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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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Police & Fire
Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA
Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach During Boston Gas Station Brawl: DA A 30-year-old pregnant woman was in the hospital Thursday, Dec. 22, after she was stabbed in the stomach during a fight at a Boston gas station a day before, authorities said.  Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Caroline Merck told a judge that doctors were treating Vanessa Parham and her unborn child in the neonatal intensive care unit following the stabbing, per courtroom video from WCVB. The baby's condition was not disclosed.  Skilar Morris, 30, of Boston, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon in the incident, the Suffolk C…

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Obituaries
'Beautiful Soul': Loved Ones Mourn Death Of West Springfield Woman Killed While Walking Her Dog 'Beautiful Soul': Loved Ones Mourn Death Of West Springfield Woman Killed While Walking Her Dog
'Beautiful Soul': Loved Ones Mourn Death Of West Springfield Woman Killed While Walking Her Dog Neely Murray, a 25-year-old aspiring artist in West Springfield, was killed Tuesday evening, Dec. 20, after she was hit by a car as she walked her beloved dog near the intersection of Piper Road and Monastery Ave. Her dog also died in the crash. As word spread online about her passing, memorials slowly began to trickle in, then flood her social media accounts. They lamented the loss of such a vibrant light and a young woman who had a bright future ahead of her.  I always tell you your a fairy 🧚 because that’s the only way I could describe you. you were such an interesting... P…

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MANHUNT: 7 Charged With Gunning Down Man Outside Quincy Apartment: DA MANHUNT: 7 Charged With Gunning Down Man Outside Quincy Apartment: DA
Manhunt: 7 Charged With Gunning Down Man Outside Quincy Apartment: DA For months, the family of Jordan Wiggins has wanted answers about who killed him just before 1 a.m. on Aug. 18. Now they may have seven.   A grand jury this week indicted seven men in connection with Wiggins shooting death outside of Elevation Apartments in Quincy, the Norfolk County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 22. Investigators said the killing began as a robbery that spiraled out of control.  Related: Jordan Wiggins' Loved Ones Mourn His Murder Police have arrested several of the men, but four remain on the run. Investigators said they are consi…

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Police & Fire
'Best Dad Ever' Turns Himself In For Killing Man With His Car In Chicopee: DA 'Best Dad Ever' Turns Himself In For Killing Man With His Car In Chicopee: DA
'Best Dad Ever' Turns Himself In For Killing Man With His Car In Chicopee: DA A 35-year-old Springfield man seemingly tried to impress a superior court judge by wearing his "Best Dad Ever" shirt during his arraignment on charges he drove over a Chicopee man last month and left him to die on the side of the road.  Eric St. Andre is accused of crashing into 60-year-old Gary Turcotte just before 5 p.m. on Nov. 30 as he made his way through a crosswalk in the 900 block of Chicopee Street, the Hampden District Attorney Office's said. Paramedics rushed Turcotte to Baystate Medical Center, but doctors couldn't save his life.  After weeks of investigation, officers got a wa…

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Obituaries
'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal 'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal
'A Heart That Shined Brightly': GoFundMe For Cambridge Woman Who Died At 35 Nearing Goal Just a little more than a month following the untimely death of Kristin Wheeler, her loved ones have nearly reached their goal to help her family.  The Cambridge woman was only 35 when she died on Nov. 20. She left behind loving parents and siblings and a large community of friends. Some of them started a GoFundMe to help her family. The campaign is less than 10 percent away from its $30,000 goal. Related: Click Here To See Kristin Wheeler's GoFundMe "She was the kindest, most intelligent, most creative, thoughtful, driven, hardworking, and loving person," they wrote in the GoFundMe. "In …

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Police & Fire
Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police
Suspected Crack Dealer Shot At Chicopee Cops During Raid: Police Police said a suspected crack dealer shot at them as they tried to break down his front door during a raid this week.  Austin Colson faces 14 weapon and drug charges stemming from the Tuesday, Dec. 20, raid at his Belcher Street apartment, Chicopee police said.  Police officials said Chicopee narcotics officers and FBI agents with the gang task force knocked on Colson's door and announced their intentions, but after he refused to answer, they started to batter it down. That's when they heard a gunshot from inside the house, authorities said, and then the heavy footsteps of a man r…

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Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds
Harvard-Educated Sleep Doctor Slept Well In Brookline Home He Bought Defrauding Patients: Feds A federal grand jury indicted a Brookline sleep doctor this week on charges that he ran multiple frauds and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him purchase a $1.6 million home in the toney town.   Dr. Pankaj Merchia, 49, faces three counts of money laundering and one count of health care fraud stemming from the alleged schemes, the US Attorney's Office said.  The indictment lays out the two alleged frauds. In one, Merchia continued to bill patients' insurance companies for monthly rentals of CPAP and BiPap machines — breathing devices used to treat sleep …

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Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds
Central Massachusetts Couple Accused Of Sex Trafficking Victim To Multiple States: Feds A Worcester husband and wife potentially face life in prison after federal investigators said they forced a person into prostitution and trafficked them to multiple states for sex.  Kiersten Soto, 29, and Moises Soto, 30, were arrested on Friday, Dec. 16, after investigators said they "used force, fraud, and coercion to traffic a victim for commercial sex in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island" from February through May 2022, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  Not much more is known about the allegations as the indictment is sealed.  The Sotos a…

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Gunman, Victims All Sentenced In Hadley Walmart Shooting: DA Gunman, Victims All Sentenced In Hadley Walmart Shooting: DA
Gunman, Victims All Sentenced In Hadley Walmart Shooting: DA A shooting at a Hadley Walmart bathroom in 2021 has landed the confessed gunman and his two victims in prison, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21.  Wilmer Alvarez-Vargas, 27, of Chicopee, has been held without bail since the Aug. 22, 2021, shooting that seriously wounded two teenagers, Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. A judge sentenced him to four years in state prison after Alvarez-Vargas pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury; unlawful possession of a firearm; unlawful pos…

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Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA
Teens Say TikTok Trend Led Them To Rob Melrose Mail Carrier At Gunpoint: DA Two teenagers who police arrested this week and charged with robbing a mail carrier at gun and knifepoint in Melrose said they got the idea from a TikTok.  The United States Postal Inspection Service said two 16-year-old Somerville boys were responsible for the midday Dec. 10 robbery. Their names were withheld because of their ages.  Investigators said the boys were sitting on the steps of a home on Orchard Lane when the USPS carrier pulled up around 3 p.m. As the woman was walking back to the truck after delivering mail to a home on the street, the boys sidled up and showed …

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