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THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 Page 5 Lynn Man Charged with Threatening an Elected Official B OSTON — A Lynn man was arrested and charged for allegedly making threats to an elected offi cial. Justin David Gaglio, 50, was charged by criminal complaint with one count of transmitting interstate threats. Gaglio was arrested on Sept. 27, 2024 made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston later that day. The defendant remains in federal custody following a detention hearing held on Sept. 30, 2024, as the Court took the matter of detention under advisement. According to the charging document, beginning in or around January 2023, Gaglio began contacting the victim via online submissions through the victim’s website. Between January 2023 and September 2024, Gaglio allegedly submitted over 80 separate messages to the victim via the website — sometimes sending multiple messages within minutes of each other. It is further alleged that, on or about Sept. 8, 2024, Gaglio submitted a contact request to the victim’s website in which he threatened to murder the victim and their family. The charge of transmitting interstate threats carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fi ne of up to $250,000. Sentences are imCelebrate the Holidays on Boston’s Historic Freedom Trail® Historic Holiday Strolls Kick-Off Friday, November 22 T he Freedom Trail® Foundation invites revelers to celebrate this holiday season on the annual Historic Holiday Strolls. The festive atmosphere of the city, set against the unique backdrop of Boston’s historic sites and centuries of history, makes these merry 60-minute tours a perfect way to celebrate the holidays. Walk the Freedom Trail and discover how Boston’s holiday traditions evolved on the Strolls off ered select Fridays and Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. from November 22 through December 28. Led by 19th -century Dickensian costumed guides departing from the Visitor Information Center on Boston Common, the Strolls are complete with a tour of holiday lights and Christmas ADOPTION | FROM Page 4 Abandoned at Birth illuminates the darker side of adoption, and what it takes to heal. “I hope it starts conversations about the rights of those given away, loss and grief in adoption, the biology of belonging and identity, and why love is not always enough to extinguish the pain,” Sherlund says. Like many adoptees of her generation, Sherlund was the off spring of teenaged parents. Her mother was forced to have her baby in secrecy. Sherlund would come to learn that her mother was unusual for her time. Not only did she not tell the father she was pregnant, she wanted nothing to do with her baby and never even looked at trees along the Freedom Trail while learning about 19th -century holiday traditions. Following the Stroll, guests receive discounts off museum store purchases at Freedom Trail sites, including the Old South Meeting House, Old State House, Paul Revere House, and Old North Church’s Heritage and Gift Shops (valid with any Historic Holiday Stroll receipt from November through December). “The Foundation’s offi cial Holiday Strolls are a great way to create excitement for and usher in the season each year,” said Suzanne Segura Taylor, Freedom Trail Foundation Executive Director. “Strolls’ participants will be given a glimpse into the unique holiday traditions pracher newborn. All Sherlund had to go on when she began her search was a false narrative written about her biological parents by the adoption agency. The twists and turns, setbacks and disappointments, and surprising familial connections fi nally achieved makes Abandoned at Birth a page turner of a memoir. JANET SHERLUND raised her family and served on nonprofit boards in education, health and the cultural arts before writing her memoir, Abandoned at Birth. Her single most significant life event was being given up for adoption at birth. Being adopted undermined her sense of trust and personal value, and impacted every decision she made. It also led to a lifeticed throughout history, while experiencing Boston’s historic sites and iconic Freedom Trail.” Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children for public tours. The Strolls may also be scheduled as private group tours pending availability. The Freedom Trail Foundation continues to off er daily public Offi cial Freedom Trail Tours® throughout November and December and during the winter months. All Freedom Trail tours are available as private family or group tours by reservation. For more information and to purchase tickets for the Historic Holiday Strolls and Freedom Trail Tours, please visit TheFreedomTrail.org and for group tour reservations, please call 617-357-8300 press “0.” long quest to fi nd her biological mother, with the hope of fi nally feeling a tether to this world, a sense of belonging and ultimately, herself. Her memoir fulfi lls a lifelong dream of raising awareness about loss and grief in adoption, and why it takes more than love to survive that trauma. A graduate of Colgate University, Sherlund lives on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. Amazon link: https://www. amazon.com/AbandonedBirth-Searching-Arms-that/ dp/1637632754 Abandoned at Birth Publisher: Forefront Books ISBN-13: 9781637632758 Available from Amazon.com posed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case. Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Division made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the United States Capital Police, the Massachusetts State Police and the Lynn and Salem Police Departments. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alathea E. Porter of the National Security Unit is prosecuting the case. The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Lawrence A. Simeone Jr. Attorney-at-Law ~ Since 1989 ~ * Corporate Litigation * Criminal/Civil * MCAD * Zoning/Land Court * Wetlands Litigation * Workmen’s Compensation * Landlord/Tenant Litigation * Real Estate Law * Construction Litigation * Tax Lien * Personal Injury * Bankruptcy * Wrongful Death * Zoning/Permitting Litigation 300 Broadway, Suite 1, Revere * 781-286-1560 lsimeonejr@simeonelaw.net Over 51 5-Star Reviews on Google & Yelp! 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