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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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Business
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster A retail marijuana dispensary is being proposed for Webster. Developers are seeking to put an adult-use marijuana establishment at 4 Town Forest Road, Unit A, in Webster. A community outreach meeting on the proposed pot shop will be held on Oct. 15, 6 p.m. at 4 Town Forest Road. The meeting will be held outside, rain, or shine. Webster has one marijuana establishment in town: Curaleaf, which does cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana products. Munro Associates is the only other company that has applied for a marijuana establishment license in Webster. Munro is owned by Somerset re…

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Business
More KENO: 3 Convenience Stores Apply For Lottery Licenses More KENO: 3 Convenience Stores Apply For Lottery Licenses
More Keno: 3 Convenience Stores Apply For Lottery Licenses Several convenience stores in the Worcester area are seeking to add KENO to their offerings. The Massachusetts State Lottery Commission has received applications from three shops seeking to sell KENO tickets. KENO is a random number game in which a person chooses a set amount of numbers and hopes they come up during play. If your numbers match, you win money. The stores seeking to add KENO are: - Sperry Super Liquors, Hartford Turnpike, Shrewsbury - Gateway Food Shops, Millbury Street, Worcester - Gateway Food Shops, West Boylston Street, Worcester. The shops will earn an estimated $6,0…

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Police & Fire
Police Investigate Possible Suicide At Movie Theater Police Investigate Possible Suicide At Movie Theater
Police Investigate Possible Suicide At Movie Theater Police are investigating a possible suicide in a theater parking lot. West Springfield Police went to the theaters on Route 5 (Riverdale Road) on Tuesday, Sept. 29, early in the morning to investigate what appears to be a self-inflicted fatality, according to WesternMass News. The incident is still under investigation. When police arrived they found a man in his 20s unresponsive and laying on the ground near a car.

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Police & Fire
Lawyer Swindles Clients Out Of Millions; Forges Mom, Ex-Wife's Info To Further Scheme Lawyer Swindles Clients Out Of Millions; Forges Mom, Ex-Wife's Info To Further Scheme
Lawyer Swindles Clients Out Of Millions; Forges Mom, Ex-Wife's Info To Further Scheme A local attorney - who threw his own mother under the bus - brazenly stole, lied, and manipulated his clients out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 66 months in prison. Phillip R. Williams, of Easthampton, pleaded guilty in December, to wire fraud, engaging in financial transactions greater than $10,000 of proceeds derived from criminal activity, money laundering, and tax fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. On Friday, Sept. 25, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni sentenced Williams to over 5 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release…

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Police & Fire
Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested
Man Found Sleeping In Stolen UConn Van Is Arrested A man who police discovered sleeping in a stolen vehicle has been arrested. Josue Pinto, 39, of New Britain, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 28, at around 10 a.m., and charged with larceny in the second degree, police said. South Windsor Police were alerted to Pinto when they received a report of “suspicious circumstances” at a construction site: a man sleeping in a blue Dodge with “UConn” on the side, police said. When police arrived on the scene they found Pinto who allegedly admitted to entering a UConn office on the Storrs campus, taking a set of keys, and stealing a van, police said.

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Business
National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December
National Mason Jar Shortage; Relief May Come In December If you’re having a hard time finding mason jars this season, you’re not alone. The United States is currently going through a mason jar shortage. The last time this happened was 1975, according to North Carolina State University’s Extension program. Due to more people being home and cooking because of the COVID-19 pandemic, more people are buying food storage containers, including mason jars, the university reported. A spokesperson for Ball Corp. (technically, the Newell Company), a major glass mason jar manufacturer, said that they have increased production of lids and jars, but the dem…

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Police & Fire
Fake-Cop Suspect Arrested Collecting Money For Non-Existent Police Charities Fake-Cop Suspect Arrested Collecting Money For Non-Existent Police Charities
Fake-Cop Suspect Arrested Collecting Money For Non-Existent Police Charities A man has been charged with impersonating the police after he was allegedly found trying to solicit donations for area officers. Darrell Marino, 51, of Palmer was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 27, and charged with possession of cocaine, disorderly conduct, attempt to commit a crime, and impersonating a police officer, police said. Ware Police said Marino had allegedly used counterfeit paperwork to request donations at the Ware McDonald’s for a non-existent police fundraiser, police said. This may not have been the suspect’s first time collecting donations for causes that didn’t exist, police s…

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Police & Fire
Springfield Police Seize 1 Illegal Firearm About Every Other Day; 2nd Highest Rate In MA Springfield Police Seize 1 Illegal Firearm About Every Other Day; 2nd Highest Rate In MA
Springfield Police Seize 1 Illegal Firearm About Every Other Day; 2nd Highest Rate In MA With the seizure of the 117th illegal firearm by Springfield Police this year, officers are pulling guns off the streets at a rate of about 1 every other day. On average, Springfield is second only to Boston in the number of firearms recovered per year in Massachusetts, according to the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Last year, 204 illegal firearms were recovered in Springfield. (In Boston, nearly 600 were confiscated by law enforcement that year.) Springfield Police announced that last week, on Sept. 23, that the department has confiscated 117 firearms in 2020 so far. Sp…

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Business
$10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate $10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate
$10,000 To Move To WesternMass? 8 US Places That Will Pay You To Relocate How much would Massachusetts have to pay you to move to Western Massachusetts? It’s a question being asked on Beacon Hill now as area politicians push for legislation that would provide a stipend to people who move to the more rural part of the state. State Rep. Eric Lesser (D-Longmeadow) has proposed a bill that would pay people up to $10,000 to move to Western Massachusetts. The money is meant to cover relocation expenses. First proposed in 2019, the bill has seen new attention this fall as talk of a proposed east-west commuter train has heated up. Western Massachusetts is not the f…

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Police & Fire
Active Search: Police Seek Florida Vehicle With Gun Connected To Vehicle Break-Ins Active Search: Police Seek Florida Vehicle With Gun Connected To Vehicle Break-Ins
Active Search: Police Seek Florida Vehicle With Gun Connected To Vehicle Break-Ins Police are searching for a black vehicle, possibly with Florida plates, wanted in connection to multiple vehicle break-ins. The person driving the vehicle reportedly “brandished a firearm” the last time it was spotted, police said. On Monday, Sept. 28, at around 1 p.m., Rocky Hill Police said they are “actively searching” for the vehicle. Police said the car may have been involved in vehicle break-ins in the West End of town. The photo provided came from the Whitewood area. The vehicle was last seen in Newington. Police are asking anyone who sees this vehicle to call 911 and the police …

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