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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: Hartford County Hotels To Cut Hundreds Of Employee Jobs and Hours COVID-19: Hartford County Hotels To Cut Hundreds Of Employee Jobs and Hours
Covid-19: Hartford County Hotels To Cut Hundreds Of Employee Jobs and Hours Three major Hartford County hotels have announced plans to layoff or reduce the hours of nearly 450 employees due to economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hartford Marriott Downtown, the Hilton Hartford, and the Sheraton in Windsor Locks have put the Connecticut Department of Labor on notice about layoffs and reduced employee hours planned for this month. Many companies are required by Connecticut law to inform the state’s Dislocated Worker/Rapid Response Team prior to mass layoffs. It is unclear if the layoffs or cut hours will be permanent. In letters to the Rapid Response Tea…

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Traffic
Northampton Roundabout Detour To Send Vehicles Over the Coolidge Bridge Northampton Roundabout Detour To Send Vehicles Over the Coolidge Bridge
Northampton Roundabout Detour To Send Vehicles Over the Coolidge Bridge For two to three weeks, motorists exiting Interstate 91 at Northampton Exit 19 will be in for a  long detour over the Coolidge Bridge. The detour is necessary, state officials said, to allow for the construction of a new $8 million roundabout, traffic lights and pedestrian crossing at the Damon Road-Route 9 intersection in Northampton. The detour is set to being July 20 and could last 14-21 days, according to The Daily Hampshire Gazette. Once in place, there will be no going straight onto Damon Road. The four-way intersection will become one-way for travelers coming off the exit. All …

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Police & Fire
Springfield Man Steals Two Dogs; Only One Makes It Back To Owner Springfield Man Steals Two Dogs; Only One Makes It Back To Owner
Springfield Man Steals Two Dogs; Only One Makes It Back To Owner A Springfield man, accused of kidnapping two dogs, has been arrested on a raft of charges. Only one of the dogs made it back to its owners. Wesley Bowleg, 24, of Chestnut Street, was arrested on July 8 at around 10:20 a.m. on Page Boulevard and charged with: breaking and entering in the daytime for a felony, two counts of assault and battery, assault and battery with serious bodily injury, witness intimidation and two counts of larceny under $1,200, police said. Bowleg allegedly broke into a Davenport Street home on the morning of July 7, assaulted a person who was there and stole the fami…

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Police & Fire
Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car
Springfield Police Make Arrests After 13-year-old Crashes Stolen Car Springfield Police made three arrests early this morning after a 13-year-old driving a stolen car crashed at the intersection of State and Catherine streets. In addition to the arrests, police confiscated an illegal firearm - the 70th such weapon police have taken off the streets this year, police said. Joel Arroyo-Collazo, 21, of Horace Street, was arrested July 16, at around 1:15 a.m. and charged with: carrying a loaded firearm with a license, possession of a large-capacity firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number during the commissio…

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Police & Fire
Leader Of Worcester Latin Kings Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge Leader Of Worcester Latin Kings Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge
Leader Of Worcester Latin Kings Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge The leader of the Worcester Latin Kings has pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge in federal district court. Alvin “King Humble” Mojica, 32, pleaded guilty, in a Massachusetts U.S. District Court on July 15, to the charge of distribution of cocaine. Mojica was arrested Dec. 5. He was one of 62 people arrested that day in a law enforcement sweep of the Latin Kings gang. The Kings' highest ranking member arrested that day was Michael "King Merlin" Cecchetelli, the East Coast "overseer."   At the time of Mojica's arrest, he was the leader of the Worcester based chapter o…

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Traffic
Rollover Closes Section of I-395 Northbound Rollover Closes Section of I-395 Northbound
Rollover Closes Section of I-395 Northbound A portion of I-395, northbound, near Exit 3 in Webster has been closed early this morning, July 16.  State Police report a rollover accident is the cause of the traffic snarls. The area is predicted to reopen around 10 a.m., according to the Massachusetts State Police live traffic map.  As of 9 a.m., highway traffic was slowed to a crawl by Exit 3 and on the nearby Cudworth Road. Check back for updates to this unfolding story.

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News
Hartford Native, WNBC Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Hartford Native, WNBC Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame
Hartford Native, Wnbc Anchor David Ushery Named To NY State Broadcasters Hall Of Fame Hartford native and longtime NBC New York anchorman David Ushery has been elected into the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame. The New York Broadcasters Hall of Fame recognizes commitment to journalistic excellence and local service. WNBC New York anchor Ushery is a positive role model, said David Donovan, the Hall of Fame’s president and executive director. Members of the New York Broadcasters Hall of Fame include Walter Cronkite, Barbara Walters, Regis Philbin, Marvin Scott, Diana Williams, and Boomer Esiason. “He has one of the best journalistic resumes I’ve ever seen,” said Dono…

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Police & Fire
Family Offers $10K Reward For Information On Missing West Hartford Teen Family Offers $10K Reward For Information On Missing West Hartford Teen
Family Offers $10K Reward For Information On Missing West Hartford Teen Police are searching for a West Hartford teen who has gone missing. Meanwhile, the boy’s family is offering $10,000 for information leading to his whereabouts and location. Jonathan Benjamin Adams, 14, was last seen on July 11. He was discovered missing from his family's home in Augusta, West Virginia, early in the morning on July 12, according to the Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office in West Virginia. Adams is about 5”2’, 96 lbs., with black hair, police said. There is no definitive clothing description that he may be wearing and he is not believed to be in possession of a cell phone o…

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Police & Fire
Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins
Suspects Arrested Following Berlin Car Theft And Attempted String of Vehicle Break-ins Berlin Police made two arrests in connection with a string of attempted car break-ins and two stolen vehicles. From late-night, July 14, to early morning, July 15, the Berlin Police Department received several reports that someone had tried to break into vehicles. One of the vehicles, a BMW, was stolen from the Skyview Drive area, police said. Working with officers from the New Britain Police Department, officers tracked down the stolen vehicle to the Walnut Hill Park area of New Britain where there was a brief “foot pursuit” of two suspects, police said. The two suspects were caught and …

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News
A Surprise Sinkhole In Chicopee Is Causing Traffic Snarls In The Area A Surprise Sinkhole In Chicopee Is Causing Traffic Snarls In The Area
A Surprise Sinkhole In Chicopee Is Causing Traffic Snarls In The Area A sinkhole near the intersection of Ramond Road and Chicopee Street has caused traffic snarls in the area. The hole first appeared the morning of July 14 when the paved road gave way and a parked car sank about halfway into the hole. No one was injured in the surprise incident, said Erin Hastings, executive director of Westcomm Regional Dispatch. It is not clear what caused the sinkhole to open, but Hastings said dispatch was made aware of a nearby water main break that may have had something to do with it. The water main was repaired by 1 p.m.

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