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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
John Travolta Is Selling His Wildly Decorated Island Mansion John Travolta Is Selling His Wildly Decorated Island Mansion
John Travolta Is Selling His Wildly Decorated Island Mansion Actor John Travolta has put his 50-acre, brightly-decorated island mansion in Maine on the market. The asking price for the Islesboro, Maine, resort owned by one of the original "Welcome Back, Kotter“ sweat hogs is $5 million. Travolta is famous for his roles in “Pulp Fiction,” “Saturday Night Fever,” “Grease,” and on TV “Welcome Back Mr. Kotter.” Travolta purchased the home in the 1990s, according to an archived article in Architectural Digest, and lived there with his late-wife actor Kelly Preston and their children. The palatial mansion has 10,800 square feet of floor space, 20 bedroo…

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Police & Fire
Latin Kings 'Snitch Detective,' Second-In-Command Pleads Guilty To Gang-Related Charge Latin Kings 'Snitch Detective,' Second-In-Command Pleads Guilty To Gang-Related Charge
Latin Kings 'Snitch Detective,' Second-In-Command Pleads Guilty To Gang-Related Charge The Second-in-Command of the Massachusetts Latin Kings has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his lead role in finding and punishing gang members who spoke to the police. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, Angel “King Big A” Roldan, 35, pleaded guilty in U.S. Senior Court to conspiracy to conduct enterprise affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts. From at least 2018 to 2019, Roldan served as the “Cacique,” aka second-in-command, of the Massachusetts chapter. As part of his leadership role, Roldan was responsible for investigating "snitches,"…

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Business
New Restaurant With A Familiar Face Proposed For Main Street New Restaurant With A Familiar Face Proposed For Main Street
New Restaurant With A Familiar Face Proposed For Main Street A new restaurant with a familiar face has been proposed for Main Street in Indian Orchard. On Feb. 8, the Springfield Board of License Commissioners had a new all-alcohol annual restaurant license on their agenda for Yaad Food Bar & Grill II. Yaad Food is a Jamaican restaurant at 89 Main St., Indian Orchard, owned by Orlando Roberts and Alexis Mercure. It is Mercure’s sister, Kimberley Campbell, who is listed as the manager of record for Yaad Food Bar & Grill II’s new liquor license application. Campbell works at Yaad Food with Mercure and is often the person who greets customers a…

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News
COVID-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive COVID-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive
Covid-19: More Than 430,000 MA Residents In Jeopardy Of Being Fined Every Time They Drive More than 430,000 Massachusetts residents are in jeopardy of getting fined each time they drive their cars now that there are no more COVID-19 extensions for motorists with expired vehicle registration and inspection stickers. There are currently about 580,000 motor vehicles (owned by about 430,000 people) in the state that have an expired inspection sticker, according to Massachusetts data. A fine for having an expired inspection sticker can cost $40 for each infraction. It is possible to be cited for the violation by multiple officers in one day. The greater penalty for not having up-to-…

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Schools
COVID-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April COVID-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April
Covid-19: All Elementary School Students May Be Back In The Classroom By April All public Massachusetts elementary school students may be back in class this April. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Jeffrey Riley made the announcement during a morning meeting. In a week or two, Riley said he will seek to obtain the authority to remove remote and hybrid learning as options for Massachusetts public school districts, WesternMass News reported. Riley cited ongoing vaccinations and declining COVID-19 infections as reasons for having all students resume in-school education. Right now, Massachusetts school districts ar…

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Police & Fire
Armed Home Invasion Suspects Arrested Following Foot Chase Armed Home Invasion Suspects Arrested Following Foot Chase
Armed Home Invasion Suspects Arrested Following Foot Chase Police have captured suspects connected to a recent armed home invasion. On Sunday, Feb. 21, around 1 a.m., police were dispatched to the area of Gates Street for a report of a break-in in progress. That night, dispatch received numerous calls from people reporting that “multiple masked males dressed in black” had kicked in the door of a Gates Street apartment in Worcester, police said. Officers were told the men fled toward Crystal Park and a Worcester Police officer spotted three people on Illinois Street in the area. As the officer approached, the males allegedly took off running in d…

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Police & Fire
Man Who Allegedly Used A Gun During A Road-Rage Incident Is Arrested Man Who Allegedly Used A Gun During A Road-Rage Incident Is Arrested
Man Who Allegedly Used A Gun During A Road-Rage Incident Is Arrested An alleged road rage incident - in which one of the drivers pulled a gun - was apparently sparked by a near motor vehicle crash on a side street. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, police officers were called to a home in the area of Hillcrest Avenue in West Springfield for a man who said he had just been threatened by another person with a firearm, police said. The victim said that after a close call between him and another driver on a nearby side street, the other driver followed him home, police said. They exchanged words, then the other driver allegedly brandished and “racked” a semi-automatic hand…

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News
US Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Recognition Of 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths US Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Recognition Of 500,000 COVID-19 Deaths
US Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Recognition Of 500,000 Covid-19 Deaths American flags in Massachusetts and around the country are flying at half-staff today, Tuesday, Feb. 23, in recognition of the 500,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19. The US reached this tragic number of deaths on Monday, Feb. 22. More Americans have died of COVID-19 than in all of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined, according to the White House. The lowering of the American flag is in line with a presidential proclamation that flags should be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings. The flag will be flying at half-staff until sunset on Friday. F…

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Business
People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion
People's United Bank Sold For $7.6 Billion People’s United Financial Inc. and all of its stock is being sold for $7.6 billion to M&T Bank Corp. All together, M&T plus People’s, there will be 1,100 branches and more than 2,000 ATMs across 12 states, M&T said in an announcement. The combined banks have $200 billion in assets. The purchase-and-sale agreement was entered into on Friday, Feb. 19, and the acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021. People’s United’s headquarters in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will become the New England regional headquarters for M&T. Representatives for M&T said the…

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News
More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale
More Than 150 Employees To Be Laid-Off Following Hospital's Sale On the heels of the hospital being sold, employees at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke are being laid-off. On Thursday, Feb. 18, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development recorded a “WARN” report from Mercy Hospital, Inc., the former owners of Providence Behavioral Health Hospital. The plan is to layoff and/or reduce hours for 151 Providence Behavioral Health Hospital employees, according to the state’s record. The lay-off date is April 20. The day prior, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, Mercy announced that the Providence Behavioral Health Hospital bu…

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