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Kristin Palpini

Managing Editor CT/WMa

kpalpini@dailyvoice.com

Kristin is a journalist with nearly 20 years experience reporting and editing in Massachusetts. She got her start in the field at The Daily Hampshire Gazette in Northampton, MA, where she rose to the rank of web editor. She’s been the editor in chief of the Valley Advocate, an alternative weekly newspaper also out of Northampton, and creator and editor of the award-winning Berkshire Eagle’s Business Insider (Pittsfield, MA.). Kristin is dedicated to rooting out the truth as well as the juicy details that come along with it. She also enjoys saying “y'all” far too often for someone who was born in the Bay State and kayaking. She was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Kristin Palpini's Contributions

Police & Fire
Seen Him? Missing Since December, Police Seek Help Finding Man Seen Him? Missing Since December, Police Seek Help Finding Man
Seen Him? Missing Since December, Police Seek Help Finding Man Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a young man who has been missing since December. The family of Jovann Vergara, 22, of Springfield, said he has been missing for nine months, Springfield Police said. Vergara may be in the areas of Holyoke or Boston, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Springfield Police at (413) 787-6300.

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by Kristin Palpini
News
42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected 42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected
42 Massachusetts Colleges Deal With Covid-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Infected COVID-19 outbreaks on New England college campuses have infected more than 1,000 students *and staff since the pandemic began. Massachusetts has had 439 cases at 42 schools while neighboring Connecticut has had 434 cases at 10 schools. As for the rest of New England: Vermont has had 34 cases at 8 schools, New Hampshire has had 68 cases at 6 schools, Maine has had 44 cases at 10 schools, and Rhode Island has had 62 cases at 8 schools, according to a New York Times database. That makes a total of 1,047 college and university students and staff who have contracted COVID-19. The NYT has kept …

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by Kristin Palpini
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10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus 10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With COVID-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus
10 Connecticut Colleges Deal With Covid-19 Outbreaks; 1,000 NE Students And Staff Catch Virus COVID-19 outbreaks on New England college campuses have infected more than 1,000 students and *staff since the pandemic began. Connecticut has had 434 cases at 10 schools while neighboring Massachusetts has had 439 cases at 42 schools. As for the rest of New England: Vermont has had 34 cases at 8 schools, New Hampshire has had 68 cases at 6 schools, Maine has had 44 cases at 10 schools, and Rhode Island has had 62 cases at 8 schools, according to a New York Times database. That makes a total of 1,047 college and university students and staff who have contracted COVID-19. The NYT has kept…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
Coworking Office Space Is Being Developed Near The Holyoke Mall Coworking Office Space Is Being Developed Near The Holyoke Mall
Coworking Office Space Is Being Developed Near The Holyoke Mall A large, co-working, shared office space is coming to Holyoke over by the mall. Venture X is opening a 16,000 square-foot workspace at 98 Lower Westfield Road. Developers expect the offices will be ready for occupation in early 2021. Venture X offers a business casual environment for professionals who wouldn’t normally have workspace outside their homes. Many of the company’s clients are freelancers, remote workers, startups, nonprofits, and small businesses, Venture X reports. Founded by Holyoke native Ned Barowsky, Venture X has coworking locations across the U.S. and Canada. 

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News
Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, COVID-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class
Start-Stop-Start: At These Schools, Covid-19 Infections Have Temporarily Halted Class Another school has been temporarily closed for deep cleaning following the discovery of staff infected with COVID-19. This time Ludlow’s East Street Elementary school closed the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 9, when a staff member was found to have caught the virus. As children started to go back to school in Massachusetts and Connecticut this month, a handful of schools have had to temporarily halt learning and disinfect the buildings to rid the places of any possible COVID-19 viruses. Each district seems to have a different approach to the discovery of COVID-19 among the faculty, staff…

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Police & Fire
What Was In That 'Bomb'? More Details About The Harding Street Search In Worcester What Was In That 'Bomb'? More Details About The Harding Street Search In Worcester
What Was In That 'Bomb'? More Details About The Harding Street Search In Worcester The apparent bomb-making materials police discovered in a Worcester apartment were fakes staged to make the home look booby-trapped. Police discovered a “grenade and fused pipe bomb” in a Harding Street apartment that had been made to look like they would explode if someone opened the back door, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Worcester and State police executed a search warrant that resulted in the temporary evacuation of 85 Harding St., an apartment complex. Police had everyone leave the building when they discovered what looked like “bomb-making”…

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Hartford Police Sweep Streets - Seize Guns, Drugs; 7 Arrested Hartford Police Sweep Streets - Seize Guns, Drugs; 7 Arrested
Hartford Police Sweep Streets - Seize Guns, Drugs; 7 Arrested Hartford Police were busy Wednesday night making seven arrests, getting a ghost gun off the streets, and seizing bags upon bags of heroin and ecstasy - to name a few activities. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Hartford Police said the vice, intelligence, and narcotics divisions conducted a citywide street-level violence intervention. Police seized: - 1 stolen gun - 1 “ghost gun” (untraceable) - 1 stolen Honda - 28 grams of crack - 122 bags of fentanyl and - 195 bags of heroin and ecstasy. Police also made seven arrests, officers said. The names of the people arrested and the charges against t…

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Business
Popular Park Road Cafe Is Closing - And For Sale - In West Hartford Popular Park Road Cafe Is Closing - And For Sale - In West Hartford
Popular Park Road Cafe Is Closing - And For Sale - In West Hartford Prospect Cafe in West Hartford is closing for good and the business has been listed for sale. Prospect Cafe owners, brothers Paul and Jeff Emery, announced the closure on Tuesday, Sept. 8, noting that the four-year-old restaurant had hoped to stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that is not to be. “After much consideration, we have decided to permanently close,” they said in a Facebook post. “We had hoped to weather the COVID storm, but it has been relentless and uncertain. “Serving you has been a real pleasure.” The owners are looking to sell the business, and quickly, due to an…

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Police & Fire
Woman Smuggles Synthetic-Marijuana-Soaked Papers Into MA Prisons Woman Smuggles Synthetic-Marijuana-Soaked Papers Into MA Prisons
Woman Smuggles Synthetic-Marijuana-Soaked Papers Into MA Prisons Papers soaked in synthetic marijuana, “K2,” were smuggled into correctional facilities around Massachusetts by a Marlboro woman who was sentenced for the crime on Thursday, Sept. 9. Caitlin Marcey, 28, was sentenced to two years of probation with the first six months to be served in home confinement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. In January, Marcey pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance. She was arrested in June 2019, according to court documents. Marcey’s smuggling scheme involved soaking papers in synthetic marijuana and then mailing them or hand-deliv…

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News
Wonder Warren? MA Senator Joins Wonder Woman, AOC, In New DC Comicbook Wonder Warren? MA Senator Joins Wonder Woman, AOC, In New DC Comicbook
Wonder Warren? MA Senator Joins Wonder Woman, AOC, In New DC Comicbook DC Comics is putting Wonder Woman in league with Sen. Elizabeth Warren,  AOC, and Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg among other “wonder women of history.” DC Comics is coming out with “Wonder Women of History,” a collection of quick biographies of modern American women leaders presented in the form of a comic book. “Wonder Woman has been an inspiration for decades, and while not everyone would choose her star-spangled outfit for themselves, her compassion and fairness are worthy of emulation,” DC said in s statement. “We’ll be presenting the tales of the real-world heroes who take up Diana’s …

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