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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

Neighbors

Boston Entrepreneur Launches 'Project F' To Offer Foster Kids Family Through Fitness Jesse Setaro has built big, broad shoulders from his years as a personal trainer and gym owner, and now he wants to use them to lift up a forgotten group of children. Setaro, who owns North End Fitness in Boston, grew up in the foster care system and wants to provide the next generation of foster children a place to build a community and find a passion. He calls it calls Project F. "As a kid, I didn't have a sense of direction, and I didn't think anyone cared whether I made it in life or wound up in jail," he wrote in a GoFundMe campaign. "That changed when a great mentor came into my li…

12/06/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Malden Firefighter Avoids Jailtime After Admitting To Selling Drugs A judge ruled this week that a former Malden firefighter who admitted to illegally selling prescription narcotics won't serve any jail time, federal authorities said. Joshua Eisnor, 43, of North Reading, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay a $2,000 fine and forfeit $900, the amount authorities said he made dealing drugs, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances in June. Eisnor faced up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Investigator…

12/06/2022

News

Kate Middleton 'Wardrobe Malfunction' At Boston Event Becomes Instant Meme The Princess of Wales dazzled Boston crowds last week after she and her husband, the future king of England, stopped off in the city for a whirlwind three-day tour before the Earthshot Prize on Friday, Dec. 2. But it was the dress she wore to the award ceremony at MGM Music Hall that has captured the internet's attention. Middleton rocked a bright green dress to walk the "green carpet," which made her the perfect target for Photoshop. Annie Wu was early to point out that the future Queen of England was effectively a glamorous-looking green screen. this outfit choice simply highlights t…

12/06/2022

Police & Fire

Ghost Gun Bust Leads Investigators To Boston Man's 'Frightening' Arsenal: DA Investigators said they found a stash of guns, armor, and ammunition at an apartment in Boston after they arrested a man late last week on charges of having a pistol police couldn't trace, authorities said. Jhovanni Jackson, 23, faces multiple weapons and ammunition charges after police searched his home this weekend and found the guns and armor, the Suffolk County District Attorney. A judge ordered him held on Monday on a $100,000 bond. Jackson must forfeit his passport and remain confined to his home if he bonds out. Boston police said they arrested Jackson after a brief struggle on…

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Police ID Driver, Passenger Killed In Fatal Weekend Wreck In Central Mass A 35-year-old Metheun man and his 34-year-old female passenger from Haverhill were killed in an early morning crash in Worcester just after midnight on Saturday, Dec. 3, authorities said. Jason Colon and Krystal Reyes were identified on Monday as the victims of the crash that police say started as a road rage incident and ended with them fleeing authorities, Worcester officials said. A pedestrian on Water Street called police after a Toyota Highlander nearly drove into him around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, Worcester police said. The pedestrian argued with the driver, who got out of th…

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Man In Cambridge Attacked Someone While Yelling Racial Slurs — Again: Police A 43-year-old man who authorities accused of attacking a woman, spitting on her, and yelling racial slurs has a history of this alleged behavior, police reports show. Christopher Hagins was arrested on Friday, Dec. 2, just before 8 p.m. at Carl Barron Plaza after Cambridge police heard him yell a racial epithet at a woman before hitting her in the face and spitting on her, records show. The woman's glasses were broken during the alleged attack. Police charged Hagins with civil rights violation with injury, assault and battery, destruction of property under $1,200, and wanton and malic…

12/05/2022

Sports

Gillette Stadium Ranks Among 'Dirtiest' In Nation, Survey Says There's not a lot for Patriots fans to celebrate this season unless you consider having one of the dirtiest stadiums something to cheer about. A recent survey found that Gillette Stadium ranks as the fourth least-clean pro-sports arena in the country. Betsperts.com scoured Yelp reviews to find which stadium had the most complaints about dirty or unsanitary conditions. Just under 3 percent of Gillette's reviews met that criteria, according to the survey. RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Athletics), FedExField in Maryland (Commanders), and the Wells Fargo Center in Philade…

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Springfield Police Investigating Fatal Early Morning Stabbing; 1 Arrested Authorities said that detectives are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man at an apartment in Springfield early Monday morning. Springfield police responded to the home just after 5 a.m. on Monday and found the man bleeding out, said Ryan Walsh, the department's spokesperson. Investigators rushed him to Baystate Medical Center, but he did not survive. Investigators have not released the man's name, but they arrested the person they say is responsible. Madonya Jones Rodriguez, 21, was arrested just after 5:30 Monday morning in connection with the killing. Police have not announced w…

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

'You're All Gonna Burn': Texas Gun Dealer Threatened Boston Doctor Over Trans-Care: Feds Federal agents arrested a 38-year-old Texas man for allegedly leaving threatening voicemails for a doctor who works at the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in Boston earlier this year, authorities said. Matthew Jordan Lindner of Comfort, Texas, is charged with transmitting interstate threats and faces up to five years in prison if convicted, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He is being held without bail until a hearing later this week. The FBI said Lindner, who owns Lindner Ammo in Comfort, called a doctor at the Fenway Health affiliated clinic on Aug. 31 an…

12/05/2022

Police & Fire

Ex-Con Who Gave Teller Error-Filled Robbery Note Pleads Guilty To Cambridge Heist: Feds A Boston man with an "extensive criminal history" pleaded guilty this week to robbing a Cambridge bank only months after getting out of a state prison, federal authorities said. Now he faces potentially decades behind bars. Jamall Copeland, 49, copped on Friday, Dec. 2, to robbing the TD Bank branch at 1270 Massachusetts Ave. on April 27, the US Attorney said. FBI agents said Copeland entered the bank just before 2 p.m. and asked in a fake, heavily broken Spanish accent if he could open an account there. As the teller began the process, Copeland reportedly dropped the accen…

12/02/2022

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