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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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Mass Teen Tried To Help ISIS In Terrorist Group's War Against 'Disbelievers': Feds Mass Teen Tried To Help ISIS In Terrorist Group's War Against 'Disbelievers': Feds
Mass Teen Tried To Help ISIS In Terrorist Group's War Against 'Disbelievers': Feds An 18-year-old Middlesex County man has been charged with helping raise money for the terrorist group ISIS, federal authorities announced.  Mateo Ventura, 18, of Wakefield, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston this week on the charge of knowingly concealing the source of material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Investigators said Ventura provided multiple gift cards worth $700 to someone he believed was an ISIS supporter. The gift cards would be sold on the dark web for less than their face value, wi…

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Police & Fire
Love In A Boston Elevator Lands Couple With Warrants In Prison: Police Love In A Boston Elevator Lands Couple With Warrants In Prison: Police
Love In A Boston Elevator Lands Couple With Warrants In Prison: Police A couple of love birds decided to get hot and heavy in an elevator at the State Street MBTA Station Monday night, Oct. 16, transit police said, but that wasn't what got them locked up.  Transit police received a call of two people *ahem* going down in an elevator around 10 p.m. Police caught the couple in the act, but after running their information, officers realized they were wanted for a slew of other crimes outside of living out the lyrics to a late 1980s B-tier Aerosmith jam.  The two had warrants for assault with a dangerous weapon, breaking and entering, and assault on a po…

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Man Missing For Month ID'd As Body Found In Southborough: Police Man Missing For Month ID'd As Body Found In Southborough: Police
Man Missing For Month ID'd As Body Found In Southborough: Police Police have identified the body found dead in Southborough on Monday, Oct. 16, as an 82-year-old Warren man who went missing in September.  Gary Lyons, who suffered from cognitive disabilities, disappeared from his Palmer Street home in Warren on Sept. 14 in his 2018 Toyota Camry. He said he was going "east," a Warren missing person's post read.  His family and police were never able to find him, and authorities issued a Silver Alert in the hopes of bringing him home safely.  On Monday, a man's body was found in Southborough just before noon on Valley Road near a b…

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Obituaries
GoFundMe For Teen Killed In Springfield Fire Tops $20K Goal; Fundraising Continues For Sister GoFundMe For Teen Killed In Springfield Fire Tops $20K Goal; Fundraising Continues For Sister
GoFundMe For Teen Killed In Springfield Fire Tops $20K Goal; Fundraising Continues For Sister Support for an 18-year-old girl who was killed in a Springfield fire on Monday, Oct. 16, has overwhelmed her family, but they are keeping the fundraiser open to help their daughter who will need multiple skin graphs, the GoFundMe said.  Janayrah "Nany" Rivera was killed, others were seriously injured, and three dogs died in a two-alarm blaze that broke out at a home on Grover Street just before 5:30 a.m., according to firefighters. It's unclear what sparked the blaze, but firefighters had it under control in under 20 minutes, officials said.  Janayrah's sister posted on the GoFundMe that th…

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2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA 2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA
2 More Busted In Baby's Killing In Western Mass, Charged With Helping Shooter: DA Two people in Hampden County have been arrested and charged with helping one of the men accused of shooting an innocent bystander and killing her baby in a Holyoke shooting earlier this month, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 17.  Jose Galarza, age 31, and Jay Marie Rosado-Rosario, age 29, both of Holyoke, are charged with accessory after the fact – murder, the Hampden County District Attorney said. Investigators said they helped Kermith Alvarez, the third suspect in the shooting, evade capture after the killing.  Related: Third Man Arrested In Fatal Shooting Of Bab…

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Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead On South Boston Beach ID'd By Police; Investigators Narrow Cause of Death Woman Found Dead On South Boston Beach ID'd By Police; Investigators Narrow Cause of Death
Woman Found Dead On South Boston Beach ID'd By Police; Investigators Narrow Cause of Death A woman whose body was found on Carson Beach in South Boston Monday morning, Oct. 16, has been identified as a 29-year-old woman.  Megan Anderson, whose last permanent address was in Las Vegas, was found on the beach near Day Boulevard just before 7 a.m., Massachusetts State Police said. She may have been homeless.  A preliminary examination showed no indication of trauma on her body, police said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will release the cause of death. 

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Police & Fire
'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable' 'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable'
'Horrific Living Conditions': 3 Kids Removed From Western Mass Home Deemed 'Uninhabitable' Three children were taken from a Hampden County apartment last week after investigators searched it on a drugs warrant and found the living conditions "horrific," Holyoke police said.  A task force of several area agencies raided the home at 149 Essex Street to search for drugs, but what they found was much worse. Three children were living in squalor without basic necessities, Holyoke police said.  Officers who entered the home said they "were exposed to horrific living conditions," police said in a social media post. Police contacted the Board of Health, who deemed the home unin…

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Police & Fire
(Update) Woman's Body Found On South Boston Beach: Police (Update) Woman's Body Found On South Boston Beach: Police
(Update) Woman's Body Found On South Boston Beach: Police Update: Police have identified the woman found dead on Carson Beach on Monday. Her name is Meghan Anderson. She's a 29-year-old woman whose last address was in Las Vegas. Click here for more information on the updated story.  Original Report: A woman's body was found just before 7 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16, on a beach in South Boston, authorities said. State police were called to an area of Carson Beach just off Day Boulevard, where they located the body. Investigators are being tight-lipped about the circumstances around how the body was found.  The Office of the Chief Medical Exa…

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Business
Watertown Natives Launch Coconut-Flavored Whiskey To 'Escape The Ordinary' Watertown Natives Launch Coconut-Flavored Whiskey To 'Escape The Ordinary'
Watertown Natives Launch Coconut-Flavored Whiskey To 'Escape The Ordinary' Mikey Bortone has never wanted a 9-to-5 job. The Watertown native has been a reality TV star, actor, producer, and entrepreneur. But his latest venture, he hopes, will be his crowning achievement. And he’s reaching into his past and back to his hometown to make it happen. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Watertown Whiskey (@watertownwhiskey) Bortone created Watertown Whiskey, a coconut-flavored spirit released this summer and named for his hometown. It’s the culmination of four years of taste tests, countless setbacks, and a lot o…

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Western Mass Cop Cruiser Crashes Into Car Carrying Grandmother, 2 Grandkids; 4 Hurt: Police Western Mass Cop Cruiser Crashes Into Car Carrying Grandmother, 2 Grandkids; 4 Hurt: Police
Western Mass Cop Cruiser Crashes Into Car Carrying Grandmother, 2 Grandkids; 4 Hurt: Police A police car en route to a suspected crime scene crashed at an intersection in Berkshire County Sunday afternoon, Oct. 15, injuring four people, including a grandmother, her grandchildren, and a Pittsfield police officer, authorities said. Two Pittsfield police officers were driving to a reported disturbance off Cheshire Road just before 4:30 p.m. with lights and sirens on, Pittsfield authorities said. As they passed through the intersection of Coltsville and Cheshire, the cruiser slammed into a Jeep Wrangler crossing the intersection.  The Jeep, driven by Kimberly Gaylord, 5…

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