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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

New Supermarket Proposed For Route 20 A Route 20 shopping plaza may be getting a new supermarket. Earlier this year, applicants went before the Planning Board in Westfield seeking a special permit for property at the Westgate Plaza on Route 20 (East Main Street). The applicant, Brixmore SPE, is representing ALDI grocery store. ALDI is a discount food seller that specializes in store-brand organic, allergy-sensitive, and whole foods. If plans are approved, an ALDI will construct a new building between the TJ Mazz and Taco Bell, according to submitted plans. ALDI markets have been springing up in Massachusetts over the l…

by Kristin Palpini

12/03/2020

Business

Hamden Plaza: Police Increase Patrols, Improve Security For Holiday Shopping Police are stepping up patrols and surveillance for the holiday season in and around Hamden Plaza. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Hamden Police said that, at the request of residents and Hamden Block Watch members, police have enhanced security at the shopping center. Upgraded lighting has been installed in significant areas and security cameras are in the process of being installed as well, police said. Extra security patrols around Hamden Plaza on Dixwell Avenue will also take place. “Throughout the holidays, the Hamden Police Department will be conducting high visibility holiday patrols in the …

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

Police & Fire

Son Gets 13 Years In Prison For Selling Fatal Drug-Dose; Father Pleads Not Guilty A city man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in an alleged father-son drug dealing team that sold a lethal dose of fentanyl in Massachusetts. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Anthony Baez, 32, of Fitchburg, was sentenced to 156 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman. Baez had pleaded guilty to a raft of drug dealing charges in July, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. The investigation that led to Baez’s sentence began in September 2018 following a fatal overdose in the Fitchburg area. Law enforcement l…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

News

Kkk-hooded Beer Should Not Have Gotten Bartender Fired, Says Lawsuit A fired bartender is seeking more than $15,000 in damages and lost wages after attempting to serve a beer in a white KKK-type hood to two patrons. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, Nathan Thaller, of South Windsor, filed a lawsuit in Hartford Superior Court against World of Beer in West Hartford (WOB, LLC) claiming that the firing was a violation of his free speech. Thaller was fired in July. The incident began when two customers asked to try Omnipollo Brewery’s “Yellow Belly” beer, according to the lawsuit, which was filed on Thaller’s behalf by attorney Michael J. Reilly of Cicchiello & Cicchiello,…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

News

Covid-19: State OKs Closing Town's High And Middle Schools Through Jan. 19 Students in one Connecticut town may be returning to in-person learning sooner than they had planned. The Connecticut Board of Education recently approved a transition to distance learning and the closing of the high and middle schools in Wallingford. The state okayed Wallingford’s education plan through Jan. 19. But on Tuesday, Dec. 1, Superintendent Salvatore Menzo said that the district may be able to return students to the classroom earlier if COVID-19 cases drop. Menzo said schools have been closed due to a lack of staff and to prevent the spread of the disease. “All school closures …

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

News

Meteor Caught On Video Flying Over Western Mass - More On The Way Video footage of a meteor sailing over Westfield is making the rounds online. On Wednesday, Dec. 2, WestfieldWebCam.com posted a video to their social media channels of a bright white and purple meteor streaking across the early morning sky over Westfield's green bridges. See the video here. WestfieldWebCam has several live, streaming cameras all over Westfield as well as many other Massachusetts and Maine communities. The company is owned by Daniel Eosco, who provides web-hosting services. Catching a glimpse of a meteor or “shooting star” is rare, but people will have a chance to see a m…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

News

Covid-19: College Students To Sub For Teachers In Quarantine Connecticut is seeking to use college and university students to fill staffing gaps at public schools reeling from COVID-19 infections. On Tuesday, Dec. 1, Gov. Ned Lamont expounded on a plan to recruit college students to work as substitute teachers, either on a volunteer or paid basis, in the state's public schools. The state has had to get creative due to a lack of available teachers during the pandemic. The requirement that people exposed to COVID-19 quarantine for 14 days has left many schools in Connecticut and neighboring Massachusetts short-staffed. With not enough faculty and st…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

News

Scam Alert: College Students Targeted By Fake Job Offers A new scam is targeting college students with job offers from phony professors. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission for Consumer Information is warning college and university students about a new twist on the fake check scam that defrauds its victims, on average, of about $2,000. People in their 20s are more than twice as likely as people over age 30 to report losing money to fake check scams, the FTC said. About half of the forged check scams in the U.S. revolve around phony job offers. Common fake job offers include car wrapping, mystery shopper, and personal assistant. “Never use mo…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

Police & Fire

Tree Crashes Through Occupied Home During Wind Storm A tree came crashing down into an occupied home during Monday’s wild wind storm. The large tree knocked out power in the surrounding homes in a Hopedale neighborhood, firefighters said. Hopedale Firefighters were called to the homie at around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, for a report of “partial structural collapse.” People were home at the time of the disaster, but no injuries were reported, firefighters said. National Grid and the Hopedale Building Inspector also responded to the downed tree. Hopedale was hit particularly badly by Monday’s storm. Power was knocked out to about a dozen n…

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

Business

Local Restaurant Mogul Buys Iconic West Springfield Eatery Could wings soon be spotted over West Springfield? The owner of the Hangar restaurants, aka “Wings Over (town name),” has purchased the old Hofbrauhaus off Memorial Drive in West Springfield, according to MassLive. The purchase price was $500,000. Renovations are planned for the former German restaurant, which was well known for its food as well as the unique building. Rounded doorways, dark wooden shelves lining the walls, and a thick dark-colored barroom. Though associated with Memorial, Hofbrauhaus’ address is actually 1105 Main St. Hangar owner Harold Tramazzo has restaurants across …

by Kristin Palpini

12/02/2020

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