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Josh Lanier

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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.


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Police & Fire
Police Descended On Western Mass For Stolen Vermont Truck Full Of Guns, Armor Police Descended On Western Mass For Stolen Vermont Truck Full Of Guns, Armor
Police Descended On Western Mass For Stolen Vermont Truck Full Of Guns, Armor Police blocked off a portion of Gay Street in Palmer Tuesday morning, Oct. 18, after someone spotted a stolen truck out of Vermont parked three. The owner of the Chevrolet said it was full of guns and body armor when it was taken from Whitingham the night before, which is why Massachusetts State Police and tactical teams were also at the scene, authorities said in a news release.  Police did not find any weapons in the truck, and the person who stole it had run away, authorities noted. Officers searched a nearby apartment complex and a house, but police did not find the suspect.&nb…

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Business
Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill
Weymouth Paving Business Owner Hit With $784K Tax Bill A judge ordered the owner of a Weymouth paving company to pay more than $784,799, seven years' worth of income and employment taxes, authorities said.  Robert Brainard, 52, who owns Got Pavement Needs, Inc. pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion earlier this year after the IRS said it found he'd underreported his income and pocketed $593,993 in unpaid taxes from 2014 through 2021, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. The IRS said he used that extra money to pay his employees in cash to avoid employment taxes. Federal regulators also accused Brainard of transferring own…

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Police & Fire
Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA
Boston Man Accused Of Stabbing 4 People Held Without Bail: DA A 39-year-old Boston man accused of stabbing four people early Sunday morning, Oct. 16, will be held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing, a judge ruled on Monday.  Daryl Diamond faces four counts of armed assault with intent to murder and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon from Sunday's alleged attack, the Suffolk County District Attorney said.  Police responded to a call around 2:15 a.m. at 100 Stuart Street, where they found a victim suffering from a stab wound. Witnesses told police they saw a man driving a grey Honda Pilot jump out of the car a…

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Police & Fire
Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties
Woburn Officer Resigns After Department Investigates Him For Alleged White Nationalist Ties John Donnelly, the police officer accused of helping plan the Unite The Right rally in 2017, has received from the Woburn Police Department, officials announced Monday evening, Oct. 17.  Chief Robert F. Rufo Jr. said Donnelly handed in his letter of resignation, effective at 5 p.m.  Woburn police leaders had placed Donnelly on administrative leave last week and opened an internal affairs investigation into news reports that allegedly linked him to the planning of the Charlottesville, Va., rally where a woman died after a white nationalist drove his car into a crowd of protestors.  Behind-…

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News
Methuen Children’s Center Abused Young Boys, Withheld Food, Locked Them In Closet, Suit Says Methuen Children’s Center Abused Young Boys, Withheld Food, Locked Them In Closet, Suit Says
Methuen Children’s Center Abused Young Boys, Withheld Food, Locked Them In Closet, Suit Says Two moms whose children went to a Methuen daycare have filed a lawsuit claiming emotional mistreatment and physical abuse from the faculty, Boston.com reports. Dyanarah Fermin, of Lawrence, and Karina Rodriguez, of Lowell filed a complaint against The Children’s Center of the Faith United Methodist Church earlier this month in Essex Superior Court.  The moms claim their sons suffered emotional abuse that left them with PTSD, insomnia, night terrors, and other issues from the Lowell Street daycare, the complaint reads.  The suit alleges that employees of The Children's Center lock…

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Neighbors
Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report
Massachusetts Has 2 Of the Top 20 Places To Live In America: Report Massachusetts had two municipalities named to this year's best places to live in the US list. Money.com compiles the cities and towns that have "things that matter most to people: economic opportunities, quality of life, diversity, and where the best futures lie." Somerville ranked 7th on the annual list because of its low unemployment rate (2.8 percent), high median income (more than $104,000), and old-town aesthetics. But it also scored points for embracing the weirder aspects of its history with the What the Fluff? festival and Museum of Bad Art.  "(Somerville) claims some of t…

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Police & Fire
Men Busted For Running Organized Crime Loan Sharking, Gambling Ring: Mass AG Men Busted For Running Organized Crime Loan Sharking, Gambling Ring: Mass AG
Men Busted For Running Organized Crime Loan Sharking, Gambling Ring: Mass AG State and federal agents wrapped up a multi-year investigation with the arrest of three men who they say used threats, intimidation, and extortion to run a multi-million dollar gambling ring with the help of an organized crime syndicate.  Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the arrests last week and laid out the state's case against them. They are, and their charges include: Eric Rogers, 54, of Revere: Extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion, witness intimidation, and gambling charges.  Michael McMahon, 44, of Boston: Extortion, conspiracy to commit extortion,…

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Police & Fire
No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health
No One Walks Alone: Sherborn Officer Walking Across State To Raise Awareness Of Mental Health One Sherborn officer takes walking a beat to a whole new level. Officer Doug Kingsley is hiking across Massachusetts —219 miles — to raise awareness of the mental health struggles of his brothers and sisters in uniform.  Kingsley started at the New York border in Egremont on Oct. 12, and he plans to end at the Chatham lighthouse in Chatham on Friday, Oct. 21. Sometimes he walks by himself, and sometimes others join him. But even when no one is with him, he doesn't walk alone. He wants all first responders to realize that too.  Suicide remains one of the leading causes of death for police of…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer
GoFundMe RoundUp: Help These Massachusetts Women Fight Breast Cancer October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and we'd like to highlight some of the Massachusetts families battling this awful disease who need our help.  Aliza Is Battling Cancer Again, But She Dreams Of Hobbits For Aliza Guyer by Rachael Kalan (Arlington): Aliza Guyer will soon start another round of chemotherapy — a more potent and toxic version. She's been told that once she starts this new treatment, her mobility and lower quality of life may make traveling impossible. Aliza's son, Jonah, has wanted to travel to New Zealand for a long time since he first saw Lord of the Rin…

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Police & Fire
Brookline Fires Embattled Police Chief Following Sexual Harassment Probe Brookline Fires Embattled Police Chief Following Sexual Harassment Probe
Brookline Fires Embattled Police Chief Following Sexual Harassment Probe Brookline fired Police Chief Ashley Gonzalez on Friday, Oct. 14, after only months on the job after the town found he violated its policy against sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation.  The town hired Quincy-based Comprehensive Investigations and Consulting to perform an independent investigation into Gonzalez after they were made aware of several alleged violations of the town's sexual harassment policy in August.  That review recommended firing the 33-year law enforcement veteran after investigators found "multiple admitted, corroborated, and sustained allegati…

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