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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 Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

Body Of Natick Boater Found After Canoe Capsized: Police State police say they have located the body of a man whose boat capsized in Fiske Pond Saturday, May 13, in Natick, officials said. Police divers used sonar to locate the body around 10:30 p.m., a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. Another man who was in the boat was able to swim to shore. Officials did not say if he was injured in the incident. Authorities are not releasing either man's name at this time. Several people online documented the search as the police search stretched late into the night. Natick Fire Department and several other agencies took part in the search…

by Josh Lanier

05/14/2023

Schools

Junior Scientist Award: Westport Student Earns Prestigious STEM Program Award A Connecticut middle school student impressed a national STEM competition with a potential study that could be out of this world. Fairfield County resident Ziggy Zhao, who attends the Pierrepont School in Westport, won one of the five Junior Scientist Awards from the Genes in Space contest, which asks students from across the country to design biology experiments that address real-world challenges in space exploration. The winning study will be carried out by astronauts aboard the International Space Station next year. The 12-year-old Zhao created an exper…

by Josh Lanier

05/13/2023

Business

Beloved Harvard Square Bookstore Moving To Western Mass Goodbye, city life. Hello, country. Raven Used Books announced Friday, May 12, that they were leaving Harvard Square for a more scenic spot in Shelburne Falls next to a waterfall. John Petrovato, the owner of the store, posted about the move of the Raven Used Books' Facebook page. He said he would close the Cambridge shop this summer after 18 years to open a new location at The Mills at Shelburne Falls, 49 Conway St. He didn't give a specific date for the move. Aside from the view, the new location comes with added perks. "In addition to over 2,500 square feet of bookshelf space, the n…

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Police & Fire

Criminal Impersonation: CT Woman Used Stolen Debit Card To Go On Shopping Spree, Police Say A 22-year-old Connecticut woman is accused of trying to take over a woman's financial life after someone stole her wallet, authorities said. Litchfield County resident Audrey Bennett, of Woodbury, faces two counts of criminal impersonation and one charge each of identity theft, theft, and criminal attempt of larceny, Wallingford Police said on Friday, May 12. A New Haven County woman called Wallingford police on Jan. 17 after someone used her information to buy a new iPhone 14 from AT&T, authorities said. The woman told investigators that someone had stolen her wallet from her car…

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Police & Fire

100 MPH Chase: Holyoke Mom Caught Fleeing Cops With Teen Driver Charged, Police Say Police have charged the Holyoke mother of a 16-year-old teenager caught running from police at 110 mph in West Springfield earlier this week. She was in the backseat during the chase. Kelly LeBlanc, 43, was summoned on charges of unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and contributing to the delinquency of a child, a Massachusetts State Police spokesperson said. LeBlanc was inside the 2012 Nissan Altima with her son when he sped away from police around 6 p.m. Monday, May 8, along the Massachusetts Turnpike, troopers said, topping out at speeds above 100 mph, troopers said. …

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Police & Fire

Nightclub Slaying: Third Man Arrested In Randolph July 4th Killing Ten months after a July 4th shooting at a Randolph nightclub, police said they arrested a third man linked to the slaying. Jovani Delossantos, age 29, of Worcester, was arrested on Wednesday, May 10, in a parking lot in Woburn, the Norfolk District Attorney's Office said. He is charged with murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily harm, armed assault with intent to murder, and mayhem, the prosecutor said. A judge ordered him held without bail. Ivanildo Cabral, 29, of Worcester, and another man were shot near the Mojito Country Club's…

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Obituaries

'She Will Be Sorely Missed': Family Says Goodbye To Woman Killed In North Andover Crash Angela Desmond was not one to sit still. The 47-year-old loved taking drives around the North Shore in her Camaro, spending time with her niece and nephew, hitting the heavy bag at a boxing gym, or taking a yoga class. But whatever she did, she gave her whole heart, her obituary said. Desmond was killed on Sunday, May 6, while walking along Massachusetts Avenue in North Andover. A Honda Civic jumped the curb near Route 125 and crashed into her around 1:30 p.m. The driver remained on the scene and cooperated with police. North Andover police are investigating the cause of the crash, but…

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Busted With Gun Outside Arcade In Worcester: Police Police in Worcester said they arrested a man carrying and "cocking" a loaded gun outside of an arcade very early Friday morning, May 12. Pablo Roman, 19, of Worcester, faces charges of carrying a firearm without a license, possession of ammunition without an FID card, disorderly while armed, and trespassing, Worcester police said. A woman called police around 12:15 a.m. after she saw a man cock a pistol outside of the Free Play Arcade on Union Street before shoving the gun into his waistband. Officers approached Roman near the Worcester bus hub on Foster Street, but he ran away …

by Josh Lanier

05/12/2023

Police & Fire

Armed Robbery Of Mail Carriers: Man, Woman Charged With 2 Boston Heists A man and woman stand accused of robbing two USPS mail carriers last year — one at knifepoint — to steal their master keys, officials said. Myesha Lewis, 22, of Boston, and Kenneth Demosthene, 22, of Stoughton, were charged with two counts each of robbery of any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, aiding and abetting; two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees, aiding and abetting, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. They were both released following a fi…

by Josh Lanier

05/11/2023

Police & Fire

Money Laundering: Western Mass Woman Gets 18 Months In $2M Stolen Goods Scheme, Feds Say A Springfield woman who admitted to making more than $2 million buying and reselling stolen goods was sentenced to prison on Thursday, May 11, officials said. Mimi Mai, 50, will spend 18 months behind bars and two years on parole after she pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation of stolen goods, four counts of money laundering, and two counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. She must also pay $3,472 in restitution and forfeit $1.5 million. Mai owned and ra…

by Josh Lanier

05/11/2023

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