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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

New Millionaire: Western Mass Man Wins Second-Chance Prize In Mass Lottery The game is called "The Fastest Road to $1 Million," and for one Greenfield man, it was. Ramiro Buenrostro was one of four second-chance drawing winners in the Massachusetts State Lottery for that game. Buenrostro decided to take the one-time lump sum payout of $650,000 before taxes, so his road is a little shorter than promised. But still not a bad trip, considering it started with a losing ticket. Buenrostro submitted his unlucky ticket — among 675,000 others — for the chance it could be chosen as one of four randomly selected for a cash prize. There were four $1 millio…

06/01/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Who Drowned In Pool ID'd As Agawam High Student A 17-year-old Agawam High School student died late Monday night, May 30, after he drowned in a privately owned swimming pool. Ömercan Karaarslan was described by school officials as a wonderful young man, loved by his classmates and adored by his teachers. He is going to be sadly missed by our school," they told Western Mass News. Little is known about the circumstances surrounding Karaarslan's death. Police are investigating the cause of the drowning and have said he was swimming in a home pool in the Feeding Hills area of town. Firefighters responded to a…

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Elderly Man Showed Porn To Kids At Southborough Restaurant: Police An elderly man in Worcester County was arrested on Tuesday, May 30, after two children said he approached them at a restaurant to show them pornography. David Parry, of Southborough, is charged with two counts of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, Southborough police said on Wednesday. The minors told police that Parry came up to them a little after 7:30 p.m. and tried to start a conversation, police said. Then, he took out his phone and showed them pornographic photos and videos, authorities said. The kids left the restaurant and told an adult, who contacted the …

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Man Admits To Killing 1, Wounding 2 More In 2020 Lawrence Shooting: DA A 25-year-old Lawrence man who admitted to shooting three men and killing one struck a plea deal on Wednesday, May 31, and will spend up to 26 years in prison, authorities said. Hector Baez was sentenced 18-to-20 years on a manslaughter charge, which will be followed by four to six years for a series of assault and battery and firearms charges, the Essex County District Attorney's Office. Baez faced a first-degree murder charge for shooting and killing Delvis Paulino-Fernandez, 26, of Lawrence, on Newton Street in Lawrence on May 3, 2020, the prosecutor said. He was attending an…

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Cyber Attorney Linked To Rapes, Kidnappings In Boston: FBI A New Jersey attorney is believed to be behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, according to federal officials. Matthew Nilo, 35, of Weehawken, was linked to the rapes through investigative forensic genealogy, which combines uses traditional DNA analysis on publicly available genealogy research and historical records, said Joe Bonavolonta, the special agent in charge of the Boston office of the FBI. This technique was not available when the attacks were happening. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in …

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Out-Of-State Tax Preparer Set Up Shop In Connecticut To File False Returns A Florida tax preparer who flew to Connecticut every year to work on people's federal returns will spend next year's tax season behind bars, authorities said on Tuesday, May 30. Keyante Paul, age 34, was sentenced to 12 months in federal prison after she pleaded guilty in February to aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false income tax return, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Paul ran Keys Tax Services and would set up shop in the New London County town of Norwich each year to prepare tax returns for clients that included false "adjustments," which reduced what the …

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Serial Rapist: Attorney Charged With 4 Cold Case Attacks In Mass, FBI Says The FBI and Boston police said a New Jersey attorney is behind a string of rapes and kidnappings in Boston more than 15 years ago, officials said. Officials arrested the Weehawken man on Tuesday, May 30. Matthew Nilo, 35, is charged with three counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping, one charge of intent to rape, and one account of indecent assault and battery, the Boston Police Department announced. The alleged attacks happened in August and November 2007 and August and December 2008 in Charlestown, authorities said. Investigators linked Nilo to the rapes through investigati…

05/31/2023

Police & Fire

Attempted Murder: Western Mass Police Bust Man Wanted In Vermont With Drugs, Gun A man caught on a doorbell camera shootout was arrested in Hampden County over the holiday weekend on attempted murder charges in Vermont, authorities said. Springfield police were called to Franklin Street around 5 p.m. on Monday, May 29, for a routine gun call. But when officers arrived, they said they found a loaded pistol, more than $5,000 in cash, cocaine, and marijuana, Springfield police said. They also learned that one of the people the suspects had several outstanding warrants in Vermont, including trying to kill someone in Bennington in September. Johnathan Nazar…

05/30/2023

News

Central Mass Man Helps Save Friend After He Fell While Rock Climbing In NH A 24-year-old Worcester County rock climber was able to help save his friend's life on Sunday, May 28, after his fellow climber slipped and fell nearly 50 feet on a rock face in New Hampshire, authorities said. Peter Kittredge, 24, of Whitinsville, was climbing Cathedral Ledge in the Barber Wall area with Matthew Allen, 24, of New York, when Allen fell. His safety gear failed and he ended up tumbling five stories, New Hampshire Fish and Game Law Enforcement said. Allen banged against the rock face on his way down and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injur…

05/30/2023

Lifestyle

Harrison Ford Forced To Make Quick Exit From Popular Farmers Market In New England Harrison Ford left the wretched hive of scum and villainy that is Los Angeles for somewhere more quaint over the weekend when he visited Western Massachusetts for the Amherst Farmers Market. The 80-year-old A-Lister was in town to see his youngest son Liam graduate from Amherst College. While in Amherst, Ford stopped by the farmers market but didn't get a chance to buy anything because word quickly spread that Indiana Jones was about, said Joyce Douthwright, who runs Cold Spring Soapery with her husband. She snapped a photo of him just before he was mobbed by fans. "…

05/30/2023

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