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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
High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized
High-Speed, Mass Pike Car Chase; 2 Kilos Of Suspected Cocaine Seized Police seized 2 kilos of suspected cocaine and made three arrests following a chase with a stolen car on Sunday. The bust was made in a Worcester parking lot, but started on the Mass Pike (I-90) in Charlton near the State Police barracks, Sunday, Nov. 9, around 3 p.m. The three men arrested are from New York and ages 18-21. They have been charged with drug, weapons, and other crimes. The men from New York were first spotted by Massachusetts Trooper James Melberg while he was patrolling the highway near the Route 84 interchange. While stationary, Melberg ran the license plate of a passing M…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Missing Woman's Body Recovered From Reservoir Missing Woman's Body Recovered From Reservoir
Missing Woman's Body Recovered From Reservoir A body has been pulled from a local reservoir. On Monday, Nov. 9, around 2 p.m., Southborough Police announced the recovery of a body late this morning from the Sudbury Reservoir off Central Street. The body is believed to be that of a missing woman police sought the public’s help in finding earlier in the day. The woman being sought was a 45-year-old black woman from Framingham, police said. No other identifying information was available at the time of this report. Foul play is not suspected, police said. Any information or questions regarding the incident should be directed to the Wor…

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Police & Fire
Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit
Sign Of The Times? CT City Starts Community-Service Police Unit Amid the terse, national debate on police operations, a Connecticut city has developed a new law enforcement unit dedicated to community service. The new unit appears to address two sides of the policing debate: the demand for more community services - something the Defund the Police movement has championed - without cutting funding for police - which is something the Back the Blue campaign has promoted.  On Monday, Nov. 9, the new Community Impact Unit of the Wallingford Police was announced.  The goal of the unit is to free up patrol officers from responding to less-intense pol…

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News
Unclaimed $1 Million Lottery Prize Expires Friday - 5 Winning Tickets Sold Unclaimed $1 Million Lottery Prize Expires Friday - 5 Winning Tickets Sold
Unclaimed $1 Million Lottery Prize Expires Friday - 5 Winning Tickets Sold Time will run out Friday for three people to claim their portion of a $1 million lottery prize from 2017. Only two out of five winners in a WPT $1 million Hold’em Poker (2017) Massachusetts lottery game have claimed their money. The WPT game is no longer offered. The winners have until Friday, Nov. 13, to reveal their tickets or their prizes will go back to the state, which runs the lottery. There are about a dozen unclaimed lottery prizes in Massachusetts with scheduled deadlines for winners to make themselves known. There are many more unclaimed prizes that haven’t reached a deadline th…

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News
PHOTOS: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M PHOTOS: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M
Photos: Vanderbilt's Western Mass 'Cottage' Listed For $12.5M A “cottage” with 46 bedrooms that was built by American royalty, the Vanderbilts, has been listed for $12.5 million in Western Massachusetts. The Gilded Age mansion known as Elm Court was constructed in 1886 and sits on 86 acres straddling Stockbridge and Lenox in the Berkshires. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.  Plans were scrapped in late-October to spend $50 million to turn the mansion into a resort. The property was then promptly put on the market, according to The Berkshire Eagle. The 55,000-square-foot complex was considered a summer home for the Vanderbilts an…

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Business
City's Newest Fried-Chicken Joint Is Now Open City's Newest Fried-Chicken Joint Is Now Open
City's Newest Fried-Chicken Joint Is Now Open Local fried chicken joint, Rooster’s Chicken and Waffles, has opened its fourth location in Connecticut. On Sunday, Nov. 8, Rooster’s Chicken and Waffles announced the grand opening of their New Britain restaurant on Arch Street. There are three other Rooster’s restaurants in Wethersfield, Berlin, and East Hartford. Rooster’s is known for chicken wings, Joy’s southern-fried chicken, sandwiches, salads, and, of course, waffles. 

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Three People Shot Around Midnight - Police Seek Answers Three People Shot Around Midnight - Police Seek Answers
Three People Shot Around Midnight - Police Seek Answers Police are searching for answers following the discovery of three gunshot victims near midnight on Sunday. The first report of shots being fired came in around 11:12 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 when the city’s ShotSpotter was activated. Worcester Police were dispatched to the area of Providence and Harrison streets. When they got there, police found two gunshot victims: a 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, police said. Both of them were transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Soon after, a third gunshot victim was reported to police when …

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19 Curfew: City Restaurants Push To Stay Open Past 9:30 p.m. COVID-19 Curfew: City Restaurants Push To Stay Open Past 9:30 p.m.
Covid-19 Curfew: City Restaurants Push To Stay Open Past 9:30 p.m. Restaurants in a hopping southern Connecticut community are appealing to stay open past the new 9:30 p.m. curfew put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, Nov. 9, at 10 .m., the Milford Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting an online “listening session and appeal” with city and state officials, the chamber said. In particular, the chamber is advocating for: - Change from 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. the time for close of business - Extend outdoor dining options (set to expire today, Monday, Nov. 9) - Allow igloos and greenhouses for outdoor dining - Set up emergency grant fundin…

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Earthquake Felt In Parts Of Connecticut, Long Island Earthquake Felt In Parts Of Connecticut, Long Island
Earthquake Felt In Parts Of Connecticut, Long Island If you were suddenly awoken by a shaking sensation this weekend - it wasn’t a dream. You felt an earthquake. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 a.m., the earthquake was detected at a magnitude 3.6 centered in Massachusetts off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzard’s Bay, according to the National Earthquake Center. Shockwaves, which don’t appear to have caused much damage, were felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, as well as some parts of Connecticut and Long Island. Still, 21 people in New Bedford required assistance from the Red Cross after being displaced by the quake.

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Earthquake Hits Southern New England Earthquake Hits Southern New England
Earthquake Hits Southern New England If you were suddenly awoken by a shaking sensation this weekend - it wasn’t a dream - you felt an earthquake. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 a.m., an earthquake was detected at a magnitude 3.6 centered off the coast of New Bedford in Buzzard’s Bay, according to the Associated Press. Shockwaves, which don’t appear to have caused much damage, were felt in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, as well as some parts of Connecticut and New York. Still, 21 people in New Bedford required assistance from the Red Cross after being displaced by the quake. This is the strongest earthquake that has hit the area s…

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