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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

Bail Revoked For Boston Man Accused Of Rape, Assaulting Police Officers: DA A Boston man charged with raping a woman at a Boston apartment and fighting police officers who came to arrest him has had his $5,000 bail revoked, authorities said. Milthon Correa-Regifo, 45, is charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (shod foot), resisting arrest, two counts of indecent assault and battery on a person over 14, and two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, the Suffolk County District Attorney. He was out on a $5,000 bond from a 2022 charge. Correa-Regifo is accused of attacking a 26-year-old woman at an apartment on Bowdoin Street,…

01/03/2024

Real Estate

Peek Inside $12.5M Massachusetts Mansion With Custom Elevator Up For Sale If you're looking for a place to live in Brookline and have $12.5 million to spare, there's a state-of-the-art house waiting for you. But if you're a little strapped for cash, Zillow believes you can get the six-bedroom, five-bath mansion for just $11.4 million. Think of what you can do with the savings. The home comes with a state-of-the-art kitchen. Zillow The home at 138 Woodland Road sits on an acre of manicured land and is loaded with amenities like a state-of-the-art kitchen and more than 7,000 square feet of living space. The Zillow description says the home was d…

01/03/2024

Business

Western Mass Store Closing After 43 Years In Business A beloved mainstay of Hampshire County is closing its doors for good after 43 years in Northampton. Acme Surplus, tucked inside Thornes Marketplace at 150 Main Street, announced on New Year's that this would be the store's last week in business in a Facebook post. We are so honored to have been members of our wonderful Northampton community for so many years. Thank you to all who showed up in the last days of 2023 to share stories about your experiences with us over the years! You continue to bring smiles to our faces as we start to say goodbye. Dear Acme Surplus Friends and…

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Quincy Man Set Raccoon On Fire In Backyard: Report A Quincy man has been charged with animal cruelty after police said they saw him trying to burn a raccoon alive in his backyard, reports said. Andrew Chieu, 63, was arrested on Saturday, Dec. 30, when Quincy police were called to his Royal Street home to break up a dispute between him and a neighbor, NBC Boston reported. Officers found a raccoon in a trap with severe burns and a fire burning in the backyard. Police received a video of Chieu building a fire inside a can and placing a trap atop the flames with a live raccoon inside, the report continued. Calls to…

01/03/2024

News

$1M Lottery Win: Central Mass Family Man Has Big Plans For His Big Payday A Worcester County who has provided for his family for the past 33 years says he knows what he will do with his $1 million lottery win. Michael Piers, of Oxford, is the first seven-figure winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$1,000,000 Snow Much Money” $5 scratch-off game. He elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. Piers said he's been a married family man for 33 years, and he plans to be prudent and invest some of his winnings. He bought the ticket at RT 12 Variety at 126 Main St. in Oxford. T…

01/03/2024

Police & Fire

Teen Killed In Fiery Single-Car Crash In Hopkinton A 19-year-old girl died Tuesday, Jan. 2, when her car burst into flames after she crashed into a northbound median on I-495 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The girl, whose name was not released pending family notification, wrecked her Nissan Altima near mile marker 55.2 in Hopkinton just after 1 p.m., Massachusetts State Police said. When troopers arrived, the car was in flames. Authorities pronounced the driver dead at the scene after they extinguished the fire. Police contained, cleaned, and cleared the area by 6 p.m. State police and the Office of Chief Medical …

01/03/2024

News

$1M Lottery Payday: Western Mass Woman Plans To 'Have Some Fun' With Her Winnings What's the point of winning the lottery if you can't have some fun with your windfall? That's what one Franklin County woman said she wants to do after claiming her $1 million prize from the Massachusetts State Lottery. Vicki Sumner, of Bernardston, won the seven-figure sum playing the “Billion Dollar Extravaganza” $50 scratch-off ticket game. Sumner chose the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity. She said she plans to pay off her car loans and "have some fun" with her winnings. Sumner bought the ticket at the Greenfield Lodge of…

01/02/2024

News

East Boston Man Sliced Woman Repeatedly In Front Of Her Kids In New Year's Attack: DA Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square, an East Boston man was in handcuffs for what police say was a vicious attack on a woman in front of her children. Erick Arevalo, 23, is charged with armed assault with attempt to murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (knife), assault and battery and assault and battery on a family or household member, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. It's unclear if the kids were his or how long he and the woman were together. Investigators were called to an apartment on Princeton Street just after midnight and found a …

01/02/2024

Police & Fire

Man Who Tried To Kill Rival Outside Central Mass Courthouse Gets 11 Years In Prison: DA A 32-year-old man who attempted to kill the driver of a passing car next to a Worcester courthouse earlier this year will spend up to 11 years behind bars. James Freeman IV, of Worcester, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including armed assault to murder, this week in connection with the Feb. 2, 2023 shooting, the Worcester County District Attorney announced. He'll serve two years of probation after he is released from prison. Police said Freeman fired at a passing car just after 2:30 a.m. near 114 Main Street, outside the Worcester trial court. A Shotspotter call sent offic…

01/02/2024

Police & Fire

1 Dead In Early Morning Cambridge Apartment Fire; 15 Left Homeless One person is dead, and more than a dozen are without homes to begin the new year after an early morning fire in Cambridge burned through an apartment complex, officials said. The blaze began just after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at a four-story Chester Street apartment building, state fire officials said. Investigators believe the fire started in a second-floor apartment at the front left of the building. The body of the occupant was found inside. Authorities have not released their name pending family notification. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 5:15 a.m…

01/02/2024

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