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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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$1M Lottery Win: Central Mass Family Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday $1M Lottery Win: Central Mass Family Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday
$1M Lottery Win: Central Mass Family Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday A Worcester County who has provided for his family for the past 33 years says he knows what he will do with his $1 million lottery win.  Michael Piers, of Oxford, is the first seven-figure winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$1,000,000 Snow Much Money” $5 scratch-off game.  He elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Piers said he's been a married family man for 33 years, and he plans to be prudent and invest some of his winnings.  He bought the ticket at RT 12 Variety at 126 Main St. in Oxford. T…

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Police & Fire
Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton
Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton A 19-year-old girl died Tuesday, Jan. 2, when her car burst into flames after she crashed into a northbound median on I-495 in Middlesex County, authorities said.  The girl, whose name was not released pending family notification, wrecked her Nissan Altima near mile marker 55.2 in Hopkinton just after 1 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said. When troopers arrived, the car was in flames.  Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene after they extinguished the fire. Police contained, cleaned, and cleared the area by 6 p.m.  State police and the Office of Chief Medical …

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$1M Lottery Payday: Western Mass Woman Plans To 'Have Some Fun' With Her Winnings $1M Lottery Payday: Western Mass Woman Plans To 'Have Some Fun' With Her Winnings
$1M Lottery Payday: Western Mass Woman Plans To 'Have Some Fun' With Her Winnings What's the point of winning the lottery if you can't have some fun with your windfall? That's what one Franklin County woman said she wants to do after claiming her $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery.  Vicki Sumner, of Bernardston, won the seven-figure sum playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 scratch-off ticket game.  Sumner chose the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  She said she plans to pay off her car loans and "have some fun" with her winnings.  Sumner bought the ticket at the Greenfield Lodge of…

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East Boston Man Sliced Woman Repeatedly In Front Of Her Kids In New Year's Attack: DA East Boston Man Sliced Woman Repeatedly In Front Of Her Kids In New Year's Attack: DA
East Boston Man Sliced Woman Repeatedly In Front Of Her Kids In New Year's Attack: DA Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square, an East Boston man was in handcuffs for what police say was a vicious attack on a woman in front of her children.  Erick Arevalo, 23, is charged with armed assault with attempt to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery and assault and battery on a family or household member, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear if the kids were his or how long he and the woman were together.  Investigators were called to an apartment on Princeton Street just after midnight and found a …

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Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Central Mass Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Central Mass Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA
Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Central Mass Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA A 32-year-old man who attempted to kill the driver of a passing car next to a Worcester courthouse earlier this year will spend up to 11 years behind bars.  James Freeman IV, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including armed assault to murder, this week in connection with the Feb. 2, 2023 shooting, the Worcester County District Attorney announced. He'll serve two years of probation after he is released from prison.  Police said Freeman fired at a passing car just after 2:30 a.m. near 114 Main Street, outside the Worcester trial court. A Shotspotter call sent offic…

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1 Dead In Early Morning Cambridge Apartment Fire; 15 Left Homeless 1 Dead In Early Morning Cambridge Apartment Fire; 15 Left Homeless
1 Dead In Early Morning Cambridge Apartment Fire; 15 Left Homeless One person is dead, and more than a dozen are without homes to begin the new year after an early morning fire in Cambridge burned through an apartment complex, officials said.  The blaze began just after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at a four-story Chester Street apartment building, state fire officials said. Investigators believe the fire started in a second-floor apartment at the front left of the building.  The body of the occupant was found inside. Authorities have not released their name pending family notification.  Firefighters had the blaze under control by 5:15 a.m…

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Murder-Suicide: Autopsy Results Shed Light On Mass Family's Deaths Murder-Suicide: Autopsy Results Shed Light On Mass Family's Deaths
Murder-Suicide: Autopsy Results Shed Light On Mass Family's Deaths The family found dead inside a Dover mansion last week died of a murder-suicide, autopsy reports found this week.  Rakesh Kamal, 57, Teena Kamal, 54, and their daughter Arianna Kamal, 18, were found shot to death inside their 11-bedroom, $4 million home in Dover about 20 miles from Boston just before 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 28, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. They had all been shot to death.  An autopsy found that Rakesh Kamal killed his wife and daughter before turning the .40-caliber pistol on himself, the prosecutor's office said.  The gun was…

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Teens Help Police Rescue Driver After Arlington Car Crash: Police Teens Help Police Rescue Driver After Arlington Car Crash: Police
Teens Help Police Rescue Driver After Arlington Car Crash: Police Three high school students are being applauded for helping officers rescue an unresponsive man after he crashed his car in Arlington on Thursday night, Dec. 28, authorities said.  The crash happened just before 10:15 p.m. when the Honda Civic jumped the curb in front of the Capital Theater at 204 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington police said.  Three teen boys who saw the crash stopped to help police get the unconscious man out of the car so police could provide life-saving measures until paramedics could arrive.  Responders rushed the man to an area hospital for treatment.&…

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Men Faked Mass Armed Robberies So 'Victims' Could Get Immigration Protection: FBI Men Faked Mass Armed Robberies So 'Victims' Could Get Immigration Protection: FBI
Men Faked Mass Armed Robberies So 'Victims' Could Get Immigration Protection: FBI Two New York men are accused of staging at least eight fake robberies so the store owners could receive immigration benefits, authorities said.  Long Island resident Rambhai Patel, age 36, of Farmingdale, and New York City Balwinder Singh, age 39, of Queens, are charged with conspiracy to commit visa fraud, the U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts said. FBI agents said they linked the men to four robberies in Massachusetts, two in Pennsylvania, and one in Kentucky and Tennessee.  The dates and locations of the alleged fake robberies are:  March 22: Richdale Food Shops, Hing…

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Man Wanted In Killing Of Mother Of 2 In Lawrence On Christmas Arrested In Texas: DA Man Wanted In Killing Of Mother Of 2 In Lawrence On Christmas Arrested In Texas: DA
Man Wanted In Killing Of Mother Of 2 In Lawrence On Christmas Arrested In Texas: DA A 53-year-old man wanted in the murder of a 21-year-old woman at her Lawrence apartment has been arrested in Texas, authorities announced on Friday, Dec. 29.  Santana Guerrero Temporo will face charges in the death of 21-year-old Diosmary Mejia when he is returned to Massachusetts, the Essex County District Attorney said. Temporo is being held in Texas on a fugitive from justice charge.  Police found Meija's body in her 243 Salem St. apartment after family members called officers to perform a welfare check around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26. Investigators said her death w…

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