I keep thinking about this story. It felt a little hard for me to process it when you first published it a month ago. I'm from the Boston area, and though I've spent little time on the North Shore, I've been to Gloucester a few times.

I'm also thinking about the Somerville Public Library (40 miles from Gloucester, closer to Boston) canceling Drag Story Hour three days ago due to a bomb threat.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2024/10/06/drag-story-hour-canceled-at-somerville-library-following-bomb-threat/