Hometown Boy makes good

My thanks to the guy who cooked up this story.

From The Column in today's Lowell Sun:

TWO FORMER Meehan staffers are making it big in the Big Apple on separate career tracks.

Benari Poulten of Chelmsford, who used to have the daunting task of making Meehan funny at his St. Patrick's Day speaking events, made his debut on the comedy circuit Thursday night as part of the Riot Act, a sketch show that also features an ensemble cast of other comedians, including writers and performers from The Daily Show and MTV.

And ex-aide Bernadett Vajda of Andover, who embarked on a career as a fashion model in New York City, is featured on page 72 of the new issue of Glamour magazine, on newsstands now.

Vajda, who recently modeled eyewear for Barbara Walters and friends on The View, is featured modeling jean shorts.

Vajda returned to Massachusetts earlier this week to testify about victim's rights before the Joint House and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee at the Statehouse.

Vajda's father, Janos, was shot and killed by a doctor inside Holy Family Hospital in Methuen in 1999. She is seeking to have “safe zones” created inside courthouses so that families don't have to interact with the accused during trials.

Comedy and fashion -- clearly, skills they didn't learn at the congressman's office.