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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
6 Shootings, 3 Streets, 1 Night, 1 Dead: New Haven Neighborhood Has Violent Sunday 6 Shootings, 3 Streets, 1 Night, 1 Dead: New Haven Neighborhood Has Violent Sunday
6 Shootings, 3 Streets, 1 Night, 1 Dead: New Haven Neighborhood Has Violent Sunday Six people were shot in New Haven’s Hill neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 16; one of the victims has died. New Haven police responded to a ShotSpotter report that gunfire had been detected as well as 911 calls about the incident. Four people were taken by ambulance to a hospital, another two were transported privately, police said. One person has died, police said, and, as of Sunday, the other five were in stable condition. The crime scene contains portions of Rosette, Hurlbut, and Wilson streets. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Haven Police Department at 203-946-6304.

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Woman Is Critical After Apparent Murder-Suicide Attempt In Worcester Woman Is Critical After Apparent Murder-Suicide Attempt In Worcester
Woman Is Critical After Apparent Murder-Suicide Attempt In Worcester An apparent attempted murder-suicide is under investigation by Worcester Police following shots fired Monday, Aug. 17. Police responded to a Huntington Avenue home at around 12:55 a.m. Monday for a report of two people shot, police said. The investigation so far seems to indicate that a 25-year-old man shot his 27-year-old girlfriend, then turned the gun on himself, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to the hospital and is in critical condition, police said.  This is the second apparent murder-suicide in the area in just over a week. On A…

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News
COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. COVID-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug.
Covid-19: Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Hampshire County, Aug. South Hadley’s positive COVID-19 infection test rate shot up a whole percentage point since last week - a dramatic gain, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. The 14-day positive COVID-19 test rate in South Hadley since July 22, when the rate was 0.6 percent - now it’s 3 percent. Chesterfield looks like it has had a spike in positive test rates, but there are still fewer than 5 townspeople who have contracted COVID-19 since January. Positive test rates have gone down in Amherst, Belchertown, Easthampton, Hatfield, and a little bit in Northampton. The rate…

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News
COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampden County, Aug. COVID-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampden County, Aug.
Covid-19, Where Are The Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates And Trends - Hampden County, Aug. Hampden County has a lot to celebrate in this week’s COVID-19 positive test results - a lot of cities were able to bring their rates down, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. This week, the update contains a new community, Longmeadow, that had been previously missing from the report. Positive test rates have gone down in Agawam, Brimfield, Chicopee, Springfield, West Springfield, and Westfield. Meanwhile, Holyoke positive test rate has held mostly steady over the last three weeks and rates in East Longmeadow and Wilbraham went up a bit. In Massachusetts…

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News
TOWNS ADDED Where Are The COVID-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug TOWNS ADDED Where Are The COVID-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug
Towns Added Where Are The Covid-19 Hot Spots? Town Infection Rates, Trends - Worcester, Aug A few Worcester County communities - Brookfield and Sturbridge - that had been seeing a surge in COVID-19 positive test rates have gone done significantly; Worcester is also seeing a decline, according to the most recent information from the Baker Administration. This week, the update contains new communities that were previously missing from the report. Worcester’s positive test rate went from 2.5 percent last week to 2 percent positive this week. Testing in Worcester has ramped up over the last week with new testing locations and free tests. Unfortunately, the positive test rate for COVI…

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Sports
MA Democratic Party Accused Of Trickery In Holyoke Mayor Scandal MA Democratic Party Accused Of Trickery In Holyoke Mayor Scandal
MA Democratic Party Accused Of Trickery In Holyoke Mayor Scandal The Massachusetts Democratic Party has been pulled into a scandal over whether Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is the victim of a political smear. New allegations have surfaced that the Massachusetts Democratic Party was in cahoots with the University of Massachusetts Amherst College Democrats in a scheme to accuse Morse of being inappropriate with students. Records and call logs reviewed by The Intercept allegedly show that the Massachusetts Democratic Party’s executive director Veronic Martinez and chair Gus Bickford connected the UMass students with attorneys, one of whom helped the student cl…

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Police & Fire
Hiker With Bad Bee-Sting Reaction Saved By First Responders Hiker With Bad Bee-Sting Reaction Saved By First Responders
Hiker With Bad Bee-Sting Reaction Saved By First Responders A hiker with a severe reaction to bee stings was saved from hiking trails in Hartford County. Firefighters in Burlington said they were alerted to a distressed hiker Saturday, Aug. 15 at around 11 a.m. They responded to the blue-yellow trail on the Torys Den Hiking Trail. The 911 dispatcher was able to track the location of the hiker using the caller’s GPS phone location and emergency responders were able to find the woman in times to provide medical care. He had made it about 1.5 miles along the trail. It took responders about 15 minutes to find him, firefighters said. Additional assistan…

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Police & Fire
Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing
Suspected 'Trigger Man' Arrested In King Street Killing Police believe they have identified the “trigger man” in a deadly shooting on King Street earlier this month in Worcester. A dangerousness hearing was held for Jacob Grice, 35, on Friday, Aug.14. He was deemed too dangerous to be released. Grice is being charged in connection with the shooting death of Darren Dyette, 31, of Boston on Aug. 3, according to the Worcester District Attorney. The charges are assault and battery by firearm, assault, and battery by means of a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, unlawfully carrying a firearm, unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm, possess…

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Lifestyle
Rutland 'Prison Camp' Makes List Of Top 5 Abandoned Local Places To Visit Rutland 'Prison Camp' Makes List Of Top 5 Abandoned Local Places To Visit
Rutland 'Prison Camp' Makes List Of Top 5 Abandoned Local Places To Visit Rutland’s prison camp ruins made Boston Magazine’s list of top 5 more interesting abandoned places to visit. The magazine notes that with Boston looking like a ghost town - thanks to the pandemic - perhaps it would be a good time to visit a real one. The list of the top five abandoned places to go include locations in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut as well. To find the prison camp head go to 49 Whitehall Road in the middle of the 300-acre Rutalnd state park. Within the park are ruins from a prison camp built-in 1903 nd abandoned in 1934. Among the highlight to be seen: stairway to n…

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Business
Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K
Industrial Contamination Cleanup Effort In Chicopee Gets $300K Chicopee is getting $300,000 to help clean up environmentally damaged places in the Willimansett, industrial area. Among the sites slated for clean-up are the Spalding sports equipment manufacturing facility on Meadow Street and properties along the North Chicopee Street Corridor, said Congressman Richard Neal. The money is coming from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “brownfields” program, which provides funds for areas that have been severely polluted. To be named a brownfield property, the area has to be available for demolition, redevelopment or other reuse once the environme…

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