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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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Business
I-95 Fast Food Workers Owed $800K In Unpaid Wages I-95 Fast Food Workers Owed $800K In Unpaid Wages
I-95 Fast Food Workers Owed $800K In Unpaid Wages Fast food restaurant workers along *I-95 are owed a total of $870,500 in lost wages, The Connecticut Department of Labor has determined. More than 260 workers of three Interstate 95 service plaza McDonald’s restaurants are owed wages from employer Mitchell Enterpresises, LLC, of New Canaan, the state Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby said on Wednesday, Sept. 2. Some employees are owed as much as $12,000 in unpaid wages, Westby said. Mitchell Enterprises has been assessed a $35,800 fine it has to pay in addition to the hundreds of thousands of dollars in withheld wages. The…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
Popular 87-Year-Old Family Restaurant In Central Mass To Close 'In Near Future' Popular 87-Year-Old Family Restaurant In Central Mass To Close 'In Near Future'
Popular 87-Year-Old Family Restaurant In Central Mass To Close 'In Near Future' An 87-year-old family-run restaurant is calling it quits as many eateries struggle to stay alive during the COVID-19 pandemic. Carbone’s Restaurant in Hopkinton announced Wednesday, Sept. 2, that the restaurant will be closed “sometime in the near future.” “There are many reasons that went into this decision,” said owner Peter Carbone and MaryAnn Lorentzen. It’s a decision “that we are not taking lightly and that we share with a great deal of sadness.” The restaurant has been in the Carbone family for three generations serving Italian food to Central Massachusetts. Owners expressed grati…

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News
Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million
Staind Frontman Is Selling His Western Mass Home For $3.5 Million Staind frontman and longtime Pioneer Valley resident Aaron Lewis has put his rural mansion up for sale. Lewis, a Longmeadow native, says he’s moving to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to the country music scene, according to the New Haven Register. He purchased the home in 2001. The mansion is a 14,240 square-foot rustic wonderland set on 12 acres in Worthington. The sale price is $3.5 million. Among the interesting features on the four-bedroom, five-full-bathroom home is a huge vault with a 4-inch thick bank vault door, an indoor pool, an outdoor fishing pond, and a barn with a th…

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Police & Fire
Seen Me? Suspects In Multiple Car Break-Ins, Thefts Caught On Camera Seen Me? Suspects In Multiple Car Break-Ins, Thefts Caught On Camera
Seen Me? Suspects In Multiple Car Break-Ins, Thefts Caught On Camera Connecticut State Police have three suspects in a string of motor vehicle break-ins and car thefts spanning multiple communities - but they need the public’s help in identifying them. The East Haddam Resident Police Troopers’ Office is investigating multiple car theft crimes that happened in August.  In two incidents of alleged car break-ins and thefts, three suspects were recently caught on surveillance cameras, police said.  Between Aug. 12 and 13, police said suspects broke into a car in East Haddam, stole some items, then drove away in a Ford Explorer that had been reported s…

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Police & Fire
Police Seek 'COVID Hugger' Accomplice In Bizarre Walmart Incident Police Seek 'COVID Hugger' Accomplice In Bizarre Walmart Incident
Police Seek 'COVID Hugger' Accomplice In Bizarre Walmart Incident Springfield Police have released new photos of the “COVID Hugger” as officers ask for the public’s help in identifying the suspects. After hearing from more victims, police have added another suspect to the investigation. Police are also seeking to identify a woman who was with the “hugger.” allegedly recording his interactions with people. The case of the COVID Hugger was first reported to the police on the evening of Aug. 15. Officers were called to the Walmart on Boston Road in Springfield where a victim told them a man took an item out of his hand and then gave him a hug. The suspect t…

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Police & Fire
Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked
Car Thefts More Likely In Western Mass Than Anywhere Else In State - Metros Ranked The Springfield metropolitan area has the highest vehicle-theft rate in Massachusetts, according to new crime analysis. In 2019, more than 1,000 motor vehicles were stolen from the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical region, which includes much of Hampden and Hampshire counties. That means in the Springfield metro area there were 145 car thefts per 100,000 people, according to insurance.com data.  Last year in the Boston metro area, over the same time period, the theft rate was 85. Massachusetts, much like neighboring states, has been experiencing a spike in car break-ins and t…

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News
COVID-19: Elementary School Staff Member Tests Positive COVID-19: Elementary School Staff Member Tests Positive
Covid-19: Elementary School Staff Member Tests Positive A staff member at a Connecticut elementary school has tested positive for COVID-19. The non-teaching staff member left Hebron Avenue School in Glastonbury on Tuesday, Sept. 1 before lunch because they were not feeling well, said Principal Linda Provost in an open letter to the school community. The staff member was wearing a mask and did not come into close contact with students, Provost said. The staff member, who has not been identified, is now under quarantine for 14 days. Members of the school’s faculty and staff who came into contact with the infected employee have been informed, P…

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Business
BBB Accredited: Local Businesses Make List Of 'Trustworthy' Services BBB Accredited: Local Businesses Make List Of 'Trustworthy' Services
BBB Accredited: Local Businesses Make List Of 'Trustworthy' Services A local florist, construction company, and catering service are among the most recent firms to achieve Better Business Bureau accreditation. The Better Business Bureau is a private nonprofit that tracks customer satisfaction and work quality. The BBB promotes accredited businesses that meet its standards. According to the BBB's regional chapter, local companies that recently received BBB accreditation include: A Cut Above Florist, Chicopee Bramucci Construction, Hadley Boost Construction, Chicopee C&M Tree and Landscaping, Auburn Done Right Mechanics, Central Massachusetts Haul of…

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State Troopers Running Drills In Western Mass Over The Next Two Nights State Troopers Running Drills In Western Mass Over The Next Two Nights
State Troopers Running Drills In Western Mass Over The Next Two Nights Massachusetts State Police Troopers will be running training drills in Western Massachusetts over the next two nights. The drills were announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, and will be conducted in the Robinson State Park in Agawam. Agawam Police are informing people ahead of the training in an effort to ease any potential alarm. The drills will likely include several cruisers and the state police helicopter, Agawam Police said.

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Police & Fire
Fire Leaves Nine People Without A Home Fire Leaves Nine People Without A Home
Fire Leaves Nine People Without A Home A Perry Street house fire has left nine people without a home. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, a fire ripped through a three-story home, mostly damaging the second and third floors as well as the attic, Worcester Firefighters said. No injuries were reported in the blaze and firefighters are applauding the “smart actions” of the first group of firefighters on the scene which led to “quick-fire control.” 

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