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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

'Huffing' Woman Caused Car Explosion In Central Mass: Police Fire investigators in Worcester County believe a car explosion over the weekend was caused by a woman huffing cans of compressed air inside the vehicle to get high. The explosion happened on Saturday, July 22, near Walmart in Sturbridge at 110 Charlton Road. Fire crews were called when an explosion blew the windows out of a Toyota Corolla and dislodged the doors. Cars parked nearby were also damaged. Officials believe the woman inside the vehicle had been inhaling the aerosol cans with the windows rolled up when she lit a cigarette and ignited the propellant. Sturbridge police did not re…

07/25/2023

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Donations Flood In For Family Of Center Mass Educator Who Died Of Cancer Meghan Milonopoulos spent her life helping Worcester's North High School students prepare for their future. She died on Saturday, July 22, of stage IV colon cancer. Now the community she taught wants to help provide for her three young children and support their education. A GoFundMe to start a college fund for McKenna, Mia, and Mathaios Milonopoulos has raised more than $11,000 in just two days. The fundraiser hopes to generate $75,000 for the children's college fund. Meghan Milonopoulos learned of her cancer diagnosis 18 months ago. Since that day, the North High vice principal focused …

07/25/2023

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$1M Lottery Win: Western Mass Woman Used Race Cars, Convenience Store To Pick Numbers Three people from Massachusetts won $1 million each in the $1 billion Powerball drawing on Friday, July 21. Two of those winners said they had help picking their numbers. Rae Ann Wentworth-Cadieux, of Hadley, chose her numbers based on a convenience store chain 7-11 and race cars, the Massachusetts State Lottery said. The winning numbers were 7, 10, 11, 13, 24, with the Powerball number 24. Wentworth-Cadieux got all the numbers but missed the Powerball. She said she plans to buy a summer home with her winnings. She purchased her ticket at Pride Station & Sto…

07/25/2023

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Boston Woman Drowns Scuba Diving In Rockport A 40-year-old South Boston woman died over the weekend in Rockport while SCUBA diving with her father, authorities said. Sara Elizabeth Nivens was found late Saturday afternoon, July 22, near the Dry Salvages Rock about two miles northwest of the town, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said. She had been on a two-day trip with her dad diving off a charter boat. Authorities pulled Nivens' body from the water and took her to Addison Gilbert Hospital and later taken to Lahey Hospital Medical Center in Burlington, where doctors pronounced her dead. Rockport pol…

07/25/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Police ID Body Pulled From Shallow Water In Salisbury Update: Authorities identified the man that was pulled from the ocean Tuesday morning as Xhoi Docnoka, 28, of Seabrook. Original: The body of a man was found floating face down in the ocean early Tuesday morning, July 25, in Salisbury, authorities said. The man's name is being withheld until authorities reach his next of kin. A person walking on the beach around 1 a.m. near 4 Ocean Front Drive found the body and called 911. Police said the man was found floating in ankle-deep water. The Salisbury Police Department and the Essex County District Attorney are inv…

07/25/2023

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Springfield Rollover Crash Will Impact Evening Rush Hour: DOT The Massachusetts State Department of Transportation said drivers should expect delays Monday evening, July 24, following a rollover crash on I-91 southbound in Springfield. Police closed the left lane near Exit 4 just before 3:30 p.m. DOT said there were injuries in the crash, but authorities have not released any details. Rollover crash with injuries in #Springfield on I-91-SB at Exit 4. Right lane closed. Expect delays. — Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) July 24, 2023 Traffic cameras show congestion extending from the crash site into West Springfield. Interstate 290 and highways th…

07/24/2023

Police & Fire

Suspect In Springfield Man's Murder Busted Returning To US Months Later: Police A 43-year-old Connecticut man wanted for allegedly killing a Springfield man and critically wounding a second in Vermont was arrested on Saturday, July 22, as he returned from Jamaica, authorities said. Devon Dennis, of Hartford, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder in the May 12 shooting in Brookfield, Vermont, Vermont State Police said. Related: Springfield Man Killed In Vermont, 2nd Man Wounded Juan Sierra, age 27, of Springfield, was shot in the chest and killed after driving to Vermont with Miguel Fuentes, 29, police said. Sierra died at…

07/24/2023

Police & Fire

Body of 21-Year-Old Man Pulled From Pond Near Western Mass Farm Police found the body of a 21-year-old farm worker dead inside his truck at the bottom of a lake in Berkshire County on Monday, July 24, authorities said. State police announced Monday morning that they had started a search for the man after someone at Pine Island Farm in Sheffield saw tire tracks leading from where he his truck was parked the night before to the 14-foot-deep pond nearby. He was last seen sitting in the vehicle Sunday night. The man, who authorities did not identify but said is of Mexican nationality, lived and worked as a harvester at the 1474 He…

07/24/2023

Police & Fire

Man Threatens Woman With Knife Inside Her Western Mass Home: Police A 21-year-old man is accused of breaking into a woman's home on Sunday evening, July 23, and threatening to stab her, police said. Jada Lopez, of Pittsfield, is charged with home invasion though more charges may be forthcoming, Pittsfield police said. Police received a 911 call just before 7 p.m. about a woman being held hostage at gunpoint. After a brief investigation, officers said that Lopez had broke into the home and threatened the woman's life with a large knife. This was not a random act, and police said there was no threat to the community. Anyone with informatio…

07/24/2023

Police & Fire

(Updated) Missing Man's Tracks Lead To Lake Near Western Mass Farm Update: The body of a 21-year-old man was pulled from a pond near a farm in Berkshire County following a brief search on Monday, July 24. Click here for more information Original: State police have called in search teams to find a man who was last seen Sunday night, July 23, sitting in his truck at a Berkshire County farm. Tire tracks from where the vehicle was parked lead to a 14-foot-deep lake. The man, whose name police did not release, is an employee of the Sheffield farm at 1474 Hewins Street. State police have divers at the pond, K9 teams, helicopters, and drone…

07/24/2023

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