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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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City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares
City Pays $8,000 Per Mile For Snow/Ice Removal - See How Your Town's Plowing Budget Compares Snow plowing is among the most important services a city or town can provide in the winter - but it’s more of a priority in some places than others. In a review of snowplow/snow removal expenditures per community, differences in how much a town is willing to pay for the service quickly emerge. Among the 10 largest communities in Central and Western Massachusetts, it’s hard to beat Worcester. The city spent $8,530 per mile of city roadway on plowing services in 2019. The biggest city spending the least amount of money per mile to plow its streets is Chicopee - which spent $2,635 per mile i…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Man With Hatchet Is Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping Man With Hatchet Is Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping
Man With Hatchet Is Arrested, Charged With Kidnapping A man found hiding in a driveway and carrying a hatchet has been arrested and charged with kidnapping among other crimes. On Sunday, Dec. 20, at around 8 p.m., police responded to a report of an assault with a knife in the area of Irving Street in Worcester. The stranger - who was later identified as Edwin Reyes, 28, of Worcester - allegedly approached the victim on the street and forced the victim into the entryway of a nearby building, threatened him, and pointed a knife at him, Worcester Police said. Reyes allegedly stopped the victim from leaving the entryway by pushing him back, polic…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Community Rallies Around Animal Control Officer Who 'Lost Everything' To Fire Community Rallies Around Animal Control Officer Who 'Lost Everything' To Fire
Community Rallies Around Animal Control Officer Who 'Lost Everything' To Fire A city community is rallying around its Animal Control Officer after his home was destroyed in a 3-alarm fire. On Friday, Dec. 18, at around 7 p.m., Erik Velez came home from shopping and found his Lina Lane condo in West Springfield was on fire. He was able to save the people inside - his mother and partner - as well as his pet parrot Kwazii, but everything else is gone, according to a GoFundMe started by Jessecah Gower for Velez. The fire was part of a larger fire that swept through a condominium complex off Brush Hill Road on Friday. It was a 3-alarm fire. The condo complex has seven u…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
'Aggressive Panhandling' Report Leads To Unregistered Sex Offender Arrest 'Aggressive Panhandling' Report Leads To Unregistered Sex Offender Arrest
'Aggressive Panhandling' Report Leads To Unregistered Sex Offender Arrest Police responded to a report of aggressive panhandling and found an unregistered sex offender on Monday, Dec. 21. Police were called at around 4:30 p.m. to respond to Plaza Liquors on Union Street in West Springfield for a report of “an aggressive panhandler harassing customers,” police said. When they arrived, West Springfield Police found Gregory Robert Aldridge, who is homeless in the Memorial Avenue area of West Springfield. Police had already been actively searching for Aldridge since discovering Aldridge is a registered sex offender in California allegedly in violation of the state’…

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COVID-19: 300-Plus New Incidents Reported In Worcester Area COVID-19: 300-Plus New Incidents Reported In Worcester Area
Covid-19: 300-Plus New Incidents Reported In Worcester Area Another 335 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Worcester area on Monday, Dec. 21. According to the most recent state data, with the added 335 cases, Worcester County has experienced 36,764 COVID-19 infections since the pandemic began. There were 5 COVID-19 related deaths on Monday in Worcester County, bringing the total number of people lost to the disease locally to 1,411. Below are the latest COVID-19 numbers per county as well as a recounting of new cases reported over the last three days per county. NEW CASES, DEATHS Berkshire 37 new cases of COVID-19 infection reported - for a…

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COVID-19: 300-Plus New Cases Reported In Pioneer Valley COVID-19: 300-Plus New Cases Reported In Pioneer Valley
Covid-19: 300-Plus New Cases Reported In Pioneer Valley Another 333 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the Pioneer Valley on Monday, Dec. 21. According to the most recent state data, most of the new infections happened in Hampden County - which reported 290 new cases on Monday. There were 4 COVID-19 related deaths on Monday in the Pioneer Valley. Below are the latest COVID-19 numbers per county as well as a recounting of new cases reported over the last three days per county. NEW CASES, DEATHS Berkshire 37 new cases of COVID-19 infection reported - for a total of 4,581 reported COVID-19 incidents since the start of the pandemic - 3 new dea…

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Forecasted Christmas Storm Intensifies, Local Travel May Be Affected Forecasted Christmas Storm Intensifies, Local Travel May Be Affected
Forecasted Christmas Storm Intensifies, Local Travel May Be Affected As the intensity of a Christmas storm increases, meteorologists are predicting local travel conditions may be difficult on Christmas Eve. The Thursday, Dec. 24, forecast calls for a 100 percent chance of rain in the evening and it will be heavy at times. Wind gusts are expected to reach 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service. The wet weather comes courtesy of a powerful low-pressure system and a strong cold front is expected to plow through the Central, Southern, and Eastern U.S. over the next few days - reaching Worcester County and Western Massachusetts just in time for the hol…

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For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker
For Pan Am Flight Tragedy's 32nd Anniversary, US Charges Alleged Bomb-Maker More than 30 years after it happened, charges have been filed against a former Lybian Intelligence Officer and bomb-maker in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. More than a dozen of the passengers who perished were from Massachusetts - including people who lived in South Hadley and Shrewsbury. On Monday, Dec. 21, the U.S. Department of Justice announced new charges against Abu Agela Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, aka Hassa Abu Ojalya Ibrahim, or Masud, for his role in building the bomb that killed 270 people in the destruction of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland 32 years ago. The U.S…

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Police & Fire
Honduran Man Faces 5th US Deportation Following Worcester Arrest Honduran Man Faces 5th US Deportation Following Worcester Arrest
Honduran Man Faces 5th US Deportation Following Worcester Arrest A Honduran man who has been deported from the U.S. on four occasions recently pled guilty to illegally returning to America again. On Monday, Dec. 21, Milton Javier Cardona-Guevara, 34, pled guilty to one count of illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. The guilty plea stems from an October arrest in Worcester when police picked up Cardona-Guevara on an outstanding warrant for criminal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. The first time Cardona-Guevara was deported was in 2006 after being convicted of improper …

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Police Arrest Teen Allegedly Drinking, Driving, And Planning To Sell Marijuana Police Arrest Teen Allegedly Drinking, Driving, And Planning To Sell Marijuana
Police Arrest Teen Allegedly Drinking, Driving, And Planning To Sell Marijuana A 19-year-old allegedly found driving with open beer bottles and marijuana in an unregistered car has been released on $240 cash bail. On Sunday, Dec. 20, around midnight, police stopped a motor vehicle in Dudley. While talking to the driver, Leonardo Hernandez, 19, of Southbridge, police allegedly observed open and unopened beer bottles, police said. Hernandez allegedly confessed to drinking while driving, police said. Upon further investigation, police allegedly found marijuana, 50 plastic baggies, a digital scale, $368 in cash, and other paraphernalia consistent with drug distribution, …

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