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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Norfolk, MA
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Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash
Family Mourns Second Son In 3 Years After Wareham Motorcycle Crash A 23-year-old whose family had already endured the loss of another son has died after a single-vehicle motorcycle crash.  Cristian Hagopian crashed near Charge Pond Road in Warehouse around 6:50 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, according to Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. Responders took Hagopian to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His death came three years after his brother, Tré, died from cancer, according to a GoFundMe created for the family. Loved ones launched the campaign to help Hagopian’s family pay for his funeral and cremation. It had raised $20,…

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by Josh Lanier
Prospect-Beacon Falls, CT
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Former CT Trooper Turned Prospect Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons Former CT Trooper Turned Prospect Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons
Former CT Trooper Turned Prospect Officer Dies At 51; Community Rallies For Wife, Twin Sons Andrew Dominic Borelli spent 20 years as a Connecticut state trooper before joining the Prospect Police Department. He devoted his life to protecting others. Now, after his unexpected death, the communities he served are supporting his family. Borelli, of Cheshire, died Wednesday, Aug. 19, after a brief illness. He was 51. He is survived by his wife, Mary, and their twin sons, Joseph and Sammy, according to his obituary. Borelli grew up in Wallingford and graduated from Mark T. Sheehan High School. He later earned a history degree from Norwich University, his obituary said. He joined t…

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by Josh Lanier
Somers, CT
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Father Of 2 Killed In Somers 'Would Do Anything For The People He Cared About, Father Of 2 Killed In Somers 'Would Do Anything For The People He Cared About,
Father Of 2 Killed In Somers 'Would Do Anything For The People He Cared About, The community is rallying around the family of a father of two who was fatally shot inside a Connecticut home by an alleged rival.  Mark Morgan, 34, was killed Tuesday, Aug. 18, inside a home on South Road in Somers, police said. A GoFundMe for his family has raised $5,000 for funeral and memorial expenses. Any remaining money will go into a trust for his children. “Mark was a hardworking, kind-hearted man whose greatest joy in life was being a father to his two young children. He loved his family deeply and was the kind of person who would do anything for the people he cared about. H…

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by Josh Lanier
Norfolk, MA
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Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours
Babysitter Charged With Murder After Allegedly Leaving 2-Year-Old Boy In SUV For Hours A Martha’s Vineyard babysitter accused of leaving a 2-year-old boy inside an SUV for hours now faces a second-degree murder charge. A Dukes County grand jury indicted Aimee Cotton on charges of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment of a child on Wednesday, Aug. 19, authorities said. Cotton is scheduled to appear in Dukes Superior Court on Oct. 5. She previously pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and child endangerment charges. The charges stem from an incident on March 13, 2025, involving Frank “Frankie” Edward Rodenbaugh. Cotton was babysitting Frankie and another child at an Oak…

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by Josh Lanier
Newtown, CT
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Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report
Alex Jones’ $50M Sandy Hook Judgment Slashed To $1.5M In Texas Ruling: Report A Texas appeals court handed Alex Jones a major legal victory by cutting a $50 million judgment against him to $1.5 million, according to Bloomberg Law.  However, the ruling does not affect the $1.4B judgment against him in Connecticut.  The unanimous ruling came Friday, Aug. 21, in the 2022 jury trial involving Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son, Jesse Lewis,  was killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.  The parents sued Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems LLC. Jones had claimed publicly that the shooting never happ…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
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Waterbury Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Danbury Man: Police Waterbury Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Danbury Man: Police
Waterbury Woman Charged In Fatal OUI Crash That Killed Danbury Man: Police A Connecticut man is dead, and a woman was arrested after police say she crashed her SUV into him and several parked cars while intoxicated. Meralis Rivera-Maldonado, 38, of Waterbury, faces a manslaughter charge following the crash at 9:45 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, in the 600 block of South Main Street in Waterbury, police said. Investigators allege Rivera-Maldonado crashed into a 43-year-old Danbury pedestrian and kept driving until she crashed into two unoccupied vehicles.  The Danbury man suffered severe head injuries from the crash and died at the scene. Police did not identif…

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by Josh Lanier
Plainville, CT
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BIRDCODE To Open New Crispy Chicken Location In Plainville; 7th In State BIRDCODE To Open New Crispy Chicken Location In Plainville; 7th In State
Birdcode To Open New Crispy Chicken Location In Plainville; 7th In State A crispy Southern chicken restaurant with locations across the state plans to add another city to that list. BIRDCODE will open a new store in Plainville on Friday, Aug. 21, at 359 New Britain Ave. The restaurant is in a plaza with Doro, Jersey Mike’s and Shangri La., the company said in a news release.  The Plainville restaurant will offer dine-in seating and takeout. Hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. See the menu here. Franchise owners Fran McCormack and Paul Brault also operate five Jersey Mike’s locations in Connecticut. “It was a natural next step to bring BIRDCODE to Pla…

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by Josh Lanier
Plainfield, CT
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Plainfield Man Targeted In Sting Had Hundreds Of Child Sexual Abuse Images, Videos: Police Plainfield Man Targeted In Sting Had Hundreds Of Child Sexual Abuse Images, Videos: Police
Plainfield Man Targeted In Sting Had Hundreds Of Child Sexual Abuse Images, Videos: Police A Connecticut man faces felony charges after police said a sting led investigators to hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos. Clayton Maheu, 49, of Plainfield, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 20. He was charged with first-degree possession of child pornography and attempted enticing of a child under 13, police said.  Maheu was being held on a court-set $150,000 bond, authorities said.  The investigation began on Dec. 29 after Plainfield Police received a tip from Predator Poachers. The Texas-based vigilante group poses as children online to identify suspected sex offende…

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by Josh Lanier
North Branford, CT
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West Suffield ATV Racer Jonathan Hansen Dies After Crash; GoFundMe Raises Thousands West Suffield ATV Racer Jonathan Hansen Dies After Crash; GoFundMe Raises Thousands
West Suffield ATV Racer Jonathan Hansen Dies After Crash; GoFundMe Raises Thousands A well-known Connecticut ATV racer  died after an ATV racing crash, leaving his family to face its second devastating loss in 15 months. Jonathan Kyle Hansen, 44, of West Suffield, died from his injuries on Sunday, Aug. 16. He competed in the professional class of the QXNE racing series. A GoFundMe created to help his family pay funeral costs and other expenses had raised more than $21,000 by Thursday evening, Aug. 20. Hansen had a lifelong passion for racing, according to his obituary. His grandfather, Jerome Crawford, raced SCCA and Can-Am cars but died when Hansen was 2 years old. …

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield, CT
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‘I’m Going To Kill All Fairfield Cops’: Easton Man Sentenced For Repeated Threats To Police ‘I’m Going To Kill All Fairfield Cops’: Easton Man Sentenced For Repeated Threats To Police
‘I’m Going To Kill All Fairfield Cops’: Easton Man Sentenced For Repeated Threats To Police A failed Connecticut political candidate who admitted sending messages threatening to kill Fairfield police officers has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison, authorities said. Raymond Neuberger, 42, of Easton, was sentenced to 39 months behind bars on Wednesday, Aug. 19, by a federal judge, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut said. He also must complete three years of supervised release and pay a $15,000 fine. Neuberger pleaded guilty in December 2025 to transmitting interstate communications containing a threat to injure another person. The thr…

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