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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

Business

Covid-19: Sex-Toy Shop Employees Demand 'Hazard' Pay, Safer Work Space Employees of sex-toy shop in Massachusetts are protesting what they call “unsafe” working conditions amid the COVID-19 outbreak. On Saturday, Aug. 22, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Good Vibrations employees will picket outside the adult novelties and sexual enhancement store. On a list of pointed improvements, Good Vibrations of Brookline employees are asking for the removal of all floor models in the store. If a customer wants to see an item, an employee can get it for them on an as-needed basis. If this demand isn’t met, employees want to get “hazard” pay. The protest is being organized by the S…

by Kristin Palpini

08/21/2020

Police & Fire

Chance Observation Leads To Seizure Of Ak-47, Marijuana, And Six Other Firearms, Arrest A hoard of firearms that included an AK-47 rifle and a whole lot of marijuana were seized by Shrewsbury Police during a recent arrest. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, police were investigating another incident when they noticed an alleged hand-to-hand drug deal, police said. This led police to Charles MacDonald, of Shrewsbury, and his Oak Street home where they found a “large amount” of marijuana, digital scales for weighing drugs, packaging equipment, $10,000, and seven firearms, police said. The firearms confiscated included the AK as well as a 12-gauge shotgun, two Glock semiautomatic handguns, an…

by Kristin Palpini

08/21/2020

News

All Massachusetts Students Required To Get Flu Shots All children - and some adults - attending public Massachusetts school will have to get the flu shot. Massachusetts public health officials have mandated that influenza immunization will be required for all children 6 months of age or older who are attending the state’s child care, pre-school, kindergarten, K-12, and colleges and universities. On Wednesday, Aug 19, government officials said the new vaccine requirement will help reduce the spread of flu-related illnesses and the overall impact of respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will need to have gotten a flu shot…

by Kristin Palpini

08/21/2020

Business

Western Mass Mall Sues Cinemark For 'Trashing' Theater, Back Rent And Fees The Eastfield Mall is suing Cinemark claiming the movie theater chain broke a 20-year lease - and damaged the venue - when the company left in June. Owners of the Springfield mall, Eastfield Associates LLC, say Cinemark USA Inc. owes more than $177,000 in back rent, $100,000 in fees, $35,000 in real estate taxes, and $15,600 in late fees. The total amount the Eastfield Mall says it is due is $330,415. The mall also claimed that Cinemark destroyed the 16-theater venue on the way out. Cinemark. The lawsuit, which was filed Thursday, Aug. 20, says that Cinemark “trashed” speakers and movie …

by Kristin Palpini

08/21/2020

Police & Fire

58 People Arrested In ATM Scam That Hit Multiple Connecticut Banks Police arrested 58 people on Thursday, Aug. 20, accused of participating in a scheme to use phony pre-paid debit cards to make withdrawals from Santander Bank ATMs across multiple states - including Connecticut. Two days before the arrests were made, on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Santander Bank branches in Bristol, Southington, and Plainville had to close temporarily when employees noticed long ATM lines. Most of the customers were making withdrawals using fraudulent ATM cards, “Green Dot” prepaid credit cards, police said. The three Santander branches reopened the following day. It is not clear h…

by Kristin Palpini

08/21/2020

Police & Fire

Western Mass Man Defrauded Veterans By Not Inspecting Medical Equipment The owner of a medical gas company has admitted to taking money from Veterans Affairs hospitals for inspections that he lied about having performed. Chester Wojcik, 49, of Agawam, pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Thursday, Aug. 20, in U.S. District court. He will be sentenced on Nov. 19, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. Wojcik was the owner of Alliance Medical Gas Corporation. From Mahy 2014 through March 2015, Wojcik falsified invoices and reports for medical gas inspections that never took place. Medical gas supply systems deliver piped gases, such as oxygen or compressed a…

by Kristin Palpini

08/20/2020

Police & Fire

Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Arrested In Yacht Along CT Coast Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon was cruising along the Connecticut shoreline in a yacht when he was arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, on fraud charges. Bannon, and three others, is being charged with defrauding donors in a border wall fundraising scam, according to law enforcement officials. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. More news is coming out about the arrest and Bannon had a court hearing scheduled for late afternoon. Bannon was apparently on a $28 million yacht owned by a Chinese exiled billionaire, …

by Kristin Palpini

08/20/2020

Police & Fire

Ex-Trump Strategist Steve Bannon Arrested In Yacht Along CT Coast Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon was cruising along the Connecticut shoreline in a yacht when he was arrested Thursday, Aug. 20, on fraud charges. Bannon, and three others, is being charged with defrauding donors in a border wall fundraising scam, according to law enforcement officials. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. More news is coming out about the arrest and Bannon had a court hearing scheduled for late afternoon. Bannon was apparently on a $28 million yacht owned by a Chinese exiled billionaire, …

by Kristin Palpini

08/20/2020

Business

New England Well Represented On List Of States With Longest Daily Commutes In a ranking of states with the most "super commuters," Connecticut and Massachusetts made it into the top 10. Super commuters are people who travel 90 minutes or more each workday to and from their place of employment. Connecticut ranked 8th on the list devised by FW Business. About 3.335 percent of Connecticut's commuters spend an hour and a half or more commuting to and from work. This is mostly due to people driving from Connecticut into New York City to work. Massachusetts ranked 7th - with 3.336 percent of commuters with long daily treks. Most of the super commuters are comin…

by Kristin Palpini

08/20/2020

Business

Connecticut Nets 26,000 New Jobs In July, But ... The number of jobs in Connecticut shot up dramatically over July - with the addition of 26,500 net new positions. That’s the good news. The bad news is that there are 146,300 fewer jobs in Connecticut now than there were compared to a year ago. That’s an 8.7 percent decrease year-over-year, according to the most recent information available from the Connecticut Department of Labor. Seasonally adjusted, there are 1.5 million non-agricultural jobs in Connecticut. Connecticut saw another large job gain in July," said Andy Condon, Director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Departm…

by Kristin Palpini

08/20/2020

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