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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.

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Hartford Students Get New Back To School Schedule Following Cyber Attack Hartford Students Get New Back To School Schedule Following Cyber Attack
Hartford Students Get New Back To School Schedule Following Cyber Attack Many Hartford public education students will be starting school today - one day later than anticipated following a cyber attack on the district. The Hartford School District will have students return to school in phases this week now that the computer system has been restored, according to a letter to the school community on Sept. 8. The district has about 20,000 students. On Wed., Sept. 9, grades 3-5, 7, and 9 will return. On Thurs., Sept. 10, grades Pre-K-2, 6, 8, and 10-12 (group A) will go back to school On Fri. Sept. 11, anyone who hasn’t gone back yet in grades Pre-K-9, and grades 1…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Man Busted In Operation 'Devil's Highway' Gets 5 Years In Jail Man Busted In Operation 'Devil's Highway' Gets 5 Years In Jail
Man Busted In Operation 'Devil's Highway' Gets 5 Years In Jail One of the 40 people police arrested in operation “Devil’s Highway” was sentenced to jail Tuesday, Sept. 8. Devil’s Highway was a 2019 police operation to stop drug trafficking in the Merrimack Valley. Law enforcement officials had focused their efforts on curtailing the distribution of drugs between Lawrence and New Hampshire. The 40 arrests resulting from the operation were made over 10 weeks last summer. Angel Rivera-Valle, aka Jose Antonio Serrano, 31, of Lawrence, was one of the 40 people caught in operation Devil’s Highway, He was sentenced to 64 months in prison and four years of su…

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Business
$300 More Per Worker: MA Increasing Employer Contributions To Unemployment Fund $300 More Per Worker: MA Increasing Employer Contributions To Unemployment Fund
$300 More Per Worker: MA Increasing Employer Contributions To Unemployment Fund Massachusetts employees are going to cost business owners another $300 each come April. In an effort to restore the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund amid COVID-19’s drain on the economy, a tax increase of about $300 per employee is set to start in April, according to the Boston Business Journal. The trust fund is facing a multibillion-dollar deficit due to a wave of unemployment brought on by the pandemic. Money is also dwindling because contributions were decreased during the Great Recession of 2008 to help small businesses stay afloat. The new assessment - which will cost employ…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail
Man Who Posted Video Of Himself Blowing Stuff Up Gets 3 Years In Jail A man who posted an online video of himself blowing stuff up has been sentenced to 3 years in prison. David Bourne, 38, of Simsbury, was sentenced on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to 37 months in prison, followed by supervised release, for illegally possessing and using explosives, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. Bourne was arrested in May 2019, about five months after he threw a pipe bomb, which he constructed, into the back of a victim’s truck, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Police started investigating Bourne after Connecticut State Police were called to a Hartland home in December …

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Police & Fire
Nonprofit Director Stole Nearly $100K From Taxpayers Gets Jail Time Nonprofit Director Stole Nearly $100K From Taxpayers Gets Jail Time
Nonprofit Director Stole Nearly $100K From Taxpayers Gets Jail Time The executive director of a local economic development nonprofit will be doing jail time for stealing taxpayer money from his own organization. Former executive director of the Enfield Community Development Corporation (ECDC) Darrin Lamore, 49, of Enfield, took nearly $100,000 from the nonprofit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Connecticut. Lamore has been sentenced to five months in prison, plus five months of in-home confinement for stealing government funds. Community Development Corporations are responsible for doling out federal grant dollars in their communities to improve t…

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No Timeline For Hartford Students To Return To School After Cyber Attack No Timeline For Hartford Students To Return To School After Cyber Attack
No Timeline For Hartford Students To Return To School After Cyber Attack It’s not clear when Hartford students will be going back to school following a ransomware attack. On Tuesday, Sept. 8 - the day students were scheduled to start the new academic year - Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said there is no time frame for when the school year will begin for the city’s public school district. There be no in-person or online classes until the city gets the ransomware issue cleared up, the mayor said. There are about 20,000 students and 3,000 staff in the Hartford School District. Bronin said the cyber attack was more aggressive than what Hartford officials typically …

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Business
Bugalu Ballroom Coming To Western Mass City Bugalu Ballroom Coming To Western Mass City
Bugalu Ballroom Coming To Western Mass City The Bugalu Ballroom is seeking a liquor license for the High Street events venue and bar. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Holyoke Licensing Board will hold a public hearing on the transfer of an annual all-alcohol license formerly held by TNT Pizza to Bugalu. TNT Pizza closed in 2019. Known for its live music and neighborhood atmosphere, TNT Pizza on South Street has been missed by area musicians. Bugalu Ballroom, 120 High St., is owned by Emily Ortiz Santos.

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Business
By Dads, For Dads: New Pub Opening Soon in Connecticut By Dads, For Dads: New Pub Opening Soon in Connecticut
By Dads, For Dads: New Pub Opening Soon in Connecticut A bunch of dads has come together to open a new pub in Granby. Four Dads Pub is now applying for a liquor license as the eatery and bar near its official opening at 18 Hartford Ave. The pub will feature food, booze, sports games on the tube, karaoke, and acoustic music. Four Dads is owned by Dante Boffi, Mario Fino, Mark Garbeck, and Eugene Smyth. The idea behind Four Dads is to create a neighborhood hangout, according to owners, a “place run by local dads.” Four Dads aims to be a place where “you could catch a game while grabbing a great sandwich, some wings and wash it down with a co…

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Business
5 Weed Companies Seek To Open In 1 Small Central Mass Town 5 Weed Companies Seek To Open In 1 Small Central Mass Town
5 Weed Companies Seek To Open In 1 Small Central Mass Town A cannabis cultivator is holding a public information meeting in Clinton after making a major Main Street purchase. Crabgrass LLC, a wholesale cannabis grower, is holding a public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m. The session will be held at Crabgrass’s new space at 830-894 Main St. Owners will outline plans for the wholesale retailer and answer people’s questions, said managing owner Lynne McCarren. Brian McCarren is also a co-owner. But who will be the first to open a pot shop or growing facility in Clinton? There are at least five companies striving to open in town. The Tuesday hea…

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Police & Fire
Truck With Dog Inside Stolen; Police Seek Public's Help Finding Pup, Vehicle Truck With Dog Inside Stolen; Police Seek Public's Help Finding Pup, Vehicle
Truck With Dog Inside Stolen; Police Seek Public's Help Finding Pup, Vehicle In just a few moments a man lost his truck and his dog Monday, Sept. 7, in Hartford. Hartford Police said a silver pickup truck was stolen from Bushnell Street was stolen from the owner when he stepped away from the vehicle for a moment. With the keys in the car, someone hopped in and took off, police said. But inside the car was the owner’s 11-year-old Pom/Alaskan Eskimo mix dog. There are vanity plates on the car “MONGO3.” Police are seeking the public’s help in locating the dog and the truck. If anyone has any information they are asked to call 911. 

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