General assignment reporter

Lance Reynolds

Lance Reynolds is a general assignment reporter for the Boston Herald. A Mansfield native, Lance launched his full-time reporting career at the Republican-American in Waterbury, Conn. He previously spent time on the Herald’s high school sports desk as a correspondent. Lance is an adventurer, highlighted by a trip to Ecuador and a semester abroad in Tanzania as a student at St. Michael’s College in northern Vermont.

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has ordered Patrick Mendoza to remain behind bars until next May, a day after the suspect pleaded not guilty to charges related to a July 12 shooting outside of Modern Pastry on Hanover Street.

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North End shooting suspect Patrick Mendoza to remain behind bars for 6 months

November 1, 2023 at 5:51 p.m.

A Suffolk Superior Court judge has ordered Patrick Mendoza to remain behind bars until next May, a day after the suspect pleaded not guilty to charges related to a July...

Salem Police found Carl-Hens Beliard, a freshman listed on the men’s basketball team, inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds on Forest Avenue, several blocks away from campus. He was later pronounced dead.

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Salem State University basketball player shot and killed in car near campus

November 1, 2023 at 9:46 p.m.

Salem Police found Carl-Hens Beliard, a freshman listed on the men’s basketball team, inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds on Forest Avenue, several blocks away from campus. He was later...

The North End restaurant owner accused of shooting at a man outside a popular bakery over the summer remains behind bars after a judge decided to take time to determine the suspect’s bail status.

Patrick Mendoza kept behind bars for alleged North End shooting outside Modern Pastry

October 31, 2023 at 6:45 p.m.

The North End restaurant owner accused of shooting at a man outside a popular bakery over the summer remains behind bars after a judge decided to take time to determine...

As residents shed tears and shared hugs, community members vowed Lewiston will not be defined by last Wednesday’s shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille that killed 18 and injured 13.

Carrying heavy hearts, Mainers come together and look forward after Lewiston mass shooting

October 30, 2023 at 12:03 a.m.

As residents shed tears and shared hugs, community members vowed Lewiston will not be defined by last Wednesday’s shooting at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille that...

The State House dome shines in the sun. (Staff Photo By Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)

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Massachusetts tax competitiveness drops to fifth worst in the country, report finds

October 29, 2023 at 5:59 a.m.

The business tax climate in Massachusetts has declined significantly over the past year, with the Commonwealth dropping to the fifth worst state in the country for competitiveness, according to a...

A task force at Harvard is providing resources to students who feel uncomfortable after they signed a scathing letter that blamed Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks earlier this month.

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Harvard creates task force to support ‘doxxed’ students who signed anti-Israel letter

October 29, 2023 at 5:50 a.m.

A task force at Harvard is providing resources to students who feel uncomfortable after they signed a scathing letter that blamed Israel for the Hamas terrorist attacks earlier this month.

The Archdiocese of Boston put Sister Mary Veronica Park on the market earlier this month, and neighbors are crossing their fingers that the property is not turned into housing.

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South Boston residents call on Archdiocese of Boston to preserve Sister Mary Veronica Park

October 28, 2023 at 6:41 p.m.

The Archdiocese of Boston put Sister Mary Veronica Park on the market earlier this month, and neighbors are crossing their fingers that the property is not turned into housing.

The Planning Office for Urban Affairs and Fenway Community Development Corporation announced that they have acquired Our Lady's Guild House, as they look to preserve it as permanent affordable housing in Fenway.

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Our Lady’s Guild House to be preserved as permanent affordable housing in Fenway

October 28, 2023 at 12:36 p.m.

The Planning Office for Urban Affairs and Fenway Community Development Corporation announced that they have acquired Our Lady's Guild House, as they look to preserve it as permanent affordable housing...

When Zoey Levesque felt a bullet graze her leg she wasn't worried about the injury, the 10-year-old told ABC News on Thursday, she was too busy running for her life.

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Maine mass shooting: ‘Why do people do this?’

October 26, 2023 at 6:50 p.m.

When Zoey Levesque felt a bullet graze her leg she wasn't worried about the injury, the 10-year-old told ABC News on Thursday, she was too busy running for her life.

“Joey Walker was shot to death at Schemengees,” his father said. “He died as a hero because he picked up a butcher knife … and he tried to go at the gunman to stop him from shooting anybody else.”

Father of manager shot to death at Schemengees Bar calls son a ‘hero’ for confronting the Maine gunman

October 26, 2023 at 4:09 p.m.

“Joey Walker was shot to death at Schemengees,” his father said. “He died as a hero because he picked up a butcher knife … and he tried to go at...

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