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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

There’s Something Strange In Skies Above Mass, People Have Photos To Prove It National UFO Reporting Center recently updated its list of submitted sightings of unidentified flying objects above Massachusetts over the past several weeks, and it's been busy up there. Nearly half a dozen people have reported seeing something they couldn't explain in the Bay State's airspace, with many of them snapping photos and videos to back up their reports. Here are some of those submitted sightings that included photographic evidence. Worcester A clear Aug. 29 morning became an unforgettable day for one person walking along Major Taylor Boulevard when they …

09/12/2023

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$1M Lottery Win: Lucky Guess Lands Lynn Woman Big Pay Day While most people have a "system" for playing the lottery, Kerri Omeara went her own way. Omeara of Lynn recently won $1 million on a "100X Cash" scratch-off Massachusetts State Lottery ticket. Her secret? She picked a card at random. Omeara decided to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity. She bought her ticket on Aug. 25 at Norm's Variety at 423 Eastern Ave. in Lynn. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for selling the winner.

09/12/2023

Police & Fire

Man Pulls Gun On 2 In Western Mass, Lands Multiple Drug Charges To Boot: Police A man learned the hard way that you shouldn't pull a gun on people when you allegedly have a car filled with drugs, Western Massachusetts police said. Donovan Mangua, 32, was arrested on Saturday, Sept. 9, after two men flagged down a Holyoke police officer to say that a man in a Black Acura with tinted windows had pointed a gun at them along Main Street near I-391, Holyoke police said. The men said the car drove toward Racing Mart. Police drove to the store and found an empty Black Acura with tinted windows in the parking lot. After a brief investigation, Holyoke police …

09/11/2023

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(Update) Missing Hopkinton Man Feared In Danger Found Safe In Woods Update: Massachusetts State Police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 12, that searchers found 84-year-old Jim Noon safe and alert. Noon suffers from dementia and wandered away from his assisted living community on Sunday. Searchers found Noon lying in a wooded area near Icehouse Pond in the Berry Acres Conservation area off West Main Street in Hopkinton, state police said. Paramedics took him to an area hospital for evaluation. Original: Police in Middlesex County are asking the public to be on the lookout for an 84-year-old man who walked away from the assisted living community …

09/11/2023

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'His Spirit Was Like No Other': Community Rallies Around Hampden Co Man Killed By Falling Tree Joshua Przybycien died doing what he loved, in a place he loved, with the woman he loved more than anyone else in this world, his family said. The 33-year-old Palmer man died on Friday, Sept. 8, after a tree fell on him while he was camping with his fiancée, Katy Workman, in Somerset, Vermont. A violent thunderstorm brought heavy rains and high winds, which toppled the tree, Vermont State Police said. No one else was injured. Joshua's family and friends created a GoFundMe to help pay for his funeral. The campaign had raised nearly $10,000 as of 1 p.m. Monday, less than a day after it was…

09/11/2023

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86-Year-Old Man Hit, Killed While Riding His Bike In Quincy ID'd Police in Quincy have identified the 86-year-old man who died after being hit while riding his bike on Friday, Sept. 8. Li Dain Wu, of Quincy, was struck around 11:15 a.m. near 478 Southern Artery in the Roxie parking lot. Paramedics arrived and rushed him to South Shore Hospital, where doctors later pronounced him dead, Quincy police said. The driver who hit him remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, Quincy police said. It's unclear what led up to the crash or what caused it, but it remains under investigation. The Norfolk District Attorney's Off…

09/11/2023

Police & Fire

Tattoo Unravels $1M Fake Check Empire In Quincy: Feds A 41-year-old Quincy man was arrested last week with writing more than 114 bad checks worth more than $1 million total, federal authorities said. Hui Zhang, 41, was charged with one count of bank fraud on Thursday, Sept. 7, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. Investigators said Zhang opened multiple fake bank accounts from June 2020 through May 2022 and deposited more than $1 million across 114 bad checks. He would then withdraw hundreds of thousands of dollars from these accounts through ATMs before the bank realized and canceled the fake checks. Police were abl…

09/11/2023

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2 Drivers Cut From Cars Following Western Mass Crash: Police Authorities in Berkshire County had to cut two people from their cars after a crash in Pittsfield on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10. Police were called to the intersection of Lakeway and Valentine Roads just before 1:30 p.m. after a Hyundai SUV and a Subaru crashed into one another, Pittsfield police said. An initial investigation said the Subaru ran the westbound stop sign and crashed into the northbound SUV, Pittsfield police said. The impact knocked the Hyundai onto its driverside, and the car slid into the side of the road, authorities said. Firefighters had to extri…

09/10/2023

Police & Fire

Standoff With Armed Man Inside Middlesex Co. Home Ends Peacefully: Police A police negotiator was able to talk a man who had barricaded himself inside a Middlesex County apartment Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10, out of the home without bloodshed, authorities said. Officers were called to 7 Elm Court in Maynard just before 12:30 p.m. because a man was destroying things with a hatchet, Maynard police said. Other people inside the home were able to get out without getting hurt. The man, whose name has not been released, barricaded himself inside the home and refused to come outside. The Maynard police SWAT stood at the ready to kick in the door and drag him …

09/10/2023

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(Update) Woman Critical After Lightning Strike In Boston; Lost Dog Returned To Her Family Update: Massachusetts State Police said they had found the woman's dog and returned it to her grateful family. The woman remains in critical condition after she was struck by lightning on Saturday in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Original: A 31-year-old Boston woman was in critical condition Saturday night, Sept. 9, after she was struck by lightning while walking her dog in the Dorchester neighborhood, authorities said. Her dog, terrified by the strike, ran away, and police are asking the public to help find it. The woman, who was not identified, was walking at Sav…

09/09/2023

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