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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

Lifestyle
Newly Opened Father/Daughter Westchester Restaurant Specializes In Cheesesteaks Newly Opened Father/Daughter Westchester Restaurant Specializes In Cheesesteaks
Newly Opened Father/Daughter Westchester Restaurant Specializes In Cheesesteaks A new restaurant specializing in “hand-crafted” cheesesteaks has been launched by a family with three generations of cooking and restaurant experience, including a father and daughter. Crotty’s Cheesesteaks opened this winter at 8 Eastchester Road in New Rochelle. The menu features “authentic” Philly-style cheesesteaks with meats cooked in-house. It’s a difficult time for any new business to open. Economic restrictions meant to stymie COVID-19  have had the ill effect of also shuttering many businesses, especially bars and restaurants. In fact, it was COVID-19 that recently tanked Crot…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
MA City Has Missing-Girls Problem: 8 Teens Have Gone Missing Over 3 Months MA City Has Missing-Girls Problem: 8 Teens Have Gone Missing Over 3 Months
MA City Has Missing-Girls Problem: 8 Teens Have Gone Missing Over 3 Months Chicopee Police announced Monday they are searching for a missing 16-year-old. She is the 8th girl who has been reported missing to the city department over the last 3 months. Police posted a missing child notice on Monday, Feb. 1, for Anayisalis Silvera, 16. Silvera is 5’4”, about 134 lbs., and has brown hair. She is believed to be in Springfield, police said. Anyone with information about Silvera or her whereabouts is asked to contact the Chicopee Police at (413) 594-1740. 8 GONE With Silvera missing, the number of runaway girls in Chicopee is up to 8 since November. Half of the missin…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail
Victim Dies 7 Months After Being Shot; Suspected Shooter Held Without Bail The victim of a summertime shooting has just died, according to the Worcester County District Attorney, and a suspect in the man’s death has been arraigned in court. Jose A. Merced, 32, of Worcester, was arrested Saturday, Jan. 30, about 13 hours after the shooting victim had died, DA Joseph D. Early, Jr., said in a statement. The initial violence took place on July 9 around 5 p.m. on Mount Pleasant Street. This is where Worcester Police found a man, Luis Tiru-Romero, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to his chest and head, according to MassLive. The victim had remained hospitalized…

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Police & Fire
Search And Rescue: Police Seek Lost Man At Height Of Winter Storm Search And Rescue: Police Seek Lost Man At Height Of Winter Storm
Search And Rescue: Police Seek Lost Man At Height Of Winter Storm As snow poured down from the night sky, Enfield Police received a report of a man wandering, apparently lost in the woods. The call came in around 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 when a resident observed a familiar person walk through their yard and into the woods, police said. “They felt this was highly unusual, especially since it was 27 degrees out,” police said. The snow was falling in sheets by this point in the storm, which left about 8 inches in East Longmeadow overnight. Police began a search for the man by tracking his path in the snow down Bridge Lane. Other officers followed tracks …

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Weather
Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA
Who Got The Most Snow? Snowfall Totals In Central, Western, Berkshire, MA A passing Nor'Easter left about 3-17 inches of snow across the region with snowfall totals varying greatly in communities all over Central or Western Massachusetts. The National Weather Service has put a winter weather advisory into place until Tuesday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. Before the late afternoon, people can expect to see light snow showers and pockets of freezing drizzle. A glaze of ice developing on top of the snow is possible. Wind gusts may reach as fast as 40 mph. Below are snowfall totals from the Monday, Feb. 1 winter storm. The totals are reported as inches are as of 8 a.m. Tuesday,…

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Police & Fire
Women Accused Of Running $100 Million Health Care Scam Using Poor, Disabled People Women Accused Of Running $100 Million Health Care Scam Using Poor, Disabled People
Women Accused Of Running $100 Million Health Care Scam Using Poor, Disabled People Two Massachusetts women were arrested on Sunday, Jan. 31, in connection to a $100 million home health care fraud. The government is seeking to recoup funds as well as five properties allegedly bought with stolen funds. On Monday, Feb. 1, Faith Newton, 52, of Westford, and Winnie Waruru, 41, of Lowell, were each indicted on counts of conspiracy to commit health care fraud; health care fraud - aiding and abetting; and conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. Newton was also charged with money laundering conspiracy and seven counts of mo…

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Business
COVID-19: Beloved Performance Space For Sale - Local Orgs Lost $55 Million To Pandemic COVID-19: Beloved Performance Space For Sale - Local Orgs Lost $55 Million To Pandemic
Covid-19: Beloved Performance Space For Sale - Local Orgs Lost $55 Million To Pandemic On the heels of news that cultural organizations and artists west of I-495 have lost $80 million since the start of the pandemic, an art space for well-known local acts is closing. On Sunday, Jan. 31, Director Brain F. Hale said that The Bing Arts Center’s building in Springfield has been put up for sale. The asking price on the more than 10,000-square-foot property on Sumner Avenue is $175,000, according to LoopNet. “Unfortunately the cessation of income was not matched by a corresponding end of facility costs,” Hale said. “Our capacity to continue paying the bills is rapidly diminishing…

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News
COVID-19: Massachusetts Is Hotspot For Children With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease COVID-19: Massachusetts Is Hotspot For Children With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease
Covid-19: Massachusetts Is Hotspot For Children With Rare Pandemic-Related Disease Massachusetts is becoming a hotspot for a rare, but serious disease in children that is related to the COVID-19 virus. Pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) is high in 10 states across the U.S., including Massachusetts, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MIS-C can develop weeks after a child has gotten COVID-19 or been in contact with someone with the virus. As of Jan. 8, there had been 1,659 MIS-C cases reported in the U.S. - and 26 related deaths. MIS-C is a condition in which different body parts can become inflamed, such as the heart, …

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Police & Fire
Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke
Fire At Homeless Tent City Fills Downtown With Black Smoke A fire at an unofficial homeless tent city created big clouds of black smoke rising from downtown Northampton on Sunday, Jan. 31. At around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Northampton Police started to receive reports of a fire at the unofficial, transient encampment under the New South Street bridge. One person suffered minor injuries and was transported to the hospital, Northampton Police said. The fire quickly extinguished. An investigation into the blaze indicates that the fire was started accidentally by a propane space heater inside one of the tents. 

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Police & Fire
Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months
Missing Girls - 7 Teens Have Gone Missing From Chicopee Over Last 3 Months Seven girls have gone missing from Chicopee over the last three months. On Friday, Jan. 29, Chicopee Police reached out to the public for help finding Saray Ortiz, 16, who has been missing since Jan. 26. Saray is the seventh missing girl reported in Chicopee since November. Many of the children have since been found, but three are unaccounted for: Saray, who is 5’1”, about 110 lbs., with brown eyes, and black, curly, shoulder-length hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black fleece coat in the Chicopee Falls area heading toward Springfield, police said. Hayleigh Gonzalez, 14…

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