A Few Clouds 73°

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

Schools
Lawsuit: Springfield Student Challenges New Flu-Shot Requirement For Mass. Students Lawsuit: Springfield Student Challenges New Flu-Shot Requirement For Mass. Students
Lawsuit: Springfield Student Challenges New Flu-Shot Requirement For Mass. Students A Springfield graduate student and a Waltham mother are seeking to get the new flu vaccine requirement for all Massachusetts students thrown out by the courts. A lawsuit was recently filed by Madison Schiltz, 27, a Springfield College graduate student, and Tamar Massoyan-Artinian, both claiming that Massachusetts did not follow proper procedures to create a flu-vaccine mandate, according to the Boston Herald. Therefore, they said, the rule should be vacated. The new law, crafted to fight the spread of COVID-19, requires all children ages 6 months and older to receive the flu vaccine as a co…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Business
Local Bed Bath & Beyond Announces Closing Local Bed Bath & Beyond Announces Closing
Local Bed Bath & Beyond Announces Closing As Bed Bath & Beyond consolidates and closes locations across the nation, a local store recently announced its final days. In December, the Bed Bath & Beyond in the shopping plaza by the Holyoke Mall announced that it will be closing soon. “Visit soon for sales and great clearance finds,” said a notice posted to the store’s website. Bed Bath & Beyond, 39 Holyoke St., is located in Holyoke Crossing - a shopping plaza that includes a Red Robin, Barnes & Noble, and T. J. Maxx. Even before the pandemic hit, Bed Bath & Beyond had plans to close 200 stores as the company p…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Business
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset
New England For Trump Stores Closing, Consolidating - Ware, Worcester, Somerset As the end of Trump’s presidency inches closer, and his chances of overturning an election are dashed, New England For Trump stores are shutting down. On Monday, Dec. 28, a Facebook post by the shop's owner said the Somerset location will close on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Stores in Webster, Middleborough, and Falmouth already closed on Monday. On Saturday, Dec. 26, store owner Keith Lambert said he was consolidating the Ware location with other New England for Trump shops he owns in the area. He spread the word of the closing on social media and is promoting a “YUUUGE SALE,” deep-discounts o…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Teens Arrested For Throwing Bricks At Cars From Moving SUV Teens Arrested For Throwing Bricks At Cars From Moving SUV
Teens Arrested For Throwing Bricks At Cars From Moving SUV While driving down a busy street, a brick crashed through a man’s windshield and hit him in the face. The incident left the 37-year-old male driver with severe “permanent” injuries, police said. And he wasn’t the only one to experience such an attack. Nearly 20 similar attacks were reported to the police. On Saturday, Dec. 26, at a little before 4 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault with a brick on Plantation Street in Worcester. Upon arrival, the victim told police that while passing a red SUV, someone threw a brick at his vehicle, which smashed through his windshield, polic…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: More Than 3,700 New Cases Reported Over Christmas Week, Worcester County COVID-19: More Than 3,700 New Cases Reported Over Christmas Week, Worcester County
Covid-19: More Than 3,700 New Cases Reported Over Christmas Week, Worcester County Over the last week, more than 3,700 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Worcester County. The week of Christmas - Monday, Dec. 21 - Sunday, Dec. 27 - also saw 1,467 new deaths across the Central Massachusetts county. Statewide, the number of new cases went up by 27,615 since last week (Dec. 21) and 383 new deaths have been reported, according to the most recent update to the Massachusetts COVID-19 Datadashboard, Dec. 27. Below are new and cumulative case and death counts per county, Pioneer Valley, and statewide from Monday, Dec. 21 - Sunday, Dec. 27. Berkshire 232 new cases rep…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: Over 2,500 New Case Reported Christmas Week In Pioneer Valley COVID-19: Over 2,500 New Case Reported Christmas Week In Pioneer Valley
Covid-19: Over 2,500 New Case Reported Christmas Week In Pioneer Valley Over the last week, more than 2,500 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the Pioneer Valley. The week of Christmas - Monday, Dec. 21 - Sunday, Dec. 27 - also saw 43 new deaths across the three counties. Hampden County, the most populous county, experienced the bulk of the new cases and deaths with 2,090 new cases reported since Monday and 30 new deaths. Statewide, the number of new cases went up by 27,615 since last week (Dec. 21) and 383 new deaths have been reported, according to the most recent update to the Massachusetts COVID-19 Datadashboard, Dec. 27. Below are new and cumula…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
$2 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In South Hadley $2 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In South Hadley
$2 Million Winning Lottery Ticket Sold In South Hadley A South Hadley man recently won a $2 million prize playing the lottery. James Peetz, of South Hadley, won $2 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$2,000,000 50x Cashword” instant game, according to the Massachusetts Lottery. Peetz bought the winning ticket at Stop and Go, 4 Bardwell St., in South Hadley. The store will receive a $20,000 bonus for selling the lucky ticket. Peetz chose to take a cash lump-sum and received a one-time payment of $1.3 million (before taxes), the Lottery announced on Nov. 13. He plans to use his winnings to renovate his kitchen and buy a new truck.

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Auburn Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Auburn
Winning $1 Million Lottery Ticket Sold In Auburn A Worcester man recently won $1 million playing the lottery. Raad Paules, of Worcester, won $1 million in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s “$1,00,000 Money Game” instant game, according to the Massachusetts Lottery. He bought the ticket at Kane Shell Foodmart, 380 Southbridge St., in Auburn. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for its lucky sale. Paules chose the lump-sum cash option and received a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes), the Lottery announced on Nov. 24. He plans to use his winnings to buy a new house and a new car for his wife. 

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
Western Mass Building Wins International Architecture Award Western Mass Building Wins International Architecture Award
Western Mass Building Wins International Architecture Award A Western Massachusetts school has one of the most beautiful campus buildings in the world, according to a panel of international architecture judges. There were six Prix Versailles Awards for Campuses given out in 2020 worldwide and the Isenberg School of Management Busines Innovation Hub at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of them. An addition to the Isenberg School of Management building, the hub was completed in 2018. It cost about $62 million to build and features three-story-tall, copper-clad fins that create a vertical lattice for the glass outer wall. The hub added 70,…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
News
How Many Have Been Vaccinated In Your State? COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker How Many Have Been Vaccinated In Your State? COVID-19 Vaccination Tracker
How Many Have Been Vaccinated In Your State? Covid-19 Vaccination Tracker More than 550,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the U.S. since Monday, Dec. 14, according to a newly created “vaccine tracker.” The number of vaccinations is expected to surge with the Moderna vaccine becoming available. The vaccine being given out now is the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech - a two-shot treatment that needs to be taken three weeks apart. The first wave of doses - 5.1 million of them - are being distributed this week, Dec. 21. Bloomberg news service is tracking where the vaccines are being administered on a map that is updated multiple times pe…

SHARE

by Kristin Palpini
Prev Page 45 of 155 43 44 45 46 47 Next
441 - 450 of 1,548 articles