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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

Early Learning Program Shutting Down; Parents Seek Alternatives A YWCA early learning program in the Hartford area is closing for good. The YWCA announced that the Manchester Nike Tykes Early Learning Center will close on Oct. 30, according to Eyewitness News 3. Following the COVID-19 economic shutdown, the YWCA reopened the early learning center on Garden Grove Road in August. The decision to close is largely due to a lack of funds and infrastructure. YWCA Executive Director Adrienne Cochrane said the nonprofit is working with parents who enrolled their children in the early learning program to find alternative resources for education. The progra…

by Kristin Palpini

10/01/2020

Weather

Is The Drought Over Yet? Northern Part Of State Dryer Than The Rest The downpour that soaked the region deposited 2-4 inches of rainfall in Connecticut communities, but still, much of North Eastern Connecticut is experiencing extreme drought. According to state data released Thursday, Oct.1, nearly 25 percent of the state is experiencing “extreme” drought - the second highest degree of drought tracked by the state. The worst degree of drought is “exceptional.” The ranking goes, from least to most drought-like conditions are None, Abnormally Dry, Moderate Drought, Severe Drought, Extreme Drought, Exceptional Drought. All of Con…

by Kristin Palpini

10/01/2020

Weather

Is The Drought Over Yet? Southern Part Of State Drier Than The Rest The downpour that soaked the region on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 29-30, deposited 1.5-2 inches of rain, but still, much of southern Massachusetts is experiencing extreme drought. According to state data released Thursday, Oct.1, nearly 30 percent of the state is experiencing “extreme” drought - the second highest degree of drought tracked by the state. The worst degree of drought is “exceptional.” The ranking goes, from least to most drought-like conditions, are None, Abnormallly Dry, Moderate Drought, Severe Drought, Extreme Drought, and Exceptional Drought. In…

by Kristin Palpini

10/01/2020

Police & Fire

Road Closed Since Yesterday For Homicide Investigation A suspected homicide has closed a main roadway since 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30. As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, a part of Exchange Street in New Haven was still closed for an investigation, police said. A crime scene has been established on Exchange between Ferry and East Pearl streets in the Fair Haven neighborhood.

by Kristin Palpini

10/01/2020

Business

Subway Bread Is Not Bread, Irish Court Rules Whatever it is Subway is serving its sandwiches on, it’s not bread, according to the Supreme Court of Ireland. On Thursday, Oct. 1, the Irish Supreme Court ruled that Subway's “bread” did not meet the standard definition of the food item. Subway’s bread is too packed with sugar to be counted in the grain food group, the court ruled. This all came about because Subway wanted to take advantage of Ireland’s Value-Added Tax, which provides tax breaks on healthy foods. The restaurant was denied and appealed the decision to the Supreme Court. Subway wanted a tax break for its menu items,…

by Kristin Palpini

10/01/2020

Police & Fire

Woman Suspected Of Using Firecrackers To Light A Car On Fire Is Arrested A woman suspected of intentionally lighting a car on fire using fireworks was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 30. Lashawnda Naylor, 37, of Springfield, was arrested in the Tilton Street area of Springfield on the charges of burning a motor vehicle and two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, police said. Naylor is suspected of lighting a car on fire on Aug. 20. On that day, Springfield Police and Firefighters responded to a report of a car on fire near the intersection of Wellington Street and Wilbraham Road. When they arrived on the scene, the vehicle was fully engulfed in fl…

by Kristin Palpini

09/30/2020

Police & Fire

Firefighters Rescue Man Who Got Stuck In A Swamp Trying To Save His Dog Firefighters rescued a man who jumped into a muddy swamp to save his dog on Wednesday, Sept. 30. At around 12:30 p.m. Milford 911 received a report of a person “stuck in the mud" at Eisenhower Park pond, firefighters said. The park is on North Street (Route 121). The man had become trapped in the murky waters after he tried to rescue his dog, “Ghost.” “Ghost the dog has decided to explore the pond area and became trapped and his owner attempted the initial rescue,” firefighters said. People nearby heard the man yelling for help and called 911. Some firefighters put on “exposure suits” an…

by Kristin Palpini

09/30/2020

Police & Fire

Special-Needs/Weed CEO Is Accused Of Stealing $50,000 From Taxpayers A marijuana entrepreneur who owns a Connecticut vocational center for people with special needs is facing fraud charges. Karen Gaston, 39, of East Granby, was charged in Connecticut on Tuesday, Sept. 22 with larceny in the first degree by defrauding a public community, health insurance fraud, and criminal attempt to commit larceny in the first degree by defrauding a public community, according to Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice. Gaston is the owner of Elegant Clinical Corporation in East Windsor, a nonprofit that seeks to provide vocational education to people with special needs…

by Kristin Palpini

09/30/2020

Business

Ford's Third Major Recall In Four Months Affects 700,000 Vehicles Ford is recalling more than 700,000 vehicles due to faulty backup cameras. All of the recalled cars are in North America. This is the third time in four months that Ford has issued a major recall. In June, the car company recalled 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada due to a door latch problem and brake fluid leak. In August, Ford recalled about 500,000 vehicles due to a potential rupture in the front brake. The most recent recall was issued because the backup camera in these vehicles can suddenly go dark. Vehicles that are being recalled include 2020 versions of: F-Series truc…

by Kristin Palpini

09/30/2020

Police & Fire

Two People Accused Of Strangling Dog To Death Are Arrested Police have arrested two people suspected of choking a dog to death because it wouldn’t go to sleep. Ryan Fisher, 41, and Jacqueline Baldina, 58, both of Morris Street in Southbridge, were arrested Tuesday, Sept. 29, for animal cruelty, according to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Southbridge Police said they became aware of the violence following an anonymous tip to the department’s tip411 app back in August. The tipster said that a man believed to be Fisher had made several Facebook posts claiming to have choked his dog to death because sleeping pills weren’t working, police said. …

by Kristin Palpini

09/30/2020

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