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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

News
Where Are The Hotspots? COVID-19 Town-By-Town Trends, Rates - Hampden County Where Are The Hotspots? COVID-19 Town-By-Town Trends, Rates - Hampden County
Where Are The Hotspots? Covid-19 Town-By-Town Trends, Rates - Hampden County Good news! The COVID-19 rate in most Hampden County cities and towns has gone down, according to the most recent information from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Hampden County now has a “green” community as well - a term for communities with a low risk for the spread of the virus - it’s Holland. Other Hampden County communities where the risk is low include Montgomery, Wales, Blanford, Granville, Tolland, and Russell. While the daily COVID-19 infection rate went down in most Hampden County communities, there are four that saw their rates rise: Agawam, Longmeadow, Montgomery…

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Top 10: Massachusetts Places With The Most and Least COVID-19 Clusters Top 10: Massachusetts Places With The Most and Least COVID-19 Clusters
Top 10: Massachusetts Places With The Most and Least Covid-19 Clusters In Massachusetts, home is the most likely place where COVID-19 will cluster. According to state data tracking COVID-19 clusters, there are by far more new clusters in Massachusetts residences than anywhere else in the state. As of Dec. 31, there were almost 20,000 new at-home COVID-19 clusters. A COVID-19 cluster is when two or more people, who have connections in time and place, catch COVID-19 within a 14-day period. The period for which the data was collected is Nov. 29-Dec. 26, 2020. The next Massachusetts place with the most new COVID-19 clusters are childcare settings - there are curr…

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Police & Fire
Who Is Vulchev? Suspected Church Arsonist Did Time For Assault, Threatening The EU Who Is Vulchev? Suspected Church Arsonist Did Time For Assault, Threatening The EU
Who Is Vulchev? Suspected Church Arsonist Did Time For Assault, Threatening The EU A Maine man who is being charged for setting a city church on fire has spent time in prison for domestic violence assault and making threats against European Union economists.  On Friday, Jan. 1, Dushko (or "Dusko") Vulchev, of Houlton, Maine, was arrested in connection with an intentionally set fire at the Martin Luther King Presbyterian Church on Concord Terrace in Springfield, according to the Massachusetts Fire Mashal. He is being charged with three counts of attempted arson as well as malicious damage, police said. This is not Vulchev's first run-in with the law, according to loca…

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Police & Fire
Third Apparent Murder-Suicide Being Investigated In Worcester County Third Apparent Murder-Suicide Being Investigated In Worcester County
Third Apparent Murder-Suicide Being Investigated In Worcester County An apparent murder-suicide is being investigated by the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office as well as the state and local police. The community has mourned a handful of apparent murder-suicides in recent months - three of which happened in Worcester County. The crimes took place in Worcester and Gardner, as well as Somerset, Wayland, and nearby Windsor Locks, Conn. Typically, Massachusetts experiences four murder-suicides each year, according to GunViolenceArchive.org. The most recent incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 2, in a Southbridge Road apartment in Charlton, the Worcester …

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Check Your Tickets: Time To Claim Over $2 Million In State Lottery Prizes Is Almost Up Check Your Tickets: Time To Claim Over $2 Million In State Lottery Prizes Is Almost Up
Check Your Tickets: Time To Claim Over $2 Million In State Lottery Prizes Is Almost Up Time runs out this week for the winners of two, large Massachusetts State Lottery prizes to claim their rewards. If the winnings aren’t claimed then the money goes back to the Lottery. Proceeds from the lottery count as revenue for the Massachusetts state operating budget. Friday, Jan. 8, is the last day winners can make claims on two large Massachusetts State Lottery game prizes. The unclaimed prizes are: 100x (2017) - $1 million (15 people won and all, but 1 of them have claimed the prize) 50x (2018) - $1 million (5 people won and all, but 1 of them have claimed the prize). Deadlines …

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Business
COVID-19: New Rules - The Strictest Yet - Force Restaurant To Close Temporarily COVID-19: New Rules - The Strictest Yet - Force Restaurant To Close Temporarily
Covid-19: New Rules - The Strictest Yet - Force Restaurant To Close Temporarily Reduced occupancy restrictions in Massachusetts has led to the temporary closure of some restaurants that had been hanging on during COVID-19 but can’t sustain a business under the harsher conditions. The new temporary regulations for Massachusetts take a particularly hard line on restaurants and events spaces, which had to cut back occupancy to 25 percent. On Sunday, Jan. 3, for example, Smoke Stack Urban Barbecue in Worcester announced that it would be temporarily shutting down. “Due to new government restrictions on occupancy and the levels of confidence in dining out, w have decid…

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Weather
Week-Ahead Forecast: Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Snow Early On Week-Ahead Forecast: Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Snow Early On
Week-Ahead Forecast: Mostly Sunny With A Chance Of Snow Early On The week of Monday, Jan. 4, is forecast to be mostly clear and sunny, but first, there is a chance for snow early in the week. A slow-moving offshore pressure system is expected to result in an abundance of clouds and a few rain or snow showers early into Wednesday, Jan. 6. Otherwise, the weather is expected to be dry with temperatures averaging a bit above normal for the season, according to the National Weather Service.  Today, Monday, Jan. 4, may bring a few scattered snow showers northwest of I-95 leading to drier air in the afternoon. A slippery travel roadway advisory is in effe…

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Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4 How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4
How Much Snow Did You Get? Regional Snowfall Totals, Monday, Jan. 4 We're starting off the first workweek of 2021 waking up to a light blanket of snow. In the Central and Western areas of Massachusetts as well as the Berkshires, the place that received the most snow appears to be North Granby with 2.2 inches and Noth Adams with 2.4 inches. Chicopee also reached 2 inches of snow accumulation. After that, Holden came the closest to joining the 2-inch club with an accumulation of 1.7 inches of snow. Meanwhile, Worcester, Holyoke, Amherst, and Westfield got 1 inch of snow each. Some of the area's largest communities received less than an inch of snow: Springfi…

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Lifestyle
From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations
From MLK To National Popcorn Day - Upcoming January Celebrations You may still be recuperating from New Year’s celebrations, but January has even more fun times and moments for reflection in store. From the weird to the solemn, here are the national and unofficial holidays, anniversaries, annual awareness campaigns, and major events coming up in January 2021, according to National Day and the U.S. Census Bureau. Jan. 1 If you are still recuperating, maybe a little hair of the dog will cure you. In addition to being New Year’s Day, is also National Bloody Mary Day and National Polar Bear Plunge Day Jan. 2 National Science Fiction Day - Ce…

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Police & Fire
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information
Paper Mill Catches On Fire For Fourth Time In 2020 - Reward Offered For Information In six months, the vacant, sprawling Strathmore Paper Mill has been engulfed in flames four times - the most recent being Dec. 10. Fires were set in two of the old mill buildings in June, July, November, and December. The destruction released asbestos that the Department of Environmental Protection cleaned and is holding the property owner liable for costs. Owner Jacob Trudeau purchased the mill in 2019 for $15,000 and hoped to put a marijuana cultivation business there, according to the Berkshire Eagle. The building was not insured, the paper reported. At the time Trudeau said he had much…

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