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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

(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

News

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

News

Rapper Opens Yogurt Shop In Northborough; Celebrates With Fans In Music Video Joyner Lucas held the grand opening for his new yogurt and smoothie shop in Worcester County on Sunday, July 23. To help get people in the door, the two-time Grammy-nominated rapper shot a music video with dozens of his fans and new customers. Oh Wow Frozen Yogurt & Smoothies, located at 269 West Main Street in Northborough, serves boba tea along with self-serve yogurt and a laundry list of smoothies, a press release announced. Videos on the store's Facebook page shows Lucas making some of the items on the menu and promising quality. Lucas, a Worcester native, celebrated the grand op…

07/23/2023

News

Plane Crashes On Martha's Vineyard; Pilot Walks Away A single-engine plane crashed Sunday morning in Martha's Vineyard, but luckily no one was injured, rescue personnel said. The Arnold Volksplane VP-1 came down just before 11 a.m. after the pilot lost altitude on his landing descent coming into Martha's Vineyard Airport, the West Tisbury Police Department said. The aviator radioed the tower about two miles east of the runway to declare an emergency and made a crash-landing in a field in the nearby Manuel F. Correllus State Forest. Emergency responders treated the pilot, but he was seriously uninjured, police said. …

07/23/2023

Business

Springfield Foodies Fight Over Best Chinese Food In City — Here's Who Won A Facebook comment went semi-viral in a Facebook group when it sparked a lively, spirited, and occasionally pointed debate over what restaurant served the best Chinese food in Springfield. Nancy Trace posted a comment last week looking for suggestions of where to grab a decent bite to eat after finding the city's Chinese options lackluster since moving from Connecticut last year. What followed was a more than 150-comment avalanche of opinions from Springfield foodies. The winner? Wong Wok at 749 Summer Avenue took home the top prize as the most suggested option fo…

07/23/2023

Police & Fire

Teen With 'Heart Of Gold' Killed, 5 Injured After Boat Slams Into Cape Cod Jetty A 17-year-old girl who was "effortlessly kind" was killed Friday night, July 21, and five others were hurt in a Cape Cod boat crash, her high school announced. Sadie Mauro, of Sherborn in Middlesex County, was one of six people on a boat that struck a jetty in Sesuit Harbor in Barnstable County around 9 p.m., reports said. Rescue crews found her body off Cold Storage Beach around 11:30 p.m. following a multi-agency search, state police said. Sadie was a rising senior and lacrosse star at Dover-Sherborn High School. Several news outlets said Principal John Smith sent a…

07/23/2023

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