Josh Lanier

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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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National Interest
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Mass Cape House Is Actually In North Carolina, Now On The Market For $3.25M ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Mass Cape House Is Actually In North Carolina, Now On The Market For $3.25M
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Mass Cape House Is Actually In North Carolina, Now On The Market For $3.25M A piece of television history is up for sale.  The waterfront home featured in the award-winning show “Dawson’s Creek,” filmed in Wilmington but set in the fictional Massachusetts town of Capeside, has hit the market for $3.25 million, according to Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage. The two-story white house sits along Hewlett’s Creek in Wilmington, North Carolina, and served as the home of Dawson Leery, the main character from the hit series "Dawson's Creek" that ran from 1998 through 2003. Sea Coast Realty The two-story white house sits along Hewlett’s Creek in Wilmingt…

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by Josh Lanier
Stratford, CT
Breaking News
Stratford Felon Fatally Stabs Girlfriend, Threatens Suicide In Chilling 911 Call: Police Stratford Felon Fatally Stabs Girlfriend, Threatens Suicide In Chilling 911 Call: Police
Stratford Felon Fatally Stabs Girlfriend, Threatens Suicide In Chilling 911 Call: Police A 67-year-old Stratford man with a history of domestic violence is accused of fatally stabbing his girlfriend with a kitchen knife and telling 911 dispatchers he planned to kill himself, authorities said. Stanley Mulvey called 911 around 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, to report he had stabbed his 62-year-old girlfriend, Megan McShane, inside their Griffen Street home and intended to turn the knife on himself, Stratford police said. Officers rushed to the scene and found Mulvey lying on top of McShane on the kitchen floor. Both were covered in blood, and a large kitchen knife was nearby, authoritie…

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by Josh Lanier
New Britain, CT
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New Britain-Native Blasts Blue Jays Into World Series Glory With Historic Game 7 Homer New Britain-Native Blasts Blue Jays Into World Series Glory With Historic Game 7 Homer
New Britain-Native Blasts Blue Jays Into World Series Glory With Historic Game 7 Homer George Springer, a New Britain native and former University of Connecticut star, sent Toronto fans into a frenzy with a single swing in the seventh inning, lifting the Blue Jays to the World Series with a 4-3 win in a decisive Game 7. This marks Toronto’s first trip to the Fall Classic since 1993. Springer’s fourth home run of the postseason made history — it was the first go-ahead homer in a Game 7 by a team trailing by multiple runs in the seventh inning or later. Seattle’s Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez each hit solo shots, giving the Mariners an early lead and hope for their first Worl…

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by Josh Lanier
East Granby, CT
Obituaries
Bloomfield Man ID'd As Driver Killed In East Granby Crash Bloomfield Man ID'd As Driver Killed In East Granby Crash
Bloomfield Man ID'd As Driver Killed In East Granby Crash A 75-year-old Connecticut man has been identified as the victim killed in a single-car crash over the weekend, authorities said. Alan Rosenthal, of Bloomfield, died after a crash on South Main Street in East Granby on Sunday, Oct. 19, shortly before 3 p.m., according to Connecticut State Police. It’s unclear why, but Rosenthal’s Infiniti left the roadway, slid onto the grass shoulder, went down an embankment, and crashed into a tree, authorities said. Firefighters cut Rosenthal from his vehicle, and paramedics rushed him to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, where he was pronounced dead, po…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
Obituaries
CT Man Killed After Falling 16-Feet At Waterbury Church Construction Project CT Man Killed After Falling 16-Feet At Waterbury Church Construction Project
CT Man Killed After Falling 16-Feet At Waterbury Church Construction Project A 65-year-old man who fell 16-feet from scaffolding at a Waterbury church on Monday morning, Oct. 20, has died of his injuries, authorities said.  Waterbury first responders were. called to Our Lady of Lebanon, at 1544 Hamilton Ave., around 7:15 a.m. to reports of a man falling from a height of 16-feet and sustaining severe head damage, police said.  Alair Rosa Deoliveira, of Danbury, was taken to an area hospital for emergency care, but doctors could not save him, Waterbury police said.  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigate workplace death…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House' 'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House'
'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House' Jason Hawes, star of Syfy’s Ghost Hunters, is leading an effort to save one of the most famous haunted locations in the country — the "Conjuring House," the real-life home that launched a dozen horror movies.  Hawes launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $1.5 million to buy the home at auction later this month to preserve the Rhode Island property and save it from being sold to developers.  “I have been contacted by past owners, employees, residents, all begging me to step in and try to save this property from being exploited and priced out of the range of the majority of peop…

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by Josh Lanier
Meriden, CT
Breaking News
Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police
Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police A Connecticut teenager is facing serious charges after police say he pistol-whipped a child and was later caught with an illegal ghost gun, authorities said.  Meriden police said officers received multiple reports in September about a male with an illegal firearm. Authorities later identified that as 18-year-old Jhoan Alejandro Almeida-Cando, police said on Friday, Oct. 10. Police said Almeida-Cando confronted a juvenile victim on a city sidewalk and “struck the juvenile in the head with a firearm, causing physical injury.” On Oct. 2, detectives found Almeida-Cando as he got out of a …

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
Breaking News
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven Police have arrested a 13-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Kaiden Phillips in New Haven, officials announced Friday, Oct. 10.  Officers found Phillips unresponsive near Lincoln Bassett Community School after reports of gunfire around Bassett and Butler Streets. He was rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died. Investigators believe the deadly shooting followed a series of earlier fights. Detectives arrested the teenage suspect at a New Haven home. They face a murder charge, New Haven police said. Officials did not release their name because of their…

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by Josh Lanier
Hamden, CT
Breaking News
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops A Connecticut woman was arrested after police said she stole a state Department of Transportation service truck following a crash before leading police on a chase earlier this week, authorities said.  Dominique Dancy, 45, faces multiple charges following the incident, which began just before 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, according to Connecticut State Police. It all began when a CTDOT worker spotted a wreck on Route 15 and pulled over to help and protect the victims and oncoming vehicles. However, after he stepped out of the truck, Dancy, who was involved in the wreck, climbed into the driv…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired' Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired'
Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired' NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce said his arrest this week on suspicion of driving under the influence was a misunderstanding after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his Range Rover in Los Angeles. The former Boston Celtics All-Star was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, on U.S. Highway 101 in Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol said in a press release. Pierce and hundreds of others had been stopped on the highway because of an earlier unrelated crash, but when troopers reopened traffic, the 47-year-old’s SUV did not move, authorities said. “When officers approached, …

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