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Josh Lanier

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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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Business
'Truly Grateful': Milton Restaurant To Close In Spring 'Truly Grateful': Milton Restaurant To Close In Spring
'Truly Grateful': Milton Restaurant To Close In Spring A Milton restaurant recently announced that it will be closing later this year after it couldn't extend its lease.  Owners of The Plate, at 10 Bassett St., posted on Facebook that "fortune" was not on their side during negotiations to remain at their current location. But they thanked the community for their years of support.  After twelve years of serving Milton and the surrounding communities, first at our original Central Ave location and for the past eight years above the Milton Fruit Center, the plate will be closing. While we hoped to extend our lease, fortune was simpl…

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News
Company Fined Nearly $50K After Employee Crushed To Death At Boston Airport In 2023: OSHA Company Fined Nearly $50K After Employee Crushed To Death At Boston Airport In 2023: OSHA
Company Fined Nearly $50K After Employee Crushed To Death At Boston Airport In 2023: Osha A Winthrop father and Desert Storm veteran who was killed last year while working at Boston Logan Airport was not properly trained on the forklift he was driving when it crashed and fell on top of him, federal regulators said on Monday, March 11. The company he worked for now faces nearly $50,000 in fines for the incident.  Raul Orengo Santiago, 51, died on August 29, 2023, after the forklift he was driving clipped a beam, tipped over, and fell on top of him, an OSHA report of the fatal accident said. Fellow employees used an aircraft tow bar to lift the heavy equipment o…

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Police & Fire
Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (BREAKING) Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (BREAKING)
Gun Fired Inside Western Mass High School; Person Attacked: Police (Breaking) Someone fired a gun inside a hallway at the High School of Science and Technology in Springfield on Monday afternoon, March 11, leading to a massive police presence at the school, authorities said. The shot was fired around 2:10 p.m. at the 1250 State Street school. The bullet flew down a hallway and busted out a window, but no one was injured, Springfield police said.  Officers said a student opened a security door to allow the two assailants into the school. They attacked a student and fired the gun during the fight.  One of the attackers was caught but a second was able t…

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Police & Fire
Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham
Police Search For Explosives Underwater After Unexploded Ordinance Found In Needham State police dive teams searched the Charles River on Monday morning, March 11, after two explosives were found there last week.  Magnet fishers found what appeared to be a bomb on March 2 and an unexploded "bazooka" round on March 6 while casting from the Kendrick Street Bridge, CBS Boston reported. Both items were very deteriorated as if they had been there for years.  A CBS news team was with the magnet fishers when they pulled the rocket round from the water.  State Police Lt. Sean Quirk told CBS that he wouldn't be surprised if there were more unexploded ordinance …

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Police & Fire
Know Him? MBTA Police Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Green Line Passengers Know Him? MBTA Police Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Green Line Passengers
Know Him? MBTA Police Searching For Man Who Pepper-Sprayed Green Line Passengers Police hope someone can help them identify a man they say pepper-sprayed multiple people at an MBTA station in Cambridge over the weekend.  Transit authorities say the man sprayed "numerous" passengers on the Green Line trolley just before 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, at Lechmere station, MBTA police posted on X, formerly Twitter.  The man faces assault and battery with a dangerous weapon charges once arrested, police said.  The photo police released of the man shows him pointing the can of pepper spray at the photographer.  ID Sought re: A&BDW Investiga…

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News
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Braintree $100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Braintree
$100K Lottery Ticket Sold In Braintree It was a great weekend for one person in Braintree as they won a $100,000 jackpot in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  They won the six-figure sum on Saturday, March 9, playing the "$15,000,000 Money Maker" $30 scratch-off ticket. There are 36 $100,000 winning tickets that haven't been found in the game, along with two $15 million tickets and one $1 million winner. The winner purchased the ticket at Highland Mutual convenience store in Braintree.  The winner's name was not released.  It was one of 232 winning lottery tickets worth more than $650 sold on Saturday. Click…

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Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police 12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police
12-Year-Old Sent Mass Shooting Threat To Middle School In Norwood: Police A 12-year-old was arrested for sending a threat of a mass shooting to a Norfolk County middle school, authorities announced on Sunday, March 10.  The child, whose name was not released, was arrested after police learned about the threat made against Coakley Middle School in a group text given to officials on Friday, Norwood police said in a news release. The text said there would be a mass shooting on Monday, March 11.  They sent another threat about a shooting planned for Norwood High School, as well, authorities said.  Norwood police upped security at the sc…

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Police & Fire
Friends Remember Western Mass Man After Remains Found At Cemetery Friends Remember Western Mass Man After Remains Found At Cemetery
Friends Remember Western Mass Man After Remains Found At Cemetery Authorities announced they had identified the remains found near a cemetery in Berkshire County as a 47-year-old area native. Friends said he was a kind and loving person.  Sascha Cameron's body was found by a dog walker 20 feet from Mahaiwe Cemetery in Great Barrington on February 23, the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday, March 8. An autopsy was performed to identify the remains.   Cameron leaves behind a son, according to his Facebook posts.  Cameron said in social media posts that he is a native of Great Barrington. People who knew him said he was a good f…

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News
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA 'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA
'Controlling' Man Guilty Of Burning Wife To Death In Lowell Bathroom: DA A 44-year-old Lowell man was found guilty of throwing gasoline on his wife and setting her ablaze, causing her death weeks later, authorities said.  Santos Lebron De Los Santos was convicted this week of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday, March 8, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Los Santos was accused of setting his wife, Celeste Marte Lebron, age 49, ablaze on March 31, 2021, just after 10:30 p.m. at their Varnum Street home in Lowell, the prosecutor said. Neighbors saw flames shooting from t…

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Lifestyle
Zombie Extras Needed For 'Walking Dead' Spinoff Filming In Boston Zombie Extras Needed For 'Walking Dead' Spinoff Filming In Boston
Zombie Extras Needed For 'Walking Dead' Spinoff Filming In Boston Casting directors are looking for people dying to be a part of "The Walking Dead" universe.  Kendall Cooper Casting is seeking extras for Season 2 of "The Walking Dead: Dead City," which is set to film in Boston later this year.  Extras will play parts such as walkers, soldiers, and post-apocalyptic survivors. Producers laid out what they are looking for in the extras.  Specifically seeking athletes and people with military or law enforcement experience to play soldiers. Also seeking capable people with weathered faces to play survivors in the apocalypse. Also looking f…

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