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The open session part of the council meeting took more than three hours, as some 30 Reeves supporters packed into the council chamber to charged the Chronicle and three city councillors with prejudice.
Clifford told the council that Reeves was being questioned "reason one, because he's Black, and reason two is that he's working class." Clifford is the owner of the Green Street Grill, one of several restaurants where the mayor ate on the city's tab, according to the Chronicle...
"As African-Americans we are aware of the fact that when we take office, the rules change," said Rev. Leroy Attles, a protester and the minister of St. Paul's African Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Reeves is a member.
In particular, the pro-Reeves speakers criticized an order proposed by Myers last week. The order asked city manager Robert W. Healy to report on an overpayment of more than $30,000 from the school committee to Reeves over the last three years.
Former Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci, who spoke in support of Reeves, even issued a threat.