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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.

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COVID-19: Fastest Days Of The Week To Get Tested COVID-19: Fastest Days Of The Week To Get Tested
Covid-19: Fastest Days Of The Week To Get Tested If you’re going to get tested for COVID-19 there are some days that are better than others to avoid long waits. According to daily data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the most popular day of the week to get tested for COVID-19, and thereby the busiest is Monday. The least busy days to get a COVID-19 test during the week are Wednesday and Friday. Outside of that, the number of people getting tested on the weekend is very low - likely due to fewer testing options being available. Since at least September, Massachusetts data has shown that Monday and Tuesday are the busi…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List
Connecticut Highway On '25 Most Dangerous Roads In US' List A Connecticut highway has made the list of the top 25 most dangerous roads in America, according to a new ranking by Popular Mechanics. Connecticut has the country’s 23rd most dangerous roadway: I-95. The road is particularly treacherous in the 8-mile section around Norwalk, according to the ranking. There are about 735 crashes there annually, the magazine reported. Similarly sized street sections in other cities such as New Haven, Milford, and Greenwich, have about 600 car accidents per year. Factors that make the roadway dangerous are traffic congestion, curves, and hills. Most of the r…

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Police & Fire
Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead
Carjackers Scared Off By Victim's Dog Steal His Food Instead A Connecticut police department received three reports of attempted or completed car-jackings within a half-an-hour early Thursday morning.  The victims include an Uber driver, a Door Dash delivery person, and a couple of people at a park on Thursday, Oct. 22. The first such incident was reported a little after midnight, at 12:30 a.m. Police responded to the 300 block of Goodrich Street for a report of an armed robbery and attempted carjacking. The victim, a 31-year-old Door Dash driver, said he was delivering food when a group of men approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a f…

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Business
Cafe Owner Seeks To Reopen Former Main Street Deli/Market Cafe Owner Seeks To Reopen Former Main Street Deli/Market
Cafe Owner Seeks To Reopen Former Main Street Deli/Market A local cafe owner is seeking to reopen a neighborhood deli and market. Deborah Sargent, who opened Clinton’s Sunshine Cafe in 2017 with her daughter Robin Flores and son-in-law Jesus Flores, is seeking to reopen Burditt Hill Market, 363 Main St., according to a special permit application filed with the Clinton Planning Board. Burditt Hill Market was owned and operated by David and Janice Garrison. The couple also bought and reopened Seafood and More, at 610 Main St., in 2013. Both stores are now closed. A hearing on Sargent’s plans for the old deli will be held Nov. 10, 6 p.m., in the Cli…

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Business
Truck Barrels Into Convenience Store Truck Barrels Into Convenience Store
Truck Barrels Into Convenience Store A 28-year-old Webster man is facing charges after he allegedly plowed his truck into a convenience store. On Friday, Oct. 23, Oxford Police said the early morning crash happened at the Mobil Fuel Station, 93 Southbridge Road. The Webster man, who police did not name, is being charged with operating under the influence of alcohol, police said. He was slated to appear in Dudley District Court Friday.  Police did not note any injuries when announcing the accident.

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Business
Lay-Offs At MassMutual Coming In December Lay-Offs At MassMutual Coming In December
Lay-Offs At MassMutual Coming In December MassMutual has plans to layoff more than 80 workers from one of its Connecticut offices. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter to the state by Amy Dias Mass Mutual’s head of human resources consulting and talent management, Mass Mutual says it will layoff 82 workers at its Enfield facility on Bright Meadow Boulevard. The layoffs are due to Springfield-based Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, aka MassMutual's decision to sell its retirement plan business. Dias said the layoffs would take effect between Dec. 21 and Jan. 4, 2021 and that all affected emplo…

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Business
COVID-19: Five Connecticut Care Centers Fined For Worker-Safety Violations COVID-19: Five Connecticut Care Centers Fined For Worker-Safety Violations
Covid-19: Five Connecticut Care Centers Fined For Worker-Safety Violations OSHA has issued fines to 5 Connecticut care facilities for failure to adequately protect employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced fines for 27 companies across the U.S. due to violations that occurred from Oct. 9-15. In Connecticut, the businesses that were fined by OSHA are: Wintonbury Care Center, Bloomfield The Children’s Center of Hamden, Hamden Chelsea Place Care Center, Hartford Trinity Hill Care Center, Hartford SecureCare Options, Rocky Hill. Each business was assessed a $15,422 fine and cited for a violation of…

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COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' COVID-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk'
Covid-19: Incidents Skyrocket In Two Connecticut Cities Among 19 Considered 'High-Risk' Two Connecticut cities have average daily COVID-19 infection rates that have skyrocketed to more than 40 positive test results per 100,000 residents, according to the most recent state data. There are now 19 Connecticut communities that are considered at a high-risk for spreading COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Health data released Thursday, Oct. 22.  A community is considered high-risk when there is an average of 15 or more new COVID-19 incidents reported, each day, over two weeks, per 100,000 residents. As of Thursday, the communities with the highest average daily p…

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COVID-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
Covid-19: Nearly 80 Massachusetts Towns Are 'High-Risk' For Infection Nearly 80 Massachusetts communities are at “high-risk” for the spread of COVID-19, according to the most recent state data. COVID-19 incidents have spiked across the state leading to clusters of coronavirus incidents in nearly every corner of Massachusetts. The overall daily average infection rate is 1.4 per 100,000 residents as of Friday, Oct. 22. Among the 77 communities that are high-risk or “red” (so-named due to the state’s color-coded incident map), there are 19 in Hampshire, Hampden, and Worcester counties. Communities newly added to the high-risk category include Holyoke, Hudson, a…

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Clowns, The Dark, People: Map Shows Top Fears In Each State Clowns, The Dark, People: Map Shows Top Fears In Each State
Clowns, The Dark, People: Map Shows Top Fears In Each State The top fears in each state have been discovered through a new survey. In the annual Your State’s Most-Searched Phobia survey, YouLocalSecurity.com found people fear all kinds of things: holes, spiders, snakes, blood, other people, needles. In New York, it's intimacy. In Massachusetts, the most common fear is “acrophobia” or fear of failure. In Connecticut, the top fear is flying. Rhode Island is afraid of holes. New Hampshire is freaked out by clowns. In New Jersey, people are afraid of the dark. Other fears expressed across the country include Texans being afraid of “the outside” a…

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