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City gathers to honor Peabody soldier wounded in Afghanistan
The family of Army Pvt. First Class Hunter Josselyn gathered for a performance by The Reminisants at Peabody Veterans Memorial High School held on Aug. 5 in honor of the Peabody soldier who survived being shot twice during an ambush in Afghanistan last month. Josselyn was unable to attend the event, as he was home recovering. See more photo highlights on page 9. (Advocate photo by Christopher Roberson)
Four apprehended in Congressman Moulton hears from Route 1 gun bust constituents at Town Hall meeting By Christopher Roberson 48-hour investigation by the Peabody Police DepartA ment ended with four individuals taken into custody for the illegal possession of a firearm. Other charges included the possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number and the illegal possession of ammunition. Officers and detectives initially responded to the Newbury Street Inn at 170 Newbury St. on July 30 at 1:22 p.m. after receiving a report that a gun had been left in one of the rooms. Upon finding a .25-caliber semiautomatic handgun in the room, police and detectives obtained the name of the last person to rent the room and lured the suspect back to the inn on Aug. 1 at 4:40 p.m. Police said that upon arrival, the suspect was found to be traveling with three other individuals. While searching the vehicle, police recovered a loaded 9mm Luger handgun. In response, police arrested Erick Alberto Lopez, 29, of 23 Stone Pl., Apt. 2 in Lynn; Salvador Gutierrez, 19, of 20B Memorial Rd. in Somerville; Eliseo Vaquerano, 18, of 181 Central Ave. in Chelsea; and a 17-year-old. Lopez, Gutierrez and Vaquerano were held pending arraignment in Peabody District Court on Aug. 2. The juvenile suspect also remained in custody pending arraignment in Salem Juvenile Court on Aug. 2. Assisting in the investigation were Det. Sgt. Brendan O’Brien, Detectives DJ Murphy, David Murphy and Taryn Brotherton, Sgt. Doug Marcus, Officers Brian Richard, James Festa and Michael Muse, K-9 Caine and his handler, Officer Corey Salvo. Chief Thomas Griffin lauded the officers and detectives for their “diligence and cooperative efforts,” which resulted in confiscating “two dangerous firearms from suspects not legally licensed to possess them.”
U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton met with residents during the Town Hall meeting that he hosted on Aug. 1 at North Shore Community College in Lynn. (Courtesy Photo)
By Christopher Roberson
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uring his recent Town Hall meeting at North Shore Community College in Lynn, U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton fielded questions ranging from Social Security to the opioid epidemic to public transportation. “Will I see the Blue Line come to Lynn in my lifetime?” asked Lynn resident John Russell at the Aug. 1 meeting. Moulton said the best way to
improve the state’s economy is to put more money into public transportation. “This is the kind of investment we need,” he said. Although Moulton could not provide a timeline for extending the Blue Line, he said it is certainly one of his goals.“I can’t tell you when it will get done, but I can sure as hell tell you that I want to get it done,” he said. Resident Donald Parker asked what is being done to ensure that the U.S. Department of
Transportation pays back the loan that it received from the Social Security Administration to help fund the approximately $26 billion Federal-Aid Highway Act in the 1950s.“I’m not familiar with that particular loan; I wasn’t around in 1950 sir,”said Moulton. He said the Social Security cap needs to be pulled. By removing the cap, Moulton said, even “people with a lot of money”
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