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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

West Mass City Says Its Water Is Safe To Drink Again West Springfield residents no longer need to boil their water before using it. City officials lifted the order Friday, April 21, after a second round of tests showed the water was safe to drink. The boil order was implemented after a 24-inch water transmission pipe on Gooseberry Road broke on Tuesday, causing low pressure for hundreds of residents and fears about potential bacterial infections. The Department of Public Works repaired the pipe, and the EPA ran multiple water quality tests over several days to verify it was safe to consume from the tap, the city said in its announcement. …

04/21/2023

Police & Fire

Fatal Wreck: Fiancé Of Western Mass Teacher Killed In CT Wreck Charged With Her Death The fiancé of a Western Massachusetts school teacher was allegedly intoxicated when he cut in front of a police cruiser speeding to a 911 call, killing the educator and injuring their 1-year-old son, authorities said. Phillip Vargas, age 33, of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, was arrested on Thursday, April 20, and charged in the fatal April 2 crash in Vernon that killed 26-year-old Bianca Colon, a teacher at Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, Manchester Police announced. Investigators said Vargas was driving east on Hartford Turnpike when he turned left onto Bolton …

04/21/2023

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Twitter Blues: Mass Celebs Lose Verification Checkmarks — Well, Most Of Them As promised, Elon Musk purged celebrities of their legacy blue check marks from Twitter, leaving notables and politicians unwilling to shell out $8 a month to mingle with the rest of the hoi polloi. Instead of ponying up, many of the country's most famous — many from Massachusetts — decided to forego another subscription fee and lose their vaunted verified status. Most of them that is. Widespread verification will democratize journalism & empower the voice of the people — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 6, 2022 Of the 20 most searched Massachusetts-born celebrities — according t…

04/21/2023

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Young Daughter Of Patriots Reporter Need Helps Undergoing Cancer Treatments Doug Kyed spends his days speaking with some of the toughest men in the country as a reporter for AtoZ Sports covering the Patriots. But no 250-pound linebacker has anything on his 2-year-old daughter Hallie. Doctors recently diagnosed the toddler with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, an aggressive type of cancer that attacks bone marrow, according to Kyed's social media and a GoFundMe campaign. Yet, despite the aggressive treatment for such cancer, Hallie hasn't lost her smile, her love of princesses and her big sister Olivia, or her laugh, her dad recently posted on Instagram. …

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Fiery, Fatal Crash: Teen Charged With Brother's Death In Western Mass Wreck A 19-year-old man who is charged with killing his 13-year-old brother when he crashed his car into a Chicopee house last month was intoxicated and speeding at the time of the wreck, the prosecutor said. Stefen Baulkman, of Holyoke, is charged with OUI, manslaughter, OUI causing serious bodily injury, and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. A judge ordered him held on a $50,000 bail during his arraignment Thursday, April 20. The judge also revoked his bail in an unrelated case. Prosecutors said police clocked Baulkman speeding aroun…

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Man Dies More Than Week After Being Shot On Easter In Central Mass: Police A 24-year-old man who was shot on Easter Sunday in Worcester has died from his wounds several days later, authorities announced on Thursday, April 20. Officers found the man bleeding from a gunshot wound in the front seat of a running Infiniti on Dorchester Street around 1:30 a.m. on April 9, officials said. Police have not released the man's name. Izaiha Quintal, 20, of Worcester, was arrested in connection with the shooting. He was charged with armed assault with intent to murder, possession of a firearm without a license, possession of ammo with an FID card, shootin…

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Child Porn: CT Sex Offender Admits To Exploitation Charge A 37-year-old registered sex offender in Connecticut admitted to having thousands of videos and images of child porn, many featuring infants, federal authorities said. New Haven County resident Joseph Amadeo, of North Branford, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 19, to one count of receipt of child pornography, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. He was released on $100,000 bail pending sentencing, which is scheduled for July 12 in Hartford. Related: CT Sex Offender Arrested On Child Porn Charges Federal agents began investigating Amadeo in 2020 after linking him to an o…

04/20/2023

Police & Fire

Cops Bust Suspected Crack Dealer In Webster: Police Police in Western Massachusetts arrested a man they say was selling crack after seeing a suspected drug deal go down. Christopher Cedeno, 36, of Putnam, Connecticut, is charged with unlicensed operation and distribution of a Class B substance, Webster police said. A Webster police detective saw Cedeno take part in a suspected drug deal on Friday, April 14, on Granite Street, authorities said. Officers pulled him over in a CVS parking lot on East Main Street and arrested him when he didn't have a driver's license valid in Massachusetts. As officers booked Cedeno into …

04/19/2023

Police & Fire

Guns, $30K Cash, Drugs: Springfield Police Sieze Heroin, Cocaine, Illegal Weapons In Raids Police in Western Massachusetts raided three locations earlier this week and seized several guns, body armor, drugs, and nearly $30,000 in cash, authorities said. Springfield officers executed three search warrants on Tuesday, April 18, just before 3 p.m. at “The Smoking Pot” on Bridge Street, an apartment at the Overland Lofts in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, and an apartment in the 0-100 block of Lombard Street, officials said. Investigators chose these areas after noticing an uptick in shots fired reports over the past several weeks, Springfield police said. Detecti…

04/19/2023

Police & Fire

Road Rage Sparks Knife Fight At Central Mass Mall; 2 Injured: Police Two men had to go to the hospital because police say an angry driver slashed them with a knife after a road rage incident became violent in the Auburn Mall parking lot, authorities said. Ricardo Rodriguez, 42, of Worcester, was arrested on Saturday, April 15, and charged with two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and a single charge of distributing a Class D drug, Auburn police logs show. Officers responded to a 911 call about a fight just after noon, where they found two men bleeding from knife wounds, authorities said. They told police they had gotten into …

04/19/2023

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