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Josh Lanier

Assistant Managing Editor

jlanier@dailyvoice.com

Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.

Josh is a native of Charlotte, NC, where he is a member of a sketch comedy group in his spare time. 

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$25K A Year For Life: Lowell Lottery Winner Plans To Share The Wealth $25K A Year For Life: Lowell Lottery Winner Plans To Share The Wealth
$25K A Year For Life: Lowell Lottery Winner Plans To Share The Wealth A Lowell man who won $25,000 a year for life said he wants to help his family and friends with the money.  Jon Valois won the jackpot after correctly guessing all five numbers in the multi-state Lucky For Life game.  Related: Springfield Woman Lands $2 Million Prize Valois chose to take the lump sum payment of $390,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He bought the ticket at Northside Convenience at 44 North Rd. in Bedford. The Lucky For Life drawing is held seven nights a week. 

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Western Mass Eatery Will Appear On 'America's Best Restaurants' Western Mass Eatery Will Appear On 'America's Best Restaurants'
Western Mass Eatery Will Appear On 'America's Best Restaurants' The owners of a popular restaurant in Berkshire County made a big announcement on the eatery's Facebook page last week: they're going to be on the "America's Best Restaurants Roadshow" The owners posted the video on Saturday, June 1, explaining that producers will film scenes from the Lanesborough restaurant on June 17.  The show features hosts Theo Williams, Jacalyn Mains, and Luis Rivera as they try some of the best foods from across the country from small, family-owned eateries.  Biggins Diggins boasts on its website that the restaurant will be your new favorite…

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$2M Lottery Jackpot: Springfield Woman Lands Massive Payday $2M Lottery Jackpot: Springfield Woman Lands Massive Payday
$2M Lottery Jackpot: Springfield Woman Lands Massive Payday A woman won $2 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery after picking up her ticket in Springfield.  Vera Saykina, of Springfield, won the seven-figure sum playing the "Billion Dollar Extravaganza," a $50 scratch-off lottery ticket.  Related: Lowell Man Lands $25,000 A Year For Life She chose the lump sum payment of $1.3 million (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Saykina bought the ticket at a Shell Mart gas station in Springfield. The store will get a $20,000 bonus for the sale.

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Obituaries
Woman Killed By Train In Western Mass Woman Killed By Train In Western Mass
Woman Killed By Train In Western Mass A woman was struck and killed by a train Wednesday morning, June 5, in Berkshire County, authorities said.  Lynn Stanley, 41, of North Adams was hit in the area of American Legion Drive in North Adams, the Berkshire County District Attorney said.  Multiple people have posted memorials to the mother on Facebook.  Rip Lynn Stanley love and miss you fly hight with gram Posted by Doreen Stanley on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Investigators have not disclosed the circumstances around the crash.  Police are investigating the incident and more information will be made ava…

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Police & Fire
Boston College High School Teacher, Priest Accused Of Raping Student For Year: DA Boston College High School Teacher, Priest Accused Of Raping Student For Year: DA
Boston College High School Teacher, Priest Accused Of Raping Student For Year: DA A former student of Boston College High School said a 62-year-old Jesuit priest and former teacher at the Catholic preparatory school raped him for a year more than a decade ago, authorities said on Wednesday, June 5.  Kevin White, 62, of Weston, was arrested and charged with rape and abuse of a child, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  The unnamed former student told investigators that White, who was a theology teacher at the high school, sexually abused him from 2008 through 2009, the prosecutor said.  White moved away from Massachusetts from 2010 until 2021. It's…

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Attleboro Man ID'd As Body Pulled From Mass Reservoir Attleboro Man ID'd As Body Pulled From Mass Reservoir
Attleboro Man ID'd As Body Pulled From Mass Reservoir A 42-year-old Attleboro man has been identified as the person that police found drowned at a water reservoir in Bristol County on Monday, June 3, authorities said.  Ronald Carty was reported missing around 7:30 p.m. at the Norton Reservoir after he dove into the water and did not resurface, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said.  He'd been boating with two other men for about an hour when he jumped into the water. They attempted to rescue him but couldn't, the DA's office said.  First responders pulled him from the water around 11 p.m., officials said. …

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Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA
Victims ID'd In Springfield Family Slaying; Father Charged With Murders: DA Police have identified the teenage daughter and wife of a Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing them over the weekend along with attacking his new son-in-law just days after the wedding, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 4.  Nour Al Kherat, 19, and Ruwaida Salamat, 39, both of Springfield, were killed in an attack at 177 Marion Street on Sunday, June 2, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Osamah Al Kherat, 46, of West Springfield, is charged with two counts of murder, armed assault to murder, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, the prosecutor…

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$1M Lottery Jackpot: Gloucester Man Knows How He'll Spend His Major Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Gloucester Man Knows How He'll Spend His Major Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Gloucester Man Knows How He'll Spend His Major Payday A Gloucester man said he has big plans for the $1 million jackpot he won playing the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Edward Fortado won the seven-figure payday by playing the $50 scratch-off game "Lifetime Millions." Fortado chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He said he would invest his winnings.  Fortado bought the ticket at 7-Eleven at 48 Maplewood Ave. in Gloucester. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA
Mass General Medical Assistant Groped Patient During Unnecessary Physical Exam: DA A 29-year-old medical assistant at Massachusetts General Hospital is accused of groping a patient during an exam that her doctor had not requested or approved, authorities said.  Leonardo Hernandez, of Jamaica Plain, is charged with indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him to stay away from the hospital and the alleged victim as part of his release on personal recognizance.  The patient called Boston police on April 12 to report the alleged incident that she said happened several weeks earlier.  …

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Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash
Marine, 21, From Central Mass Killed In California Motorcycle Crash A former US Marine from Worcester County who was killed recently in a crash in California was remembered by his family as a devoted boyfriend, caring son, and beloved younger brother. He was just 21 years old. Connor Patrick Kelly, formerly of Webster, was killed while riding his motorcycle after a woman turned into his path less than a mile away from the home he shared with his fiancee in Laguna Niguel, which is about an hour north of Los Angeles, his sister Danielle Beauregard said in an interview with the Daily Voice.  His family created a GoFundMe to help his mother…

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