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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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News

Lottery Jackpot: Man Wins $10K A Month For 10 Years In Central Mass Randy Whitney of Spencer just earned a six-figure salary for the next 10 years from the Massachusetts State Lottery. Whitney will receive a monthly stipend of $10,000. Whitney chose to take the first year's prize money in a lump sum — $120,000 before taxes. He won playing the "Decade of Dollars," a $5 scratch-off ticket game. Whitney purchased the winning ticket at Xpress Mart at 94 Main St. in Spencer. The store will receive a $12,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket.

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

Guns, Ammo Arsenal Found In Drunk Driver's Crashed Car In Western Mass: Police Drunk, high, and armed to the teeth. That's how Massachusetts State Police described a Connecticut woman they arrested Thursday, Oct. 19, after she crashed her car into another vehicle in Hampden County while intoxicated. Catherine Hansen, 45, of Enfield, Connecticut, faces a slew of charges after police said they found a pistol and hundreds of rounds of ammunition in her wrecked car in Agawam, authorities said. Hansen is accused of speeding when she crashed into a car just before 1 p.m. at the Agawam Rotary on Route 57, State police said. Several people in the car she hit were injured. …

10/20/2023

Police & Fire

SUV Crashes Into, Kills Woman Walking In Malden: DA A pedestrian was killed Thursday, Oct. 19, after a BMW SUV crashed into another vehicle before hitting the woman as she stood on the sidewalk, Middlesex County, authorities said. The initial wreck happened at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Main Street in Malden when the BMW slammed into a stopped SUV at a traffic light, the Middlesex District Attorney said. The BMW then struck two light poles before crashing into the female pedestrian. Paramedics rushed the woman to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. Police have not released the woman …

10/19/2023

Police & Fire

Grover St. Fatal Fire: 'Person Of Interest' Sought By Springfield Police A fatal fire in Springfield early Monday morning, Oct. 16, may have been intentionally set. Springfield police are asking for people who live in the area near the blaze to check their cameras for a specific person seen walking away from the scene. The fire at 118 Grover Street in Springfield began around 5 a.m. on the front porch beneath the bedroom of Janayrah "Nany" Rivera, 18, Springfield police said. A fundraiser for her said she was trapped in the room as the flames licked up the walls. Her sister received third-degree burns and will likely need three to four skin graft…

10/19/2023

Police & Fire

2 Children Poured Acid On Slides, Injured 4 Other Kids At Western Mass Park: DA Two minors have been charged with pouring muriatic acid on slides in Hampden County and injuring multiple children, authorities said. Police said the juveniles poured the toxic material on the slides at Bliss Park in Longmeadow on June 11. Four children who played on them later were burned by the caustic substance. An investigation found that the juveniles had stolen muriatic acid from the pool's pump room at the park and poured it on three slides. The toxic material was stored correctly, authorities said, but the thieves went to great lengths to get it. They scaled two fences a…

10/19/2023

News

$1M Lottery Win: Mass Man Loses Winning Ticket, Housekeeper Finds It A Middlesex County man is $1 million richer now, thanks to his honest housekeeper. Khalil Soussa, of Medford, won the payday playing the “15,000,000 Money Maker” scratch-off lottery game, Massachusetts Lottery Officials said. He bought the ticket months ago but lost it. Soussa's housekeeper found it inside a vase, the lottery said. Soussa took the lump sum of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. He said he plans to use the money to help a friend and donate to charities. He bought the ticket at Tony’s Convenience at 416 Salem St. in Medfor…

10/19/2023

Police & Fire

Woman Raped After Getting Into Car She Thought Was An Uber In Boston: DA A woman told Boston police she got the ride from hell when she accidentally got into a car she believed was her Uber on Saturday, Oct. 14, and the driver raped her, authorities said. Qabel Najeeb, 29, of Worcester, who investigators said was behind the wheel of that car, is charged with one count of rape and was being held on a $10,000 bail, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. The 32-year-old woman called Boston police and said she'd ordered a ride home from a Boston nightclub a little before 5 a.m., but the ride was canceled, authorities said. The woman did not realize t…

10/19/2023

Business

Rite Aid Will Close Stores In Mass, Connecticut After Filing For Bankruptcy Rite Aid, the pharmacy giant that filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, Oct. 15, plans to close 154 underperforming stores nationwide, according to a new filing. Some of those closures will be in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Related: Why Is Rite Aid Filing For Bankruptcy? Rite Aid announced earlier this week that declining sales and rising debt forced the company's hand in filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The chain has more than 2,100 stores nationwide, and reducing rent costs will play a large part in bringing its balance sheet back into the black. The only store in Massachusetts…

10/18/2023

Police & Fire

Western Mass Man Shared Child Porn Of Kid Under 12-Years-Old: Feds A 25-year-old Amherst man was arrested Wednesday morning, Oct. 18, and charged with having and sharing child sexual abuse material last year, authorities said. Bradley Driscoll faces one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A federal indictment said that in August 2022, Driscoll had child sexual abuse videos that featured a kid under 12 years old. Driscoll faces at least five years in prison and up to 40 years in prison if he is convicted, per federal sentencing guidelines…

10/18/2023

News

Lottery Jackpot: Special Numbers Help Boston Woman Win $25K A Year For Life An East Boston woman recently picked up $25,000 a year for life in the Oct. 3 lottery drawing thanks to her lucky numbers. And she already has some high-octane ideas for how to spend her windfall. Marina Costello of East Boston used a collection of birthdays and her favorite numbers when she played the Lucky for Life game earlier this month. She's been playing those same numbers for 30 years, the Massachusetts State Lottery said. Costello chose the lump sum payment of $390,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. She plans to use that money to buy a new car. She purchase…

10/18/2023

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