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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.

Josh Lanier's Contributions

Police & Fire

Constructor Worker Killed In Rock Crusher Accident At Swampscott Job Site: DA A worker was killed on Monday afternoon, July 17, following an accident at an Aggregate Industries job site at the Swampscott Quarry, authorities said. Workers at the facility called 911 around 1 p.m. to report an incident involving a rock crusher suspended above the quarry at the 30 Danvers Road site. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene, and their name is being withheld until their next of kin can be notified. Swampscott police, Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Essex County District Attorney's Office is investigating the accident.

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

Man Involved In Central Mass Standoff Pleads Not Guilty, Held Without Bail A man who held Worcester police at bay during a two-hour standoff last week pleaded not guilty to all charges on Monday, July 17, authorities said. A judge ordered held without bail, authorities said. Jonathan Lugo, 27, of Worcester, was accused of threatening people with a gun on Culver Street Friday afternoon, but when police arrived he refused to drop the weapon, Worcester police said. He instead fled along Dorchester Street and ran inside an apartment on Cutler Street and would not come out Police called in a mental health expert and a SWAT team to prepare for any outcome. Officer…

07/17/2023

News

Google Doodle Honors Mass Scientist Who 'Planted Seed' Of Climate Change Awareness Search engine giant Google paid homage to Eunice Newton Foote, a scientist, inventor, and women's rights advocate, on what would have been her 204th birthday Monday, July 17 with a Google Doodle. Foote, who was born in Connecticut (in the town of Goshen in Litchfield County), and died in Lenox, Massachusetts, was the first person to document what we now call the "greenhouse effect." Google said Foote "planted the seed" for climate change awareness more than 160 years ago. According to NewScientist, Foote described how different gases, such as oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon di…

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

Springfield Man Convicted Of Sex Trafficking 13-Year-Old In Group Home A 51-year-old Springfield man faces a lengthy prison sentence after he was convicted last week of sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl, authorities said. Carlos Casillas, 51, was convicted Friday, July 14, following a three-day trial, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. A sentencing date has not been set. Police began investigating Casillas in September 2021 after he reached out to a 13-year-old girl through Facebook Messenger, the federal prosecutor said. At the time, the girl was living at a group home in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families.&…

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

Lowell Man Beat His Mom To Death After She Visited His Home: DA A family argument exploded into violence on Monday, July 17, in Lowell and ended when a 23-year-old man beat his mother to death, authorities allege. Michael Belous, of Lowell, is accused of attacking his 51-year-old mother when she visited his condominium on Middlesex Street, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said. Police were called to the condo early Monday morning and found Elena Vainer on the floor, badly beaten and barely breathing, officials said. She had heavy bruises on her face and other signs of trauma. After a short investigation, police said a fig…

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

High Court Upholds 2005 Murder Conviction Of Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman In Western Mass A Massachusetts court has once again upheld Dennis Bateman's murder conviction for the vicious killing of 21-year-old Brandy Waryasz and her unborn child in April 2005 in Franklin County. Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court denied Bateman's request for a retrial, the Northwestern District Attorney announced on Monday, July 17. Bateman was convicted of first-degree murder in 2007 and ordered to serve two life sentences without parole after a jury found him guilty of the strangulation death of Waryasz, who was seven months pregnant, records show. Her unborn child, who s…

07/17/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Goes Missing In Western Mass; Police Ask Public For Tips A 16-year-old girl in Berkshire County is missing, and police have released her photo in the hopes someone will see her and contact authorities. Mya Acito, of Pittsfield, is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 105 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, Pittsfield police said. She was in pajama bottoms and a white tank top the last time her family saw her. Related: Missing Teenage Girl In Pittsfield Found, Police Said Pittsfield police believe she is still in the area. Police ask anyone with information on Acito's disappearance or whereabouts to contact investigators at …

07/17/2023

News

Western Mass Artist Brings Her Movie Magic To State's Thriving Film Scene There's a good chance you've seen Terri See's work but didn't notice it. That's the way she wants it. Based out of Western Massachusetts, See is a set decorator and buyer for films. Her superpower is converting spaces into whatever a director needs or a script calls for — no CGI required, just a lot of hard work and a little movie magic. "It's unlike any other job out there," she told the Daily Voice. "I love my work. It allows me to be creative and collaborate with some of the most talented people." See recently worked on the Michael Douglas production "Blood Knot," which was partially…

07/16/2023

Police & Fire

(Update) Police ID 17-Year-Old Boy Pulled From Water Near Shannon Beach In Winchester (Update) Police released the name of the 17-year-old boy who died while swimming with friends at Upper Mystic Lakes on Saturday, July 15. Luis Tejeda, 17, of Lynn, was found by divers around 7 p.m. near Shannon Beach. There are no lifeguards on duty there after 6 p.m., police said. ---------- (Original) A 17-year-old boy drowned while swimming with friends at Upper Mystic Lakes on Saturday, July 15. Divers found his body after 7 p.m. The boy, whose name was not released, was swimming with a group about 100 yards offshore and outside the swim zone, state police said. At so…

07/15/2023

Police & Fire

Man Stole Truck With Baby Inside Then Left Child On Boston Sidewalk A man stole a truck with a toddler inside in Boston on Friday, July 14, and left the child on the sidewalk a short time later, police said. The child's parents called police just before 3 p.m. after they got out of their truck at 430 Geneva Ave. to tend to the toddler, Boston police said. That's when a man jumped into the driver's seat and sped away toward Bowdoin Street with the child still inside. The man returned moments later and dropped the child off on the sidewalk where he'd stolen the truck, police said. He sped off again after that. Paramedics evaluated the toddler…

07/15/2023

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