the recall election polling place that afternoon an interesting discovery was made. Myself and a couple of other people took a couple of minutes to stand up a number of signs, both for and against the recall, that had been blown over by the wind. One of the signs that I picked up was one of the "Vote Yes" signs. One of the red bumper stickers had peeled away from it's piece of foam core board revealing that it was a piece of one of Janet's missing signs. After showing my discovery to Janet all of the remainder of the "Vote Yes" sign extenders were examined and all had been made using pieces of Janet's signs. Janet called town hall to report the discovery about the signs. Whoever she spoke with notified the Chief and that is why he was at the polling place that afternoon. Not only had Taryn stolen Janet's signs but she cut them up to use has part of her own signs. This was not only discovered at the polling place that day but several people had "Vote Yes" signs placed on their property by Taryn without permission. These signs had the extenders on them as well also made from cut up pieces of Janet signs and a few Demetrius Atsalis signs. Just thought you would enjoy thisTJ
Mary Clements
75 Pearl Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
July 23, 2008
David Still II
The Barnstable Patriot
4 Ocean Street
Hyannis, MA 02601
Dear Mr. Still,
There are significant developments and complications in regard to the current recall effort designed to remove President Janet Swain Joakim from office. You may be aware that a number of attorneys with interests in public safety are examining the convolutions of human services with law enforcement. I have been advised that the information forwarded to multiple parties has proved to be credible. In addition, I have been asked to remain in Barnstable in regard to an ongoing matter.
Parties with interests in public safety are utilizing conventional means to record impropriety in Barnstable. This includes monitoring all communication including Internet and telephone. Unfortunately, recall initiator assistant Taryn Thoman has engaged in gross illegality that included suggestions of “breaking into Joakim’s home and removing her computer system. Thoman was attempting to confirm the identity of the author of www.barnstablebeatblog.com. Ms. Thoman stated that this would be east to do as Joakim does not have the “surveillance cameras” that she does. She suggested that it would be easy to break hire a couple of thugs to break in through a window of Joakim’s home at 206 Donegal Circle. This exchange was recorded. Ms. Thoman abruptly terminated this telephone conversation when I became extremely upset. I emailed her later that day and printed a copy of the correspondence. Thoman emailed me in return and I saved her written response. Taryn Thoman replied that she hoped the conversation was recorded so that “they will stop attacking” her family”. I am sure that you now understand the urgency by which I was trying to establish the identity of TJ. Taryn Thoman suggested that you confirmed that you graduated from Barnstable High School with “TJ” and that he was about your age. Thoman has contacted the school library and has asked to see the photographs of your graduating class. She states that you are forty-one years of age and graduated in 1985. She also suggested that I go in to the school and research this matter. She stated that she would make arrangements.
I noted that Thoman was leaving my name to postings one day from a public computer terminal that she suggested we should use to protect anonymity. I discovered that she registered several sites to my name. She was harassing Janet Joakim and Christine Howell. She insisted on setting my domain name for www.barnstablesafetynetwork.com and retained all of my passwords and security information, and credit card numbers handy. She insisted on obtaining my social security number and stated that she needed it to confirm it to set up my website. Much of the start of my website was done from the Centerville Library. Taryn accompanied me to this library after the memorial for Peter Doiron held on April 5th at the adjacent church. Thoman insisted that her life was in danger and her blogging efforts were to protect her health, welfare and safety as she attempted the recall of President Janet Swain Joakim. She also suggested that my health, welfare and safety were also endangered because of the “hostilities created” by President Joakim.
Ms. Thoman set up my email accounts and retained the passwords. She insisted on asking me each time I changed my password to confide what the new password was so she could work on my site. She was reading my email and posting onto the site with passwords and information she retained in her possession. Last Sunday night, I noticed that the passwords kept changing on my email site. Thoman was reading the email and changing the passwords with the data provided when she set up the account. My sister logged onto my blog and discovered that the blog and moved to a “registered only” viewer site. She changed the information on my email account so that I cannot access my email. Thoman had previously floated disturbing and obscene graphics onto my site and stated that I should post them. She claimed Seth Rolbein of the Cape Cod Voice emailed them to her and that they were being floated around as a joke. Thoman suggested that Rolbein stole her satire ideas for the graphic of Michael O’Keefe used on the cover of his magazine, after the outstanding job she had done on the Osama Bin Laden graphic. As you know, Taryn was one of the bloggers featured in a past issue of the Voice. I contacted the Cybercrimes Unit of the Attorney General’s Office and reported the offensive graphics to Trooper Corey Daelhstadt. I also forwarded them to Chief Paul MacDonald and gave Daelhstadt the contact number for Ruth Weil’s Office.
Arlene Crosby of the Duffy Clinic reviewed the graphics with me and expressed how disturbing they were to her. My younger sister viewed them and stated that Thoman must be sick. She transferred them to my family’s desktop so they could be forwarded to my family’s attorney. President Janet Joakim was forewarned that disturbing graphics were being floated around the Internet. Thoman suggested that I use this to gain support for Joakim’s inability to negotiate and her reneging on her promise to meet and discuss the topics maturely. Much of the scurrilous libel of me was precipitated by Joakim.
Ms. Taryn Thoman had me collect the majority of the signatures for both “Open Meeting” and the Recall effort. At times, she was extremely aggressive and did shove the clipboard in the face of an elderly lady, left, and went to the car. The elderly woman’s daughter had “power of attorney” and happened to call while Thoman and I were at the door. The elderly woman forgot about the clipboard while she was talking to her daughter. She finally signed after stating she was blind. I suggested to Thoman that we remove this signature. She refused.
Ms. Thoman was shaking and intimidated by you at one point, stating that you had accused her of harassing Joakim. I assumed as much fault and blame as possible, as Thoman kept claiming her child was being harmed by these events. I recall writing to you and claiming responsibility for Joakim’s actions.
I told Trooper Daehlstadt of the Attorney General’s Office that I would not turn on Thoman as she is obviously a distressed mother. I reviewed the comments posted on www.sevenvillagesblog.com last February and saved President Joakim’s site on removable hardware before she was told to sanitize it. I saved and printed my own website and have made multiple copies of the site.
Taryn Thoman completely collapsed my website on Monday morning without my permission or knowledge. I have contacted the Cybercrimes Unit of the Attorney General’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in relation to my concerns regarding Thoman.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
Mary Clements
23
2008
Recall organizer faces criminal harassment charges
Written by David Still II
October 23, 2008
Thoman to be arraigned Nov. 4
Taryn Thoman, 49, of Marstons Mills, is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 4 at Barnstable First District Court on two charges of criminal harassment against her next-door neighbors, Ronald and Christine Howell.
The charges detailed in the complaint indicated that the harassment occurred “over a period of time between May 2006 and August 2008.”
Attempts to reach Thoman were not successful by press time.
Thoman is the driving force behind the recall effort of Town Council President Joakim, which some say can trace its origins to the neighborhood conflict that spurred the harassment charges. There is no indication in court records that Joakim is involved in the harassment case.
The arraignment had been scheduled for today (Oct. 24) but was rescheduled at the request of Thoman’s attorney, J. Drew Segadelli of Falmouth, because of schedule conflicts.
It is the second time the Barnstable Police Department has brought similar charges against Thoman for involvement with the same neighbors.
The prior complaint for criminal harassment, along with complaints brought directly by the neighbors against Thoman and by Thoman against the neighbors, were part of district court proceedings from 2006 through July 2007. In July 2007, a judge entered “nolle pros” for all of the charges, meaning they would not be prosecuted, “in the interest of justice.”
When Thoman became a candidate for the Barnstable Charter Commission in fall 2007, Christine Howell began posting statements about her experiences with her neighbor to multiple Web sites focusing on the Town of Barnstable, including one operated by Joakim.
It was after these postings on Joakim’s site, sevenvillagesblog.com, that Thoman became active in criticizing Joakim.
Thoman’s attorney characterized the case as a "Hatfield/McCoy neighborhood dispute" with "underpinnings to some political motives.”
"It's frivolous," Segadelli said in a phone interview Oct. 23. "I look forward to going to court and trying it."
The court file for these new charges is scant on details regarding the May 5, 2008 incident that prompted them. It does contain the hand-written notes of Clerk Magistrate Robert Powers, who allowed the BPD’s complaint to be presented in court.
At the Aug. 28 hearing Thoman indicated that her attorney could not be present because of obligations in other courts. According to the magistrate’s hand-written notes, Thoman’s attorney returned a message during the hearing in his office, where he said he was that entire afternoon. The notes also stated that Segadelli had not been retained by Thoman for the hearing.
During the magistrate’s hearing, Thoman called Gary Lopez, operator of the capecog.com blog site, as a witness. According to the magistrate’s notes, “He also didn’t have much to add other than his belief that Ms. Thoman was responsible for putting a video of Ms. Howell on U-Tube (sic).”
Powers also noted that he had a conversation with Thoman during the hearing regarding “immediate medical issues” Thoman claimed in a motion before the hearing.
In a Sept. 3 magistrate’s report, Powers questioned some of the assertions made by Thoman leading into and during the prior hearing.
“It would appear that the ‘immediate’ medical attention that the deft. said she required in her 8/27/08 motion apparently only needed attention at the time of the 8/28/08 hearing,” Powers wrote. “There appears to be some question as to what [the defendant] is attempting to perpetrate on this court.”
Separate charges from a separate incident were brought against Thoman’s husband, Dennis Wilcox. He was arraigned Sept. 4 on assault and battery charges stemming from a May 22 incident with Christine Howell. He pleaded not guilty and a pretrial conference was held last month.
In a phone interview Thursday (Oct. 23), Christine Howell said that she’s just looking to put an end to the situation.
“It’s been a pattern of behavior for three years… and really it affects the entire neighborhood,” Howell said.
This month, Thoman filed papers with the Barnstable Town Clerk’s office forming the “Recall Election of Precinct 6 Councilor Joakim” committee, with herself as president and treasurer. Wilcox is listed as another officer.
Here is Taryn Thoman flopping at the recall effort. Thoman mentions integrity and altruism as she lies claiming she has the signatures for the recall. Talks about unified leadership, she is clearly devisive and destructive.
Poser, Eric Bugsy Schwaab, Tries to get over using everthing and everybody. Sour grapes and sore loser. Unfortunately, Eric Schwaab just can't get over himself. His judgement can't be that poor. He knew enough to Rebuff the advance of Taryn Thoman and Thoman subsequently alienated Schwaab's wife, Ella. Since Taryn made a pitch for him, Taryn and Ella still don't speak.
Because of the complete incompetence and ineptitude of Taryn Thoman and Citizens for Open Government
AND THE WINNER IS..........PRESIDENT JANET SWAIN JOAKIM!
