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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
Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations
Central/Western Mass Businesses Fined For Labor Law Violations Nearly 13,000 Massachusetts employees were cheated out of $6 million in unpaid wages and benefits, according to the Attorney General Maura Healey's annual round-up of fair labor actions. Among the companies cited in the AG’s Labor Day Report are 8 businesses or franchises in Western and Central Massachusetts. Fees and penalties were assessed to local construction and health care companies as well as national chain restaurants. Statewide, in 2020 Healey’s Office won or negotiated for the payment of more than $12 million in restitution and fees from companies over violations such as paying …

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Police & Fire
50-Year-Old Man Steals Ambulance, Doesn't Know Why 50-Year-Old Man Steals Ambulance, Doesn't Know Why
50-Year-Old Man Steals Ambulance, Doesn't Know Why Police are still trying to figure out why a man stole an ambulance for a brief while Thursday night. On Thursday, Oct. 29 at around 6:40 p.m. police responded to a report of an ambulance being stolen from Oriol Drive in Worcester. Paramedics told Worcester Police that they had left the vehicle to address an emergency call and when they went back, the vehicle was gone, police said. Soon after, UMass Police called the Worcester department to report a stolen ambulance had been located in front of UMass Memorial. When police approached the ambulance, the driver allegedly provided them with a …

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Police & Fire
Suspected Pimp Faces Life Sentence; Allegedly Forced 5 Victims Into Prostitution Suspected Pimp Faces Life Sentence; Allegedly Forced 5 Victims Into Prostitution
Suspected Pimp Faces Life Sentence; Allegedly Forced 5 Victims Into Prostitution A man who allegedly prostituted five victims in Connecticut and Massachusetts, as well as other states, is facing at least 10 years and up to a lifetime in prison if convicted. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Ronald Hall, 48, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and formerly of Connecticut, was indicted on five charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and one count of transportation of an individual with the intent to engage in prostitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. Hall is accused of pimping in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and …

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News
Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’ Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’
Boston Globe Trolls Western Mass - ‘What’s West of Worcester, Anyway?’ A reporter who got chewed out for mistaking Western Massachusetts for the Berkshires has written an article about how forgettable our area is. “Apparently, there’s an entire region of Massachusetts between Worcester and the Berkshires,” Globe staff writer Billy Baker wrote Thursday, Oct. 29. “If I knew this I forgot it, probably because Pioneer Valley sounds like a made-up marketing name to avoid saying Connecticut. Watch as I forget it again. Boom. Forgotten.” Baker wrote his article after referring to Cummington, in another story, as being in the foothills of the Berkshires. The town is…

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COVID-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends For Worcester County COVID-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends For Worcester County
Covid-19: Town-By-Town Rates And Trends For Worcester County A little more than one-third of Massachusetts cities and towns are “red” and considered high-risk for the transmission of COVID-19. Of the 122 red Massachusetts communities, 18 are in Worcester County: Athol, Auburn, Bolton, Clinton, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hubbardston, Leicester, Leominster, Mendon, Milford, Northborough, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, and Worcester. As of Thursday, Oct. 29, there are now 122 red municipalities reporting high numbers of new COVID-19 cases every day for the past 28 days. The “red” refers to the color-coded system Massachusetts i…

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COVID-19: Town Rates And Trends For Hampden County COVID-19: Town Rates And Trends For Hampden County
Covid-19: Town Rates And Trends For Hampden County A little more than one-third of Massachusetts cities and towns are “red” and considered high-risk for the transmission of COVID-19. As of Thursday, Oct. 29, there are now 122 red municipalities reporting high numbers of new COVID-19 cases every day for the past 28 days. The “red” refers to the color-coded system Massachusetts is using to communicate where COVID-19 hotspots are in the state. Red signifies the highest case rate and highest risk of spreading the virus. Of the 122 red Massachusetts communities, 10 are in Hampden County: Agawam, Blanford, Brimfield, Chicopee, East Longmeadow, Ho…

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Police & Fire
Nurse Accused Of Stealing Morphine From Nursing Home Patient Nurse Accused Of Stealing Morphine From Nursing Home Patient
Nurse Accused Of Stealing Morphine From Nursing Home Patient A nurse is facing up to 10 years in jail for stealing morphine from a nursing home patient. On Tuesday, Oct. 27, Danielle Works, 42, of Stafford Springs, Connecticut, was charged with tampering with a consumer product, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. In January of 2018, Works is alleged to have taken morphine prescribed to a patient at Governor’s Center nursing facility in Westfield. She is accused of removing the morphine from the bottle and diluting the remaining morphine with another substance, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Works is facing up to 10 years in pr…

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News
What's The COVID-19 Rate In My Community? Town Rates And Trends What's The COVID-19 Rate In My Community? Town Rates And Trends
What's The Covid-19 Rate In My Community? Town Rates And Trends COVID-19 infections are congregating in the eastern part of the state where there is a cluster of 13 “red” communities with high daily infection rates, according to Connecticut data that came out Thursday, Oct. 29. Meanwhile, 13 new communities have been added to the state’s list of places with red or high COVID-19 rates: Ansonia, Bridgeport, Cromwell, Ellington, Franklin, Killingly, Middlebury, Middlefield, New Britain, North Canaan, Old Saybrook, Stamford, and Wolcott. On Thursday, there were 30 Connecticut cities and towns “in the red,” a reference to the state’s color-coded map of avera…

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City Becomes Second In Connecticut To Rollback Economy To Phase 2 City Becomes Second In Connecticut To Rollback Economy To Phase 2
City Becomes Second In Connecticut To Rollback Economy To Phase 2 With more than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic’s start, New Haven is bringing back some economic restrictions in an effort to stop the spread. New Haven has also decided to delay students returning to school. Students were slated to return on Nov. 9. New Haven is the second Connecticut municipality to decide to rollback its economic restrictions to Phase 2. Windham reverted on Oct. 17, according to state records. Any “red” community can go back to Phase 2 due to an executive order from the governor. A red community refers to cities and towns with the highest COVID-19 infection r…

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More 'F's Than 'A's - Connecticut Politicians Graded On Educational Support More 'F's Than 'A's - Connecticut Politicians Graded On Educational Support
More 'F's Than 'A's - Connecticut Politicians Graded On Educational Support The Connecticut Educational Association has issued its annual report card on members of the state House and Senate - and the grades seem to have fallen along party lines. The CEA, which lobbies for educational funding and reform, gave Democrats high marks for their work on education issues and reserved the bottom end of the spectrum for Republicans. In all, out of Connecticut's 187 state politicians, 37 earned 'A's and 51 received 'F's. The annual report card considers whether legislators were supportive of education funding, unions, professional development, standards, and school safety. …

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