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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

Ex Lynn Probation Officer Who Sexually Exploited 13-Year-Old Gets 17 Years In Prison: Feds A 49-year-old former assistant chief probation officer in Lynn will spend the next 17 years in prison after a federal court found he sent sexually explicit photos and videos to a 13-year-old girl and coerced her to reciprocate, authorities said. Brian Orlandella of Beverly was convicted of sexual exploitation of a child and sending obscene material to a minor in April, but a judge didn't impose a sentence until Friday, Aug. 5, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts said. Orlandella's relationship with the girl was uncovered in 2018 when the Texas teenager's mother found pho…

by Josh Lanier

08/09/2022

Police & Fire

Shots Fired Outside Lynn Middle School During Basketball Tourney: Police Organizers of the Shoe City Basketball Tournament decided to cancel the event after a 25-year-old man fired several shots in the parking lot of a middle school where they were holding it on Friday, Aug. 5, authorities said. Canseco Morillo, 25, is accused of firing multiple times as he ran away from Thurgood Marshall Middle School just after 10:30 p.m., Lynn police said. The parking lot was full of people and cars, but, luckily, no one was shot, police said. Two cars were hit by bullets, and a woman was injured by flying glass when a bullet crashed through the windshield of her car and int…

by Josh Lanier

08/08/2022

Police & Fire

Neo-Nazi Protesters Break-Up Story Time Event In Boston, Organizer Says The organizer of a story-time reading series in Boston said she had to cancel Sunday's planned event after Neo-Nazis protested outside. Patty Bourrée, who hosts a biweekly Drag Queen Story Hour at the Seaport, decided it wasn't safe as many members of NSC-131 stood outside of The Paseo holding derogatory signs that denounced the event, reports said. A phalanx of Boston police officers stood in between them and the doors of the building, photos shows. "I really hate that I cancelled a story hour today because two protest groups were present, but I can’t put myself (and the kids!) in a pote…

by Josh Lanier

08/08/2022

News

Boston Teacher Who Was Gang Member, Tried To Kill Student Must Pay $10M: Report A former Boston high school teacher who moonlighted as a street gang member must pay $10 million to the former student he recruited to sell drugs and then tried to assassinate, a court ruled recently. Shaun O. Harrison, formerly of Dorchester, is serving a 26-year prison sentence after a court convicted him in 2018 of assault with intent to murder and a slew of other crimes, the Associated Press said. On Friday, a judge ruled the former Dean of Students at English High School should pay his victim $7.5 million for pain and suffering, $2.5 million for punitive damages, and $80,000 in me…

by Josh Lanier

08/08/2022

Police & Fire

3-Alarm Fire In Merrimac Destroys Home, Sends 3 Firefighters To Hospital Three firefighters were wounded and rushed to a hospital for help Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7, while battling a house fire in Essex County, authorities said. The fire began just after 2 p.m. on Skunk Road in Merrimac. When the first crew of firefighters arrived on the scene, flames nearly engulfed the entire home, and firefighters had to call for backup, the Merrimac Fire Department said. Poor water pressure from a nearby hydrant hurt their efforts to contain the flames. Three crews would end up battling the blaze before they could put it out. Firefighters were able to keep th…

by Josh Lanier

08/07/2022

Police & Fire

Great-Nephew Of Lowell Woman, 64, Stabbed To Death Charged In Slaying: Police Police said they arrested a 22-year-old man and charged him with the stabbing death of his great aunt in Lowell last week. Rayshawn Settles, of Lowell, faces murder charges in connection with the brutal stabbing of Linda Gilbert on July 31, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Lowell police said they found Gilbert unconscious on the floor of her Loring Street home just before 11:20 p.m. She was covered in stab wounds. Responders rushed her to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead, authorities said. Investigators said surveillance video shows …

by Josh Lanier

08/07/2022

Weather

Farmers' Almanac Predicts Frigid, Stormy Winter For Massachusetts, Northeast The Farmers' Almanac recently released its predictions for the Northeast's winter weather and put short: get your shovels ready. Expect the cold to start earlier than usual. While most of Massachusetts is suffering under the sweltering summer sun, fall is just around the corner, and it will pack an early punch, the annual almanac claims. It will start with a Nor'easter that the Farmers' Alamanac predicts will hit the Northeast in early October and bring with it buckets of rain. The cold air it brings with it won't leave the area any time soon. “It’s going to be a cold, hard sta…

by Josh Lanier

08/07/2022

Lifestyle

Massachusetts Tops List Of Healthiest States Again In New Study Swap out your running shoes for dancing ones. Massachusetts once again topped the list of healthiest states in the nation, beating out one of the country's most desirable destinations. Boston University's School of Public Health and Sharecare recently published their annual Well Being Index, which compiles studies on several health topics and ranks each state based on its performance. Massachusetts ranked second in access to healthcare, second in housing and transportation, third in purpose wellbeing, third in financial, fourth in physical health, fifth in social health, fifth i…

by Josh Lanier

08/06/2022

Police & Fire

51-Year-Old Royalston Man Had Child Porn Featuring Toddlers: Police A 51-year-old Worcester County man had child pornography on his phone, laptop, and an external hard drive, some of which featured toddlers, federal authorities said. Kevin Divoll, of Royalston, was arrested this week and charged with possession of child pornography, the Department of Justice said on Friday, Aug. 5. Divoll, who works at a Veterans Affairs Medical facility in Leeds, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. Federal authorities began investigating Divoll after they linked him to an IP address that was using Wi-Fi at the Leeds VA Medical Center to …

by Josh Lanier

08/05/2022

News

Milton Used Car Dealer Laundered Scammers' Money Through His Business: Feds A 53-year-old Milton man will spend six months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to helping scammers launder their money through his car dealership, authorities said. Augustine Osemwegie was sentenced earlier this week, the Department of Justice said on Friday, Aug. 3. The judge also ruled that Osemwegie must pay a $5,500 fine and serve two years of supervised release. Federal investigators said Osemwegie used his car dealership Ejad Auto Sales, along with two other associates, as a vehicle for cleaning stolen cash. Scammers would bring their c…

by Josh Lanier

08/05/2022

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