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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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Weather

Boston Paramedics Deluged With Calls For Help As Heat Wave Drags On As Boston broke a nearly 100-year-old weather record over the weekend when temperatures hit 100 degrees, paramedics and rescue crews rushed across the city to handle an influx of calls for help. Boston EMS tweeted on Sunday that their call volume is up 20 percent since the heat wave began on July 19, nearly a week ago. We have experienced a 15-20% increase in the daily call volume with over 400 incidents each day since the start of the heatwave (7/19/22). Crews have responded to more than 80 incidents directly related to heat. Thank you to all members who are working hard in these con…

07/25/2022

Police & Fire

Teen Pulls Knife On Boston Rail Line Conductor For 'Talking To (His) Shorty': Police Police arrested a 17-year-old who pulled a knife on a commuter rail train conductor last week when he tried to help the young man's girlfriend, authorities said. A conductor at the South Station Commuter Rail Station told authorities that he was trying to help a female passenger just after 11 p.m. on Friday, July 23, when the attack happened, transit police said. He asked where the woman was going to make sure she was on the correct train, but the teenager took offense. He pulled out a knife and demanded to know, "Why you talking to my shorty?" authorities said. The conduct…

07/25/2022

Police & Fire

Pair Of Fatal Crashes Under Investigation In Eastern Massachusetts State police are investigating multiple fatal crashes that happened over the weekend in eastern Massachusetts. Damiah Bosden-Wigfall, 26, died in a fiery crash on Friday, July 23, just after 2 a.m. in Avon, when her 2015 Hyundai slammed into a dump truck and burst into flames, Massachusetts State Police said. A 27-year-old woman from Randolph was able to climb out of the car. Paramedics took her to a nearby hospital for treatment. Officers did not release any updated information on her condition. The driver of the dump truck, a 67-year-old man from Lunenburg, was not …

07/25/2022

News

White Supremacist Brawl In Boston Sparks Pushback At DA’s Office Police arrested multiple people over the weekend after fights between members of a neo-Nazi group and counter-protesters broke out at a drag queen reading event in Boston. They will be arraigned Monday morning. Christopher Hood, the founder of NSC-131, a known neo-Nazi group, was arrested for fighting on Saturday outside of the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain after his faction protested a Drag Queen Story Hour. The group wore masks to hide their faces and screamed, "off our streets." They also held a sign calling the people who ran the event "Pedo Scum." Seth Rosenau, who was coun…

07/25/2022

News

Boston To Change Parking Payment Method: Here's What You Need To Know Parking in Boston can be tricky, but city leaders say a new partnership could streamline the process of reserving and paying for a spot starting next month. Officials announced the city would upgrade ParkBoston app on Aug. 15 to ParkMobile. Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Boston's chief of streets said in a press release that the new platform will be an upgrade and easier to use. ParkMobile provides more payment options, mobile alerts for when your meter is about to expire, and it also includes a feature that shows you open spots nearby, the release said. You must update the ParkB…

07/24/2022

Lifestyle

The 'Gopchang Story' Joins Boston's Ever-Growing Korean Food Scene Although Boston's latest Korean barbecue spot has New York roots, we'll let join the ever-growing Korean food scene in the city. Gopchang Story opened their newest location at 973 Commonwealth Ave on Wednesday, July 20, according to the restaurant's Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gopchang Story Boston (@gopchangstory_bos) Nestled into Boston University's campus, Gopchang joins the incredible lineup of Korean restaurants the area has to offer including Seoul Soulongtang and Korean Garden. Gopchang Story opened in …

07/23/2022

Police & Fire

Watch: Central Massachusetts Police Officer Saves Choking Infant's Life The parents of a choking two-month-old didn't know that when they rushed the baby inside the Framingham Police Department earlier this week that they had found the perfect person to save their child's life. Officer Ryan Porter was in the lobby when baby Ravi's parents burst through the front doors of the police department just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20, the police department said. Ravi was choking, and a rescue couldn't have come a moment later. As Porter took the baby from its frantic mother, Ravi stopped breathing. The officer, who teaches CPR at the department, delivered a f…

07/22/2022

Sports

5 Patriots Players Will Be Sidelined As Training Camp Starts Next Week: Report The Patriots begin training camp next week in preparation for the 2022 NFL season, but five of their teammates won't take the field, according to reports. Five Patriots will start training camp on the players unable to perform list. Those include center David Andrews, running back James White, safety Jabrill Peppers, and cornerback Jonathan Jones, according to ESPN. Unlike Injured Reserves, players on the PUP list can return whenever team doctors clear them to play. C David Andrews, CB Jonathan Jones, LB Raekwon McMillan, S Jabrill Peppers and RB James White are opening training camp …

07/22/2022

News

Boston Man Convicted Of Stabbing 31-Year-Old Brockton Father Of 2 Dead A Brockton jury convicted a South Boston man this week of killing a 31-year-old father of two during a fight at a gas station in 2020, prosecutors said. Cody Urban, 25, was convicted with voluntary manslaughter in the death of Samuel Rutledge on Thursday, July 21, prosecutors said. The stabbing happened on August 23, 2020, just before 10 p.m. at a Stop 'N Gas on Warren Street in Brockton, The Enterprise reported. Rutledge and his girlfriend pulled into the station to get gas, but Urban's car was blocking the pumps, the report said. Rutledge got out of his…

07/22/2022

Police & Fire

Three Teens Missing From Worcester Home: Police Worcester police are asking for the public's help to locate three teenagers who went missing earlier this week. Caleb Coburn, 16, Thomas Noponen, 16, and Sabrina Dirgham, 16, left their home on Queen Street in Worcester late Wednesday night, July 20, police said. No one has reported seeing them since. Authorities ask anyone with information and where the kids are to call Worcester Police at 508-799-8606 or 911.

07/22/2022

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