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Josh Lanier

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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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News

$1 Million Lottery Winner Dreamt About Winning Ticket Night Before He Bought It A Massachusetts man dreamt about his $1 million-winning lottery ticket the night before he bought it. Howard Kendall Jr., of Plymouth, won the $1 million prize in the "$4,000,000 Diamonds" game, a $10 scratch-off. He said the night before he won, he had a dream where he purchased a Diamonds ticket. So, when he woke up, he decided to make that a reality and hit the jackpot. Kendall chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity He said he wants to help his kids and grandkids with the cash. Kenndal bought the ticket he dr…

07/22/2024

News

Tewksbury Woman Scores $120K Keno Jackpot In State Lottery A Tewksbury woman landed a major payday after correctly guessing all nine numbers in the Massachusetts State Lottery's Keno game. Hillary Fetters won $120,000 after matching the numbers in the June 25 drawing. She would have only collected $40,000, but the 3X multiplier drawn after the game pushed her past the six-figure mark. Fetters collected her prize on Thursday, July 18. She said she plans to buy a new car with her winnings. Fetters bought her ticket at Jade East at 433 Main St. in Tewksbury. The store will get a $1,200 bonus for the sale.

07/21/2024

Police & Fire

1 Dead, 2 Wounded In Shooting Near Lowell Temple Police say one person is dead and two more were injured in an early morning shooting in a Hindu temple's parking lot in Lowell. Officers were called to the Middlesex Street parking lot just after 4:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, to find the three victims suffering from gunshot wounds, the Middlesex District Attorney said. A 43-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 34-year-old man was taken to an area hospital for treatment. A 26-year-old woman who was also wounded in the attack drove herself to the hospital with a shooting injury, the prosecutor's office said. A…

07/21/2024

Police & Fire

Drive-By Shooting: 6 Charged With Killing 2, Wounding 5 Others In Lynn Police arrested six people in connection with a drive-by shooting in Lynn last year that killed two people and wounded five more, authorities said. Abraham Diaz, 25, of Lynn, and Jandriel Heredia, 21, of Revere, were killed in a drive-by shooting on Sept. 2, 2023, in Lynn. Investigators said that people were at the 189 Essex Street home celebrating a friend going to college when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m. “The double homicide that occurred last year was incredibly tragic,” Lynn Mayor Jared C. Nicholson said. “While nothing will replace the loss of Abraham Diaz …

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Mass. Man Caught Watching Child Porn On Plane, Arranging To Have Sex With 5-Year-Old: DA A 74-year-old passenger aboard a JetBlue flight was caught by someone sitting near him exchanging child sexual abuse material of children as young as toddlers and having text conversations on how much it would cost to rape them, authorities said. Jed Cohen, 74, of Dartmouth, is charged with possession of child pornography, disseminating photographs of sexual or intimate parts of a child, and paying for sexual conduct with a child under 18, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. A judge ordered him held on a $10,000 bond. He must wear a GPS-monitoring device and remain i…

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Teen, 62-Year-Old Killed In Separate Crashes An Hour Apart In Western Mass A 17-year-old boy and a 62-year-old man were killed in separate crashes Thursday night, July 18, in Hampshire County, authorities said. The teenager was killed around 10 p.m. in a single-vehicle crash on Southampton Road in Westhampton, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, and police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the crash. Officials did not release the teen's name. They were the only person in the vehicle. An hour earlier, a 62-year-old Springfield man was involved in a two-car crash at the interse…

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Accused Of Killing Man In Western Mass While Out On Bail: DA The 19-year-old accused of killing a 38-year-old Hampden County man last month was out on bail at the time of the fatal shooting, authorities said. Luis Rodriguez, of Chicopee, is charged with murder in the July 9 slaying of Dexter Ortiz, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said. Rodriguez was arrested on July 10 on motor vehicle charges and had his bail revoked in two other narcotics cases he is facing. Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 50 block of West Street in Holyoke just after 11:20 p.m. They found Ortiz with a bullet wound and two others sufferin…

07/19/2024

News

$1M Lottery Jackpot: Salem Woman Has Altruistic Goals For Winnings A Salem woman who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said she has big plans for her major windfall. Francisca Uceta De Placencio collected the seven-figure check playing the $10 scratch-off game “$4,000,000 Monopoly Doubler." Three $4 million grand prizes remain in that game and five $1 million tickets are in circulation. Uceta De Placencio chose to take the lump-sum payment of $650,000 rather than the annuity. She said she'll invest some of the money and use the rest to help her family. Uceta De Placencio bought the ticket at Armas Convenience S…

07/19/2024

Police & Fire

Stoughton Police Investigating Shooting A 31-year-old man was shot in the leg late Wednesday night, and police are asking for the public's help identifying the shooter. Police were called to 40 Stagecoach Road around 10 p.m. where they met a man sitting on the ground with a gunshot wound, Stoughton police said. The man was not a Stoughton resident. Paramedics took him to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton with non-life-threatening injuries. Police say there is no ongoing threat to the community. Detectives ask anyone with information on the shooting to contact investigators at 781-344-2424.

07/18/2024

Police & Fire

Woman Set Fire At Maynard Home That Injured Firefighter: Police A 26-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she intentionally started a house fire in Maynard last month. Anabelle Dentino, of Maynard, is charged with arson of a dwelling and causing injury to a firefighter, Maynard police said. She is being held without bail. Firefighters were called to 1 Little Road in Maynard to reports of a structure fire. While battling the blaze, a firefighter suffered minor injuries. Arson investigators believe the fire was intentionally set, and Dentino was arrested without incident on Tuesday, July 16. She'll return to court on…

07/18/2024

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