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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.

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Police & Fire

70-Year-Old Somerville Cyclist Killed After Driver 'Doored' Him: Police Somerville police identified the 70-year-old cyclist who died over the weekend after a parked driver opened his car door into the bike rider and caused him to crash. Stephen Conley of Somerville was riding his bike on the Broadway bike lane just before 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, when a Land Rover's driver-side door flew open right in front of him, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Conley suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash. Responders rushed him to Mass General, but doctors could not save his life. Conley died on Saturday, police said. Cyclist…

08/15/2022

Lifestyle

Author Plans To Walk Every Neighborhood In Boston For Good Causes, You Can Join Him We all have those friends we've promised to get coffee and catch up with but can never find the time. Or those places in our cities that we always wanted to visit but just never get around to it. One Boston author has decided to keep those promises and walk every neighborhood in the city for a good cause. Patrick Maguire will hoof it to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Stride for Stride, and you can join him. But if you can't make it and still want to help out, you can donate to his GoFundMe. "I want to rekindle relationships wi…

08/15/2022

News

Sinkhole Swallows Subaru SUV After Water Main Bursts In Boston: Report A water main burst in Boston Monday morning, Aug. 15, sending a torrent of water down streets and into buildings in the South End neighborhood. The water caused a sinkhole to open up and swallow an SUV, reports said. This is the second water main leak in the city since Saturday. CBS Boston reported the pipe burst near Tsiremont Street and Northampton Street just before 4 a.m. on Monday. Tremont Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Northampton Street is closed as crews work to clean up the damage., Boston Police said. The water carved out a sinkhole beneath that intersection and caused …

08/15/2022

Police & Fire

40-Year-Old Boston Man Arrested In Chinatown Rape: Police Police arrested a 40-year-old Boston and charged him with the rape of a woman in Chinatown over the weekend. Edwin Ramirez was arrested on Sunday night, Aug. 14, in connection with a sexual assault that happened near Hudson Street just before 5 a.m., Boston police said. A Suffolk County judge was set to arraign Ramirez Monday on charges of aggravated rape and robbery charges, police said.

08/15/2022

Police & Fire

27-Year-Old Worcester Man Killed In Hit-Run From Multiple Vehicles: Police A 27-year-old man died over the weekend, authorities said, after cars struck him several times while he was walking along Route 290 in Worcester. The man was near Exit 20 around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, when a vehicle, possibly a tractor-trailer crashed into him and kept driving, Massachusetts State Police said. Several other vehicles ran over his body after that and did not stop. Though it's unclear if those drivers knew they had hit a person or if they believed it was an animal, officials said. Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police are still…

08/15/2022

Police & Fire

(Update) Police Suspend Search For Brother Who Jumped From 'Jaws' Bridge On Martha's Vineyard 4:30 p.m. Update: Massachusetts State Police said they would suspend the search for the second man for today. Searchers will return on Tuesday. -------- Massachusetts State police said they found the body of one a 26-year-old man who went missing after jumping from the American Legion Memorial Bridge, better known as the bridge from "Jaws," on Martha's Vineyard. The deceased man's 21-year-old brother is still missing. Police have not released the men's names, but officials said the brothers were seasonal workers at a restaurant on Martha's Vineyard. They were renting a home at the Oak B…

08/15/2022

Police & Fire

Man Shot To Death In Boston's South End, Police Searching For Shooter A man was shot and killed Saturday, Aug. 13, in Boston, and police are asking anyone who may have information bout the case to contact investigators. Police found the man bleeding on the ground around 10 p.m. in the area of 58 West Dedham Street in South End. Responders rushed him to the hospital, where he later died, police said. Homicide detectives ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact them at 617-343-4470.

08/14/2022

News

Boston Harbor Police Save Quincy Couple's Wedding After Groom Got Stranded Groom in distress isn't a call Boston police normally get, but when one man found himself on the opposite side of Dorchester Bay from his bride-to-be, officers stepped up to make sure he'd walk down the aisle. Patrick Mahoney of Quincy was supposed to be on Thompson Island around noon on Saturday, Aug. 13, for his wedding, but the ferry meant to take him there broke down. He made calls to find a boat — any boat — that could get him and several of his guests to the wedding but came up empty. "Yeah, I was in a little bit of a panic," Patrick Mahoney told CBS Boston about the …

08/14/2022

Police & Fire

Boston Police ID Teenager Shot To Death Thursday Night Boston police say they've identified the teenager who was shot and killed Thursday night in Mattapan. Xavier Barkon, 19, was found bleeding from a bullet wound when police arrived just after 8:30 p.m. in the 4 Oak Hill area, officials said. Responders rushed him to a hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead later that night, Boston police said. Police ask anyone with information on the killing or what led up to it to speak with investigators by calling (617) 343-4470. Text the word TIP to 27463 to leave an anonymous tip.

08/14/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Boston Man Accused Of Raping Woman At MBTA Station, Ask For Tips Transit Police said they believe they know the man who raped a woman earlier this month at the Tuft's Medical Station, but they have not been able to find him. Investigators are asking for the public's help to track him down. Police say Steven Wade Coffey is the man in the surveillance video following the attack around 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 4. Officials say Coffey is homeless and frequents the downtown Boston area. Transit police ask anyone with information on Coffey's whereabouts to contact investigators at 617-222-1050 or send an anonymous text to 873873. If you see hi…

08/14/2022

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