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Josh Lanier

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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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New Millionaire: Weymouth Man Wins $1M In Lottery Ticket Bought In Quincy New Millionaire: Weymouth Man Wins $1M In Lottery Ticket Bought In Quincy
New Millionaire: Weymouth Man Wins $1M In Lottery Ticket Bought In Quincy A Weymouth man is eyeing a new home after he won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery on Wednesday, Aug. 28.  Joseph Rooney won his seven-figure check playing the $20 scratch-off game “$10,000,000 Cash Blast.” Three of the game's $10 million grand prizes remain in circulation, along with two $1 million winners.  Related: $15 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Lynn, Winner Plans To Help Family Rooney elected to accept his money in annuity installments that pay out $50,000 annually for the next 20 years. The lump sum payment would have been $650,000 before taxes.  Rooney…

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10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off Mass. Coast 10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off Mass. Coast
10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Off Mass. Coast Like a Massachusett's "snowbird" heading South after too many Northeastern winters in reverse, a great white shark recently traveled from Florida to cooler waters in Cape Cod Bay. OCEARCH, the nonprofit that tracks several turtles' and sharks' migrations with GPS, reported that Miss May, a 10-foot, 846-pound great white, was last pinged off the Massachusetts coast south of Provincetown on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Miss May was first reported off the Florida coast in 2019. She made her way to the Florida Keys before turning north. She's not the only one enjoying the waters off the Bay State coas…

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Lifestyle
Greenwich Native Glenn Close Says CT-Born Legend Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting Greenwich Native Glenn Close Says CT-Born Legend Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting
Greenwich Native Glenn Close Says Ct-born Legend Inspired Her To Follow Her Dreams Into Acting Connecticut native Glenn Close has been nominated for an Academy Award eight times, but if it wasn't for a lucky break and a late-night talk show segment, she may have never gone into acting.  The "Fatal Attraction" star spoke with People magazine this week about her life and acting career, and she said it was Katherine Hepburn who inspired her to become an actress.  Fairfield County native Close, age 77, who was born in Greenwich, said she was watching "The Dick Cavett Show" in 1973 when she happened upon an interview with Hepburn, who was also born in Connecticut — in Hartford. …

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6 More Dead, Over 50 Hospitalized After Eating Recalled Boar's Head Deli Meat 6 More Dead, Over 50 Hospitalized After Eating Recalled Boar's Head Deli Meat
6 More Dead, Over 50 Hospitalized After Eating Recalled Boar's Head Deli Meat The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says six more people have died from a listeria outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meats since authorities issued a recall notice last month.  Over 50 people have been hospitalized.  Federal authorities warned about Boar's Head deli meats after people in 13 states reported getting sick after eating the products. That number has grown to 18 states, with new deaths being reported in New York, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, and South Carolina, the CDC said on Wednesday, Aug. 28.  The agency said it is the biggest listeria ou…

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Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Who Caused Double-Fatal Mount Vernon Crash Sentenced 21-Year-Old Who Caused Double-Fatal Mount Vernon Crash Sentenced
21-Year-Old Who Caused Double-Fatal Mount Vernon Crash Sentenced A 21-year-old man will spend years behind bars after he admitted to speeding at 100 mph and causing a crash that killed two friends and permanently disabled a third in Westchester County, authorities said.  Mount Vernon resident Anthony Rose, age 21, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years to seven-and-a-half years in the December 2021 crash. Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault in April.  “The devastating consequences of the defendant’s selfish and reckless behavior killed two young people and permanently altered the life of another," We…

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Police & Fire
Intoxicated Orange Woman Caused Wrong-Way Bethany Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops Intoxicated Orange Woman Caused Wrong-Way Bethany Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops
Intoxicated Orange Woman Caused Wrong-Way Bethany Crash That Sent Dad, Child To Hospital: Cops A Connecticut woman who collided with an oncoming car while driving the wrong way on a New Haven County highway, sending a father and child to the hospital, was intoxicated at the time of the crash, authorities said.  New Haven County resident Andrea Lynn Marseglia, age 39, of Orange, faces multiple charges including operating under the influence, reckless endangerment, driving the wrong way, and endangering a child, Connecticut police said.  Police were called to Route 8 in Bethany just before 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to reports of a head-on collision between a …

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$1M Lottery Winner: Malden Man Planning For Son's Future With Cash $1M Lottery Winner: Malden Man Planning For Son's Future With Cash
$1M Lottery Winner: Malden Man Planning For Son's Future With Cash A Malden man who won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery said he wants to use the money to pay for his son's college tuition.  Ailton Ferreira won the seven-figure prize playing the $5 scratch-off game "Bonus 50X." There are two $1 million prizes still in circulation for that game.  Related: Central Mass Man Says He'll Buy New Socks With $2.64 Million Lottery Win Ferreira elected to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  He bought the ticket at  Regina’s at 203 Main St. in Everett. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for…

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Obituaries
10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader 10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader
10-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Norfolk County ID'd As Rising 5th Grader School officials identified the 10-year-old boy who was killed over the weekend following an alleged stolen vehicle crash that sent six others to the hospital and left the child's father clinging to life.  Jaylen Bush-Victorian, a rising fifth-grader at Downey School in Brockton, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at a stop light on Route 1 near the intersection of Route 495 when a Jeep crashed into the car he was in with his family. Two adults and three children were in the Nissan Altima with Jaylen.  Original Report: Intoxicated Driver Sends 6 To Hospital In Plainville Cra…

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Obituaries
Missing Wethersfield Native, 32, Found Dead In Montana: 'I'll Never Forget His Laugh' Missing Wethersfield Native, 32, Found Dead In Montana: 'I'll Never Forget His Laugh'
Missing Wethersfield Native, 32, Found Dead In Montana: 'I'll Never Forget His Laugh' Friends of a Connecticut man are mourning after federal authorities found his body along a hiking trail in Montana after he was missing for a week.  Hartford County native Grant Marcuccio, from Wethersfield, was reported missing on Aug. 18 from his home in White Fish, Montana, where he lived. A US National Park Service helicopter flying over Glacier National Park spotted his body on Sunday, Aug. 25.  The 32-year-old was hiking with friends along a trail to McPartland Peak, but he became separated. Authorities will perform an autopsy to decide the cause of death, but wounds to…

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$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Dalton $1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Dalton
$1M Lottery Ticket Sold In Dalton It was a very lucky day for one Bay Stater after they collected a $1 million prize in the Massachusetts State Lottery.  The Wallace P. Gator Trust collected the seven-figure prize from the winning “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” ticket. Related: Western Mass Man Is Newly Minted Millionaire The winner chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 (before taxes) rather than the annuity.  Kelly’s Package Store at 653 Main St. in Dalton sold the $20 scratch-off ticket. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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