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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

Lifestyle
CT Craft Breweries Win Gold, Silver Medals In National Competition CT Craft Breweries Win Gold, Silver Medals In National Competition
CT Craft Breweries Win Gold, Silver Medals In National Competition Two Connecticut craft beers have won medals at the 34th annual Great American Beer competition. Competing against 1,700 other breweries from across the nation, Counter Weight Brewing Company of Hamden and East Rock Brewing Company of New Haven stood out from the pack. Counter Weight won a gold medal over 89 other challengers in the German-style Oktoberfest or “Dortmunder” category. East Rock Brewing won a silver medal for its Vienna Lager beating out 109 other entries for the honor. The Great American Beer Festival and competition are based in Boulder, Colorado. Judges sampled 8,806 ent…

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News
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump
Connecticut Leaning Blue, But Here Are The Towns That Voted For Trump As many elections, including the one for president, are still being counted, Connecticut hasn't quite finished tallying all its ballots, but it seems likely the state will remain blue As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 8 a.m., 85 percent of the votes for president cast in Connecticut had been counted. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden has the current majority vote for president. Biden has won 58.5% of the vote with more than 928,131 ballots cast in his favor.  Trump secured 39.9% of the vote and accumulated 633,711 ballots in his favor. The following is a list of cities…

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State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won
State Goes To Biden, But Here Are The Massachusetts Towns Where Trump Won As many elections, including for president, are still being counted, Massachusetts has finished voting for president. As was anticipated, challenger Democrat Joe Biden won the majority vote for president. Biden won 66% of the vote with more than 2 million ballots cast in his favor.  Incumbent Republican Donald Trump won 34% of the vote with more than 1 million people supporting him at the polls. The following is a list of communities that went against the grain in Massachusetts and the majority of residents there voted for Trump - Central and Western Massachusetts are in bold, v…

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News
UPDATED: Three Days Later, All Hartford, New Haven Area Elections Called UPDATED: Three Days Later, All Hartford, New Haven Area Elections Called
Updated: Three Days Later, All Hartford, New Haven Area Elections Called In a close race where votes were counted over three days, a winner has emerged for the Connecticut State Senate, 17th District seat. In a tight race, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, challenger Jorge Cabrera, D, called himself the victor over incumbent Sen. George Logan, R, to represent this area of Connecticut. On Thursday, Nov. 5, Logan called Cabrera to concede, according to Patch. The following is a list of contested elections and their results from Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 election. Incumbents have an asterisk * beside their names. Winners are in bold and italics. The Daily Voice will have up…

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News
UPDATED: List Of Winners In Central, Western Mass Elections UPDATED: List Of Winners In Central, Western Mass Elections
Updated: List Of Winners In Central, Western Mass Elections Votes are still being tallied in one local, contested race while the rest in Central and Western Massachusetts have been called.  State Representative for the 3rd District has not been decided - 9 of the 12 precincts have been counted as of noon on Nov. 4, Wednesday, but on Thursday, Nov. 5, the New York Times called Boldyga the victor.  *Rep. Nicholas Boldyga, R - 60%, 9,822 Kerri O’Connor, D - 40%, 6,643 The Daily Voice will have updates on the results of the contested races and ballot questions Wednesday (Nov. 4) as soon as winners are called. Scroll down for results. While …

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Police & Fire
Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help
Cold Case: Who Killed Karen Soucie? 20 Years On, DA Seeking Public's Help On the 20th anniversary of her death, the DA is renewing his request for people to come forward with any information they may have about what happened to Karen Soucie, a slain mother of two children. Soucie’s body was discovered on Nov. 3, 2000, by her landlord, Hampden County District Attorney Anthony Gulluni’s Office said. The landlord at 22 Berkshire St., in Springfield, noticed Soucie’s car had not moved and she had not picked up her mail in two days. He went into her apartment and found Soucie dead in her bathroom. The cause of death was blunt trauma, the DA’s Office said. The person…

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Weather
Goodbye Snow! Cold Snap Should Break Before Weekend Goodbye Snow! Cold Snap Should Break Before Weekend
Goodbye Snow! Cold Snap Should Break Before Weekend It might be frosty this Election Day, but warmer weather is expected by the weekend, according to Weather.com. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, temperatures are expected to range from a low of 27 degrees (at night) to a high of 43 degrees. It feels a bit chillier, however, due to the 10-20 mph winds whipping around. On Thursday, Nov. 5, temperatures are expected to reach a high of 65 degrees that will carry over into an overcast weekend. No rain is predicted for this week and wind speeds are expected to drop down to mild. The chill we’re all feeling now is on its way out.

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Police & Fire
Seen Him? 14-Year-Old Boy Missing For A Month, Police Seek Public's Help Seen Him? 14-Year-Old Boy Missing For A Month, Police Seek Public's Help
Seen Him? 14-Year-Old Boy Missing For A Month, Police Seek Public's Help Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old boy who has been missing for about a month. The family of Cardia Saunders, 14, is searching for Saunders after he ran away from a program in which he was involved. Saunders is 5’9” and 130 lbs. He is Black. Springfield Police received a report in October that Saunders had been spotted in the city. If anyone has information about Saunders whereabouts or have seen him, contact police at (413) 787-6300.

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Business
COVID-19 Curfew: The 17 Types Of Business Closing Early In Massachusetts COVID-19 Curfew: The 17 Types Of Business Closing Early In Massachusetts
Covid-19 Curfew: The 17 Types Of Business Closing Early In Massachusetts Massachusetts is instituting a statewide curfew of 10 p.m. starting Friday, Nov. 6 and that means a variety of businesses will be closing earlier than usual. The news comes amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across Massachusetts but concentrated in the eastern part of the state. Reports of 1,000 new COVID-19 cases each day have become common in the last week. Gov. Charlie Baker announced the plan on Monday, Nov. 2. The new stay-at-home advisory will take effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Restaurants should stop table service at 9:30 p.m., under the governor’s orders.  While some businesses wi…

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Police & Fire
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow
Police Yank 3,300 Marijuana Plants From Illegal Grow Police have busted a giant underground marijuana growing operation that had more than 3,300 plants when police made the arrests. On Friday, Oct. 30, at around 2 p.m. police and FBI agents swarmed 946 Elm St. in West Springfield to execute a search warrant. After making entry, police allegedly found a large-scale cultivation operation in a commercial building with at least 14 grow rooms, police said. It took police several hours to process the scene and secure the thousands of plants. Four men from Brooklyn, New York, were arrested in relation to the bust and charged with trafficking in m…

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