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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

Quincy Man Admits To Writing 100 Bad Checks Worth Over $1M: Feds A Quincy man faces up to 30 years behind bars after he admitted to writing more than 100 bad checks worth more than $1 million, authorities said. Hui Zhang, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud on Friday, March 1, and will be sentenced on May 28, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Prosecutors said Zhang opened multiple bank accounts under fake names from June 2020 through at least May 2022 and deposited 114 counterfeit checks worth more than $1 million into them. The checks were drawn on the account of a Boston-based retailer. Zhang withdrew hundreds of thousands …

03/04/2024

News

'Long Road Ahead': Fundraiser Created For Girl Critically Hurt In Head-On Foxboro Crash An 8-year-old girl who was critically injured in a head-on crash with an ambulance in Foxborough last month has a "long road ahead to recovery," a fundraiser for her said. Her mom was charged with driving while drunk at the time of the crash, police announced. Rosie Wilson was in the backseat of her mom's SUV when the car veered into oncoming traffic on Main Street just after 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 22. The crash sent five people to the hospital, including two paramedics, the patient they were transporting, and Rosie's mom, Jenna Wilson. But Rosie took the brunt of the punishment, a GoFundMe…

03/04/2024

Police & Fire

Man, Woman Found Shot, Killed Inside Haverhill Home Update: Police determined the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide. Click here for more information. Original: Authorities announced that they found a man and woman fatally shot inside a home in Haverhill over the weekend. The couple were found at a home on Broadway Street in Haverhill on Sunday, March 2. The Essex County District Attorney's Office said officers had been called to the house to perform a welfare check just after 5:30 p.m. Authorities will not release their names until they have made the proper notifications. However, police say there is no ong…

03/04/2024

Police & Fire

5-Alarm Fire Tears Through $2.5M Historic Central Mass Mansion An early morning fire on Friday, March 1, severely damaged a historic mansion in Worcester County. Northridge firefighters were called to the Whitinsville Lasell Manor just after 1 a.m. to reports of a blaze, a Facebook post said. The flames grew fast, and the blaze quickly became a 5-alarm fire. The fire grew so hot that it collapsed part of the roof on the 25,0000 square-foot mansion, NBC Boston reported. There were seven people inside the 120 Hill St. home when the fire began, but they were all able to escape without injury. Seven people were i…

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Foxboro Mom Was Drunk With Child In Her Car When She Collided With Ambulance: Police A Norfolk County woman who was involved in a head-on collision with an ambulance last month was intoxicated and had a child in the car, authorities said. Jenna Wilson, age 40, of Foxborough, faces several felony charges from the Feb. 22 crash that sent five people to the emergency room, Foxborough police said. The child was airlifted to a Boston trauma hospital because of the extent of their injuries. Updated Report: Fundraiser Created For 8-Year-Old Hurt In Head-On Crash The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on Main Street in Foxborough when Wilson's Honda Pilot crossed th…

03/01/2024

News

$1M Lottery Win: Western Mass Woman Lands Jackpot Thanks To Lucky Spot In Line A Berkshire County woman is no longer just dreaming of a tropical vacation to escape the frigid winner. She's ready to book her ticket after winning $1 million in the state lottery. Marcia Paris of Lanesborough won the seven-figure jackpot playing the "300X" $30 scratch-off game. Paris said her dad and the person ahead of her in line at a convenience store both purchased "300X" tickets before she bought hers. Paris chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. She plans to use that money to build cabins on her property and take a …

03/01/2024

News

Cha-Ching! Boston Man Wins $1M Lottery Jackpot During Soda Run A Boston man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he already knows how he'll spend a chunk of the money. Darrel Polk, of Hyde Park, won the seven-figure sum playing the “$1,000,000 Snow Much Money” $5 scratch-off game. He chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. Polk said he plans to use the money to pay off his mortgage and go on vacation. He bought the ticket at Hyde Park Convenience at 59 Fairmont Avenue, where he'd stopped to grab a soda. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the …

03/01/2024

Police & Fire

Springfield Murder Suspect Caught In South Carolina A 36-year-old Hampden County man wanted in connection with a Jan. 31 fatal shooting in Springfield has been arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, authorities announced. Jermaine Atkins, of Westfield, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 29, on a fugitive from justice warrant after Springfield police tracked him to South Carolina and relayed the information to officers there, authorities said. Atkins is accused of shooting Nicorie Adams, age 30, of Springfield, around 4:20 p.m. in the 0 to 100 block of Rochelle Street. Adams and an unnamed woman were in a car when they were bo…

03/01/2024

Obituaries

'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash A pastor who was to deliver a prayer at the State of the City Address in Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, has been identified as the person killed in a truck versus pedestrian crash, the city announced. Rev. Helen Murgida, age 81, a pastor at First Religious Society's Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport, was struck by a Ford F-150 just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets on Wednesday. Related: Woman Hit, Killed Outside Newburyport City Hall Paramedics rushed her to Anna Jaques Hospital, wher…

02/29/2024

Police & Fire

Smoking Cash, 'Brave Bystander' Help Officers Capture Boston Bank Robber: Police Police in Boston said they received an assist from a "brave bystander" who helped them capture a bank robber trying to make her getaway. The robbery happened just after 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, when a woman, described as 5 feet tall in a black hoodie and surgical mask, demanded cash and then sprinted away, Boston police said. Police began scouring the area looking for her when a bystander flagged down officers on Father Songin Way. The bystander told police he saw the woman running from the bank down Boston Street toward Andrew Station. Red smoke was billowing ou…

02/29/2024

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