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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
Teen Dies Following Car Crash On I-291 Teen Dies Following Car Crash On I-291
Teen Dies Following Car Crash On I-291 A teenager has died due to injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle accident on I-291 on Thursday, Dec. 10. The accident happened when a car with three people - including the boy that died - struck several trees along Interstate 291 in South Windsor, according to the Journal Enquirer. The teen who died was a passenger in the car, Lucas Barton, 17, of Greenhurst Lane in East Hartford. Barton died due to his injuries after being transported to Hartford Hospital. The incident is under investigation. Anyone who witnessed the accident or who has other pertinent information is asked to contact C…

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News
Flags At Half-Mast In Honor Of Local School-Shooting Victims Flags At Half-Mast In Honor Of Local School-Shooting Victims
Flags At Half-Mast In Honor Of Local School-Shooting Victims American flags across Connecticut will be flown at half-mast on Monday, Dec. 14. By order of Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. flags will be lowered in honor and remembrance of the 20 children and 6 adults who were killed eight years ago at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Flags will be lowered from sunrise to sunset. As no other flag should fly higher than the U.S., all other flags should be lowered as well, Lamont said in a press release. “The memories of the twenty young children and six educators whose lives were tragically taken on that horrible morning eight years ago will forever remai…

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COVID-19: Music Venue/Arts Space Closing After 10 Year Run COVID-19: Music Venue/Arts Space Closing After 10 Year Run
Covid-19: Music Venue/Arts Space Closing After 10 Year Run After 10 years in business, the owners of Gateway City Arts performance space and eatery said that they finally felt like their business was on solid ground. Then COVID-19 hit. The Holyoke arts space took out a small business loan, kept take-out food available, started a GoFundMe, and cut staff from 40 people down to 2 in an effort to make ends meet, but it wasn’t enough. Economic restrictions brought on to stop the spread of COVID-19 have largely put a stop to indoor music events and concerts.  Now, Gateway City Arts owners said they will be closing on Dec. 31 and ideally would like…

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Police & Fire
Arrested: Woman Accused Of Throwing Hot Coffee In Man's Face, Roughing Up Child Arrested: Woman Accused Of Throwing Hot Coffee In Man's Face, Roughing Up Child
Arrested: Woman Accused Of Throwing Hot Coffee In Man's Face, Roughing Up Child Police have arrested a Milford woman accused of roughing up a child and throwing hot coffee in a man’s face among other allegations. On Thursday, Dec. 10, police arrested Stephanie Dearborn, 25, of Boston Post Road was arrested around 6:15 p.m. on two outstanding warrants, Milford Police said. The warrants stem from two October incidents. First, Dearborn is accused of lifting a juvenile up by their shirt collar, pushing them against a glass door, and later attempting to hit the child with closed fists, police said. She also allegedly pushed the child to the ground and hit their bicycle t…

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Ex-State Troopers Arrested For Embezzlement In Alleged Overtime Scheme Ex-State Troopers Arrested For Embezzlement In Alleged Overtime Scheme
Ex-State Troopers Arrested For Embezzlement In Alleged Overtime Scheme A former Central Massachusetts State Police Trooper was among the men arrested Friday and charged with embezzlement from the department. On Friday, Dec. 11, former State Police Sergeant William W. Robertson of Westborough, and former MSP Lieutenant Daniel J. Griffin of Belmont were arrested and charged in federal court in Boston, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusets, said. Robertson, 58, was indicted on one count of conspiracy, one count of theft concerning a federal program, and four counts of wire fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Griffin, 57, was indicted on one count of consp…

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Food, Organics Recycling Plant Opens In Western Mass Food, Organics Recycling Plant Opens In Western Mass
Food, Organics Recycling Plant Opens In Western Mass An organic recycling center is coming to Western Massachusetts at a time when Massachusetts is running out of places to put its garbage. On Thursday, Dec. 10, Vanguard Renewables announced the opening of its Organics Recycling Facility in Agawam off Main Street. An organic recycler deals mostly in food and beverage waste. “We are excited to welcome Vanguard Renewables to our business community, and particularly appreciate that it is a green business,” said Agawam Mayor William Sapelli in a statement. “Recapturing food waste that would have been sent to a landfill is such an amazing concept…

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Weekend Forecast: Freezing Rain, Snow Storm Developing For Wednesday Weekend Forecast: Freezing Rain, Snow Storm Developing For Wednesday
Weekend Forecast: Freezing Rain, Snow Storm Developing For Wednesday Freezing rain and frosty mornings are predicted for the weekend of Dec. 12-13 ahead of a developing snowstorm that could hit next week. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is predicting a 70 percent chance of freezing rain and patchy fog early Saturday morning. More showers could fall in the evening. Temperatures may reach a high of 42 degrees. Sunday will be the more pleasant of the two days with no rain anticipated and temperatures expected to reach into the mid-50s. If you’re going out this may be the day to do it; a drop in temperatures is anticipated as a coastal storm…

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COVID-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data COVID-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data
Covid-19: Week-to-Week Cases Drop In 34 Connecticut Communities - Town-Level Data In a bit of good news, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded went down from week-to-week in 34 Connecticut communities including Fairfield, West Haven, Simsbury, Hamden, Trumbull, and North Haven. Meanwhile, the number of cases in 121 Connecticut cities and towns went up from the week of Nov. 22 to the week of Dec. 5. For 14 communities, including New Haven, there was no change. Places with populations over 20,000 people that had the highest case increase rates were Rocky Hill, Mansfield, Southington, Windham, and Newington. In Hartford, the number of reported COVID-19 infections went up b…

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Business
COVID-19: Cafe Liquor License In Jeopardy After Alleged, 200-Guest Party COVID-19: Cafe Liquor License In Jeopardy After Alleged, 200-Guest Party
Covid-19: Cafe Liquor License In Jeopardy After Alleged, 200-Guest Party A cafe owner is facing the permanent loss of her license to operate and serve alcohol after the establishment hosted a private party for nearly 200 people. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection sent a summary suspension order to Cafe Studio 1537, which is located at 1537 Dixwell Ave. in Hamden. Studio 1537, as it is often called, received a cease and desist order from the local board of health on Monday, Dec. 7, for a party the cafe hosted on Friday, Dec. 4. The cafe’s liquor license was also suspended and could be revoked, according to the summary order. …

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Police & Fire
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Midnight Run-In With Freight Tractor Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Midnight Run-In With Freight Tractor
Pedestrian In Critical Condition After Midnight Run-In With Freight Tractor Police are investigating the cause of a serious, midnight collision between a commercial freight tractor and a pedestrian. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, at around 12:19 a.m., police were called to the Interstate 290 Eastbound off-ramp at Grafton Street in Worcester for a report of a motor vehicle accident with injury, police said. An early investigation shows that a 2016 freight tractor (the engine and driver's cab on a 16-18 wheeled tractor-trailer truck) exited I-290 and came to a stop at the red light signal at the end of the ramp. The driver, a 54-year-old Gardner man, allegedly began to drive …

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