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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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COVID-19: Weekly Incident Rates Jump Up 25 Percent Or More - See How Your County Did COVID-19: Weekly Incident Rates Jump Up 25 Percent Or More - See How Your County Did
Covid-19: Weekly Incident Rates Jump Up 25 Percent Or More - See How Your County Did COVID-19 incident rates shot up across Central and Western Massachusetts counties by 25 percent to 50 percent when compared to last week, according to new county-level data. Out of the five counties, Worcester County saw the smallest week-to-week increase - the incident rate went up by about 25 percent, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's weekly county-level COVID-19 tracker.  Worcester County was better able to slow the spread of COVID-19 than the state this week as the overall incident rate for Massachusetts increased by 28 percent between the weeks of Jan. 6…

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MA Representatives, Senators Tweet Reactions To Historic Impeachment MA Representatives, Senators Tweet Reactions To Historic Impeachment
MA Representatives, Senators Tweet Reactions To Historic Impeachment Massachusetts U.S. Senators and Representatives shared their reactions to Donald Trump's second impeachment by the U.S. House on Wednesday, Jan. 13, via Twitter. Related story - Trump Becomes Only President To Be Impeached Twice, This Time For 'Incitement Of Insurrection' Here's what they had to say (Rep.s Ayanna Pressley and Bill Keating had not posted about the only president in U.S. history to ever be impeached twice by the U.S. House as of 5 p.m., Wednesday): Sen. Elizabeth WarrenTwitter/@ewarren Sen. Ed MarkeySen. Ed Markey @SenMarkey Rep. Richard NealTwitter/@RepRichard…

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Politics
Trump Becomes Only President To Be Impeached Twice, This Time For 'Incitement Of Insurrection' Trump Becomes Only President To Be Impeached Twice, This Time For 'Incitement Of Insurrection'
Trump Becomes Only President To Be Impeached Twice, This Time For 'Incitement Of Insurrection' Donald John Trump is now the only president in U.S. history to be impeached twice by the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, Jan. 13 - just a week before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden and a week after the deadly pro-Trump riot at the Capitol building - the U.S. House voted to impeach Trump, a Republican, by a margin of 232-197 on one charge of incitement of insurrection. View the impeachment resolution here The vote was bipartisan. All 222 Democrats voted to impeach while 10 Republicans also did so, including GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney of Wyoming, daughter of form…

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Lifestyle
This Is How Much Cigarettes Cost Over A Lifetime - MA True Cost Of Smoking Compared To US This Is How Much Cigarettes Cost Over A Lifetime - MA True Cost Of Smoking Compared To US
This Is How Much Cigarettes Cost Over A Lifetime - MA True Cost Of Smoking Compared To US Some states make it more expensive to be a cigarette smoker than others - and Massachusetts is at the far end of one side of the cost spectrum. Over the course of a lifetime, an American smoker will spend anywhere between $3.17 million and $1.7 million on cigarettes and associated costs, according to a new study on the true costs of tobacco use. Massachusetts is the most expensive state in the nation in which to be a smoker. A pack-per-day Massachusetts smoker will spend $3.17 million over a lifetime on cigarettes, lost income, health care, and other financial losses due to tobacco addict…

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Mega Millions Jackpot Is Up To $750 Million - Drawing To Be Held Soon Mega Millions Jackpot Is Up To $750 Million - Drawing To Be Held Soon
Mega Millions Jackpot Is Up To $750 Million - Drawing To Be Held Soon The jackpot is up to $750 million in Massachusetts’ Mega Millions state lottery game - and the drawing is just days away. The jackpot winner(s) will take home an estimated $550.6 million after taxes and fees. The drawing will be held on Friday, Jan. 15, at 11 p.m. Tickets for this round of Massachusetts Mega Millions game will be sold up until 10:45 p.m. on Friday, The Lottery said. Each play consists of five numbers selected by the player or chose at random and costs $2 each. A player can choose to add on a “megaplier” for $1. The Mega Millions jackpot has been steadily rising since mid…

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Police & Fire
City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest
City Man Accused Of Raping 2 Victims Was Out On Bail For Rape Charge At Time Of Arrest A Springfield man who has been accused of rape and kidnapping on multiple occasions was recently arrested for allegedly raping two children. Christian Barbee, 35, of St. James Avenue in Springfield, was arrested at around 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the intersection of Buckingham Place and Buckingham Street in Springfield, police said. An investigation by the Springfield Police allegedly revealed that Barbee had sexually assaulted two underage victims in the fall of 2020, police said. Barbee was out on bail for the rape of a child with force and other similar charges filed in 2019…

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Business
Foam Cups And Research - See Which Local Products And Services Are Fighting COVID-19 Foam Cups And Research - See Which Local Products And Services Are Fighting COVID-19
Foam Cups And Research - See Which Local Products And Services Are Fighting Covid-19 More than 20 Central and Western Massachusetts businesses have won hundreds of millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 contracts since the start of the pandemic, according to a government spending tracker. Items purchased locally include everything from foam cups to deep-sea transportation logistics. The local business that has received the most COVID-19 work from the U.S. is VentureWell, formerly the National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Inc., in Hadley. The firm was awarded $20 million to provide program management/support services in “rapid acceleration of diagnostics”…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: The Annual Penguin Plunge Is On, New Date Announced COVID-19: The Annual Penguin Plunge Is On, New Date Announced
Covid-19: The Annual Penguin Plunge Is On, New Date Announced COVID-19 may have delayed it, but can anyone really stop the dedicated people who participate in the annual Penguin Plunge? The yearly event at Hampton Ponds in Westfield traditionally takes place in January, but due to the pandemic, it has been rescheduled for Feb. 27, according to The Westfield News. The Plunge features people, sometimes in costume, who jump into the freezing State Park pond to raise money for Amelia Park Children’s Museum in Westfield. Usually, people gather on the beach to watch, cheer penguins on, and drink hot cocoa, but due to social-distancing requirements, there…

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Police & Fire
TREND: Fourth Large-Scale Marijuana Farm, With NYC Ties, Is Busted In Western Mass TREND: Fourth Large-Scale Marijuana Farm, With NYC Ties, Is Busted In Western Mass
Trend: Fourth Large-Scale Marijuana Farm, With NYC Ties, Is Busted In Western Mass For the fourth time in about six months, men from Brooklyn have been busted in Western Massachusetts for allegedly growing mass quantities of marijuana. On Monday, Jan. 11, around 8 a.m., police responded to a report of a possible fire with smoke coming out from the eaves of a roof at 24 West St. in Belchertown. When firefighters entered the home to investigate, they allegedly found a large-scale marijuana growing operation, WesternMass News is reporting. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement allegedly seized more than 800 marijuana plants, growing equipment, and $2,500. Huoq…

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Lifestyle
And The Most Popular Pet Name Of The Last Century Is ... And The Most Popular Pet Name Of The Last Century Is ...
And The Most Popular Pet Name Of The Last Century Is ... Digging through a century’s worth of pet records has revealed the most popular pet names over the last 115 years, according to a study by FirstVet. Among the key findings is that people really like to name their pets after monarchies and fairy tales - “Princess” is the most popular overall pet name in the U.S. It’s also the most popular dog name. “Princess has consistently been in the top-10 most popular dog names since the 1960s but has never been the No. 1 most popular name in any single decade,” according to FirstVet, an online pet health and consultation service. Pet names are often in…

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