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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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Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle House Fire On Princeton Street Firefighters Battle House Fire On Princeton Street
Firefighters Battle House Fire On Princeton Street Springfield Firefighters are battling a house fire on Princeton Street. Firefighters arrived on the scene around 12:30 p.m. There are flames shooting out the top of the home at 169 Princeton St., Springfield. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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by Kristin Palpini
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Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students
Here? Town-By-Town Data On Absent Distance-Learning Students While distance learning appears to be going well in Connecticut, almost 10 percent of Hartford remote-learning students didn’t attend school the week of Sept. 21-25, the most recent information available. Of the 9,839 distance-learning students in the Hartford School District, 978 of them didn’t log in for school the week of Sept. 21, according to the CT Mirror, which has developed a weekly town-by-town look at distance-learning attendance records. The data is pulled from the State Department of Education. Overall, there are about 17,250 students in the Hartford School District. On Tuesday…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Double Fatal Car Accident On Route 185; Police ID Victim Double Fatal Car Accident On Route 185; Police ID Victim
Double Fatal Car Accident On Route 185; Police ID Victim Police are investigating a double fatal car crash on Route 185. The accident happened on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Simsbury near Summit Ridge and Princess Lane, police said. The crash involved three vehicles and two of the three operators died from their injuries, police said. The third driver sustained minor injuries. Police have identified Susan Scotti, of Granby, Connecticut, as one of the people who died. The other fatal is still under investigation. Police are asking any people who witnessed the accident to call (860) 658-3100.

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection
Covid-19: Dozen Central/Western Mass Communities Are 'High-Risk' For Infection COVID-19 rates are spiking in new communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. According to the most recent state data, Wednesday, Oct. 7, there are about a dozen “high-risk” or “red” communities in the second half of Massachusetts. High-risk communities have 8 or more positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 residents - a level that puts the town at high-risk for spreading the disease. The community with the highest rate of average daily COVID-19 infections is Sunderland, with 20.67 new infections per 100,000 residents. The community with the most total cases over the past two weeks is …

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With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences
With 15,000-Plus Homes Without Power, Some Schools To Excuse Online Absences Some 15,000 households are without power this morning following a high-wind storm Wednesday, Oct. 7, and it’s affecting students in distance learning. In light of the power outages, some school districts have said they will excuse distance learning absences, “Absences for students unable to log in will be excused today,” the Westfield School District sent in a message to parents around 6:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 8. This morning there are more than 2,000 Springfield homes without power. Other communities with hundreds of outages include Deerfield, Greenfield. In Worcester, there are only 110…

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Survey: 1 In 10 Connecticut Residents Personally Affected By Mass Shootings Survey: 1 In 10 Connecticut Residents Personally Affected By Mass Shootings
Survey: 1 In 10 Connecticut Residents Personally Affected By Mass Shootings More than 10 percent of Connecticut residents say they have been, or are close to someone who has been, personally affected by a mass shooting, according to a recent survey. More than 40 percent of residents who responded to a 2020 survey by SafeWise said mass shootings are the violent crime they are most worried about. On a national level, only 28 percent of people said mass shooting worry them that much. The SafeWise 2020 State of Safety survey looked at attitudes towards crime and violence in each state as well as the levels of actual crime and violence that occurred there. The study fo…

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Man Accused Of Beating Elderly Woman While She Lay In Bed Is Arrested Man Accused Of Beating Elderly Woman While She Lay In Bed Is Arrested
Man Accused Of Beating Elderly Woman While She Lay In Bed Is Arrested A man accused of strangling and beating an elderly woman while she lied in her bed has been arrested. Samita Malik, 39, of Milford, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 4, at around 4:40 a.m. on the charges of disorderly conduct, assault on an elderly person, strangulation, and criminal mischief, police said. Milford Police learned of the assault after receiving a report of a possible domestic violence incident at a Juniper Drive residence on Sunday. Following an investigation, police alleged that Malik took a phone from an elderly woman and threw it to the ground, breaking the screen. He is also a…

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Student Who Allegedly Threw Bodily Fluids At Staff Is Arrested Student Who Allegedly Threw Bodily Fluids At Staff Is Arrested
Student Who Allegedly Threw Bodily Fluids At Staff Is Arrested A student at a school for at-risk youths has been arrested after throwing bodily fluids at a staff member. Quinn McPherson, 18, a resident of the Boys and Girls Village on Wheelers Farms Road in Milford, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 2, at around 11:20 a.m. on the charges of breach of peace, and assault, police said. Milford Police said they were called to Boys and Girls Village for a report of a suspicious incident. Upon investigation, police said McPherson allegedly threw semen on a staff member. 

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These Are The Safest Towns In Central/Western Massachusetts These Are The Safest Towns In Central/Western Massachusetts
These Are The Safest Towns In Central/Western Massachusetts Massachusetts has one of the lowest crime rates in the country, but there are still some towns more removed from crime than others. A new ranking by SafeWise has named the safest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts judging by crime incident reports, population, and type of crimes committed in 2018-2020. The safest community in Central Massachusetts is Shrewsbury - which ranked the third safest community in the state overall. The violent crime rate is about 0.1 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate is 3 per 1,000 residents. The safest community in Western Massachusetts i…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Bicyclist Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police ID Bicyclist Killed In Fatal Truck Collision
Police ID Bicyclist Killed In Fatal Truck Collision Police have identified the bicyclist who was killed after being hit by a car on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Yale University law student Keon Ho Lim, 25, of Medford, Massachusetts, was struck by a truck while riding a bicycle in the area of South Frontage Road at York Street in New Haven around 4 p.m., according to WFSB. Lim was pronounced dead at the hospital. In addition to being a Yale student, Lim was an intern at the Office of the New York State Attorney General over the summer, according to Lim's LinkedIn profile. The driver is a 35-year-old New Haven man who pulled over and cooperated with…

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