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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

Don't Die In Massachusetts. It Costs Too Much If you plan to die, do it somewhere outside of Massachusetts. According to a new study, the Bay State is one of the nation's most expensive places to perish. Forbes recently tallied all the financial costs of losing a loved one. That included end-of-life care and funeral expenses. What they found is that not only is the cost of living rising, but so is the price of dying. Alaska was the priciest place to die, with it costing more than $33,000 on average. That's $24,400 for end-of-life care and an average funeral price tag of $9,300, according to the Forbes study. Hawaii is next,…

09/16/2023

News

Cha-Ching! Rosindale Man Wins $1M Lottery Payday A Roslindale man is $1 million richer after he purchased a scratch-off lottery ticket in Mansfield recently. James Driscoll won the seven-figure sum playing the "Emeralds 50X" instant win game. He picked up his prize on Wednesday, Sept. 13, with his wife Peggy. James decided to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. He bought the winning ticket at the Mansfield Xtramart at 905 S. Main Street in Mansfield. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling it.

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Who Shared Nude Images Of Kids As Young As 3 In Western Mass Gets 7 Years In Prison: Feds A 42-year-old Hampden County man who admitted to sharing child sexual abuse material with an undercover officer was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 14, to seven years in federal prison, authorities said. Robert Avrett, of Ludlow, was charged with distribution and possession of child pornography, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He'll serve five years of probation after he's released. Investigators said Avrett shared photos and videos of child sexual abuse material over the social messaging app Kik, featuring children as young as 3 years old. He sent several videos to an…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Guilty In 'Gut Wrenching' Child Sex Trafficking Case In Canton Involving Girl, 15: Feds A 24-year-old Canton man accused of forcing a 15-year-old girl into sexual servitude was found guilty and now faces a minimum of a decade in federal prison and could be there for life, authorities said. Keion Rowell was convicted of sex trafficking of a child on Thursday, Sept. 14, following a four-day trial, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Rowell met the girl in January 2021. She was a runaway, and he preyed on her vulnerability, the prosecutor said. Rowell turned her into a prostitute and posted multiple ads online — some included nude photos of the child — offering se…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

27-Year-Old Stabbed Man To Death In Pittsfield: Police Police in Berkshire County have arrested a 27-year-old and charged him with the stabbing death of a man on a Pittsfield street earlier this week. Police said it was a targeted attack. Josiah Helmer, of Pittsfield, was charged with murder in the fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Sept. 12, Pittsfield police said. Police were called to the area near the intersection of Melville and First Streets around 10:45 p.m., where they found a 42-year-old man bleeding and barely alive, Pittsfield police said. Paramedics rushed him to Berkshire Medical Center, where he later died of his wou…

09/15/2023

Police & Fire

(Video) Suspect Who Dragged Trooper During Traffic Stop Caught In Eastern Mass: Police Caught! After a nearly daylong manhunt, Massachusetts State Police captured the man they say dragged an officer with his car as he tried to escape arrest. Derek Lobo, 31, of Brockton, was arrested on Thursday, Sept. 13, Massachusetts State Police said. The Massachusetts State Police are seeking the driver of a car that dragged a Trooper on a traffic stop in Brockton last... Posted by Massachusetts State Police on Thursday, September 14, 2023 He is charged with: Assault and battery on a police officer Assault and battery with a dangerous weapon Trafficking in Fentanyl, more than 10…

09/14/2023

Police & Fire

14-Year-Old Gunned Down Teenage Woman In Lawrence: DA A 14-year-old Lawrence boy was arrested and charged with shooting and killing a Lawrence woman on the street, authorities said. Jobe Santiago is charged with murder following the Sept. 6 killing of Angie Aristy near 300 Howard St., the Essex County District Attorney. He is being tried as an adult. A second teenager was charged with assault with an attempt to rob in the killing, the prosecutor said. Related: Loved Ones Starts GoFundMe For Murdered 19-Year-Old Lawrence Aristy's friends and family posted several memorials to the woman on social media following her killing. Many wrote s…

09/14/2023

Police & Fire

Student Had Loaded Gun In Lowell School, Threatened To 'Shoot Up The Block': DA A 16-year-old student brought a loaded revolver to a Lowell charter school on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and attacked a police officer who tried to take it from him, authorities said. A student at Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School told faculty that multiple students might have brought weapons to school, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. The informant said they planned to "shoot up the block." Lowell police were dispatched to the school around 12:45 p.m. Officers spotted a 16-year-old carrying an over-the-shoulder bag as he left the Middle Street school. Wh…

09/13/2023

News

You Could Be $100K Richer And Not Know It, But Time's Running Out To Claim It Like a fairy tale in reverse, a winning lottery ticket will soon turn back into a worthless piece if its owner doesn't hand it over before the end of the month. The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that a Mass Cash ticket purchased at Joe’s Kwik Mart, 287 Prospect St. in Cambridge, on Sept. 30, 2022, will expire on Sept. 29. The winner numbers are 07-11-16-27-29. Whoever has the ticket must turn it in at one of the Lottery claim centers in Braintree, Dorchester, Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield, and Worcester before the expiration date.

09/13/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Gunman On Loose: Police Urge Lynn Residents To Shelter In Place A man accused of a shooting in Lynn just after 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, is on the loose, and police are asking residents to stay indoors until he is caught. Related: Police Arrest Man Wanted In Shooting Near Lynn Vocational Tech The shooting happened in the area of Commercial and Neptune Streets near Lynn Vocational Technical Institute. The gunman ran away before Lynn police could arrest him. Investigators ask anyone who sees the man, knows who he is, or sees anything suspicious to call 911 immediately.

09/13/2023

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