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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

Pedestrian V. Dump Truck Crash In Oxford Is Under Investigation Oxford Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash involving a dump truck and a pedestrian that happened this morning. At around 6:13 a.m., July 22, police were alerted to a motor vehicle accident involving a Fryer Engineering of Westborough dump truck and a 63-year-old man at the intersection Charlton Street Old Howarth Road, said Oxford Police Chief Anthony Saad. The driver stayed on the scene and called for help, police said. The pedestrian was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester to be treated for "serious" injuries, police said. Saad said it is unclear how the …

by Kristin Palpini

07/22/2020

Police & Fire

Northampton Man Added To Most Wanted List For Child Pornography Charges A Northampton man has been added to the state’s Most Wanted list as he continues to evade arrest, Jude Demeis, 49, is wanted by police on charges that include three counts of possession of child pornography and posing or exhibiting a child in the nude. Demeis is about 6 feet tall and weighs 180 lbs. He has brown hair and eyes. He is white. Massachusetts State Police added Demeis to their Most Wanted List on July 21. Police said Demeis has ties to Northampton and Needham as well as the greater Syracuse area in upstate New York, Gilboa and New City, both of New York. Demeis is “extremely pro…

by Kristin Palpini

07/22/2020

Business

New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley Baystate Health and Kindred Behavioral Health are teaming up to launch a 120-bed, $43 million mental health hospital, possibly in Holyoke. Springfield-based Baystate is eyeing the former home of the Holyoke Geriatric Authority on Lower Westfield Road as the possible site for the standalone behavioral health hospital, according to MassLive. The new hospital would employ 220 people and have a pediatric unit - a rarity for Massachusetts. Baystate will pay for $5 million of the construction with Kindred picking up the rest. The hospital will be run by Baystate staff, Masslive reported. Kindred…

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Business

New Businesses: Dozens Of Glastonbury Companies Register In June Nearly 60 new businesses registered in Glastonbury in June, but that high number may be misleading. More than half of the new businesses will be located in one spot: 2389 Main St., Suite 100. In June, the most recent information available, Connecticut received 38 business registrations for this one address. Office space within the building, a converted home, is available for lease, according to Realtor.com. But what may be pushing the number of businesses registered there sky-high is the presence of Davinci Virtual, a company that offers virtual office space. Calling the virtual space …

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Police & Fire

New Haven Man With Seven Warrants Out For His Arrest Apprehended In Milford Milford Police have arrested a New Haven man with a whopping seven outstanding warrants out for his arrest. Clinton Edwards, 49, New Haven, was arrested on July 21, while police were investigating the report of a stolen vehicle, police said. Among other things, Edwards is accused of skipping out on scheduled court appearances five times in 2020. Edwards is being charged with possession of a stolen license plate, two counts of larceny, two counts of conspiracy to commit larceny, and five counts of failure to appear, police said. He is being held on an $82,500 bond. On July 21, Milford polic…

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

News

Audit: Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Has Not Prevented A Rise In Drug Overdose Deaths Despite great effort, the Connecticut Prescription Monitoring Program isn’t adequately tracking when strong drugs are prescribed or dispensed, according to a report by the state’s Auditor. The audit found that while most people made good use of the system, the program needs legal, enforcement, and data collection tweaks to be more effective. Launched in 2008, the monitoring program seeks to reduce the number of drug overdoses by tracking controlled substances. That hasn't happened. While Connecticut has seen a reduction in opioids dispensed over the last several years, the aud…

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Business

Hewlett Packard In Westborough Laying Off 150 Workers Hewlett Packard Enterprise reportedly has laid off 146 employees at its Westborough office. The company filed a "WARN" notice with Massachusetts on July 14 that said lay-offs would take place the week of July 24, according to the MassHire Department of Career Services. A WARN notice triggers a response from the state-run “rapid response team,” which comes in when a company has planned mass lay-offs. The team seeks to help laid-off employees find new work, services, and skills. The layoffs are taking place three years after Hewlett Packard purchased SimpliVity and its office in Westbo…

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Police & Fire

Photos: Berlin Police Seek Suspect In Attempted Motor Vehicle Break-ins Berlin Police are searching for a potential suspect following an attempted motor vehicle break-in on Blue Ridge Road this morning. At around 5 a.m. on July 21, Berlin Police responded to a report of occupants of a dark-colored SUV were attempting to enter unlocked vehicles in the area. While responding, on Spicewood Lane, officers saw a person on foot running toward a dark-colored SUV, possibly a Honda CRV, police said. The person entered the vehicle. Police attempted to stop the vehicle, which was occupied by three young-looking people, police said, but the car got away, police said. The o…

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Police & Fire

Covid-19: New Shrewsbury Police Chief Tests Positive On the first day of his new job as Shrewsbury Chief of Police, Kevin E. Anderson has tested positive for COVID-19. Anderson, a 26-year-veteran of the town’s police department, was sworn in as chief July 20 - outside of the police department - just hours after he learned of the infection, according to the Worcester Telegram and Gazette. Anderson said he is not sure how he contracted the virus. The chief will likely not return to work for the rest of the week. Health officials have advised him to get re-tested on Monday, July 27.

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

Traffic

Traffic Shift: How To Drive The Worcester Canal District This Week Amid Ballpark Construction The Canal District is brimming with on-street construction creating traffic snarls and demanding increased attention of motorists navigating the area. Construction in the Canal District began August 2019, when work got underway to build a new $86 million to $90 million ballpark, Polar Park, to host the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. The park will have a capacity of about 10,000 people. Kelley Square is being redesigned to make the area safer for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. Restaurant and retail space as well as a 500-space municipal parking garage will be developed in the …

by Kristin Palpini

07/21/2020

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