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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Lifestyle

400-Pound Turtle 'Phinney' Rescued On Cape Cod After Getting Tangled In Fishing Gear A nearly 400-pound, six-foot-long leatherback turtle nicknamed Phinney is back at sea following a harrowing ordeal with some fishing ropes on Cape Cod last week. New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life scientists and members of the Aquarium's Animal Health team and Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation team rescued the turtle on Thursday, July 18. “The turtle had a rope entanglement around the shoulder region of its right front flipper, but fortunately it was detected quickly and the gear was still loose with minimal damage to the flipper,” said Dr. Melissa Jobl…

07/22/2024

Police & Fire

Driver Was On Phone When He Hit, Killed Woman In Bedford: DA A 34-year-old Billerica man is believed to have been on his phone when he crashed into a 53-year-old woman, killing her, authorities said. The man, whose name was not released, hit the woman on Saturday, July 20, just after 3:30 p.m. as she walked her bicycle across Concord Street, the Middlesex District Attorney said. Paramedics rushed the woman to Lahey Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, the prosecutor's office said. Her name has not been released as authorities contact her family. The driver remained at the scene. An initial investigation revealed he…

07/22/2024

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed During Western Mass Fight; Police Ask For Info Police in Berkshire County say that a 29-year-old man was stabbed over the weekend during a fight in Pittsfield. Police were called to Boylston Street around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, to reports of a fight, Pittsfield police said. They found a 29-year-old suffering from a stab wound and took him to Berkshire Medical Center. He was last listed in stable condition, police said. The man's name was not released. Investigators ask anyone with information about the stabbing to contact Detective Goodrich at 413-448-9705 x554. Anonymous calls can be made by…

07/22/2024

Police & Fire

62-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Holliston Crash With Car ID'd Doctors were unable to save a 62-year-old man after his motorcycle was involved in a crash with a car on Sunday evening, July 21, in Holliston, authorities announced. Andrew Palumbo, of Ashland, was identified as the man killed in the crash at the intersection of Prentice and Mill Streets just before 7:50 p.m., Holliston police said. Police and firefighters treated Palumbo at the scene until he could be taken to an area hospital. Paramedics airlifted Palumbo to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where he later died of his wounds. The 72-year-old driver…

07/22/2024

News

$1 Million Lottery Winner Dreamt About Winning Ticket Night Before He Bought It A Massachusetts man dreamt about his $1 million-winning lottery ticket the night before he bought it. Howard Kendall Jr., of Plymouth, won the $1 million prize in the "$4,000,000 Diamonds" game, a $10 scratch-off. He said the night before he won, he had a dream where he purchased a Diamonds ticket. So, when he woke up, he decided to make that a reality and hit the jackpot. Kendall chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity He said he wants to help his kids and grandkids with the cash. Kenndal bought the ticket he dr…

07/22/2024

News

Tewksbury Woman Scores $120K Keno Jackpot In State Lottery A Tewksbury woman landed a major payday after correctly guessing all nine numbers in the Massachusetts State Lottery's Keno game. Hillary Fetters won $120,000 after matching the numbers in the June 25 drawing. She would have only collected $40,000, but the 3X multiplier drawn after the game pushed her past the six-figure mark. Fetters collected her prize on Thursday, July 18. She said she plans to buy a new car with her winnings. Fetters bought her ticket at Jade East at 433 Main St. in Tewksbury. The store will get a $1,200 bonus for the sale.

07/21/2024

Police & Fire

1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Shooting Near Lowell Temple Police say one person is dead and two more were injured in an early morning shooting in a Hindu temple's parking lot in Lowell. Officers were called to the Middlesex Street parking lot just after 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, to find the three victims suffering from gunshot wounds, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A 43-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 34-year-old man was taken to an area hospital for treatment. A 26-year-old woman who was also wounded in the attack drove herself to the hospital with a shooting injury, the prosecutor's office said. A…

07/21/2024

Police & Fire

Drive-By Shooting: 6 Charged With Killing 2, Wounding 5 Others In Lynn Police arrested six people in connection with a drive-by shooting in Lynn last year that killed two people and wounded five more, authorities said. Abraham Diaz, 25, of Lynn, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, of Revere, were killed in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 2, 2023, in Lynn. Investigators said that people were at the 189 Essex Street home celebrating a friend going to college when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m. “The double homicide that occurred last year was incredibly tragic,” Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said. “While nothing will replace the loss of Abraham Diaz …

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Mass. Man Caught Watching Child Porn On Plane, Arranging To Have Sex With 5-Year-Old: DA A 74-year-old passenger aboard a JetBlue flight was caught by someone sitting near him exchanging child sexual abuse material of children as young as toddlers and having text conversations on how much it would cost to rape them, authorities said. Jed Cohen, 74, of Dartmouth, is charged with possession of child pornography, disseminating photographs of sexual or intimate parts of a child, and paying for sexual conduct with a child under 18, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered him held on a $10,000 bond. He must wear a GPS-monitoring device and remain i…

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass A 17-year-old boy and a 62-year-old man were killed in separate crashes Thursday night, July 18, in Hampshire County, authorities said. The teenager was killed around 10 p.m. in a single-vehicle crash on Southampton Road in Westhampton, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash. Officials did not release the teen's name. They were the only person in the vehicle. An hour earlier, a 62-year-old Springfield man was involved in a two-car crash at the interse…

07/19/2024

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