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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
This Long Island Pizzeria Cited For Unique Toppings, Strong Service, Fair Prices This Long Island Pizzeria Cited For Unique Toppings, Strong Service, Fair Prices
This Long Island Pizzeria Cited For Unique Toppings, Strong Service, Fair Prices Davinci’s Pizza is an old-school, no-frills pizzeria with a heart of gold. The little Holbrook restaurant is owned by Mario Pezzino and recently impressed longtime and new customers when it dropped its prices for months at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. From around March and into the summer, you could get a large pizza for $8 and slices for $1. “Davinci’s pizza is with everyone in this time of uncertainty,” the owner said in March 2020, when he announced the price drop via Facebook. “We would like to help as much as we can.” It was a well-received offer that Davinci’s was able to ser…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River 'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River
'Vast Areas Of Ice' - Flight Crews Resume Search For Lost 11-Year-Old On CT River The search continued by air, land, and water for missing 11-year-old boy Aiden Blanchard today, Thursday, Feb. 11, the sixth day of his disappearance. Chicopee Police, Massachusetts State Police, and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing searched the Connecticut River and its banks from the Massachusetts Turnpike down to the Connecticut state line, seeking any evidence related to Aiden's disappearance, police said in an update. "The flight crew did not locate any evidence related to Aiden’s disappearance. The crew observed vast areas of ice covering parts of the river," police said.  …

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
Man Wanted In Connection With Virginia Shooting Is Discovered In Massachusetts Man Wanted In Connection With Virginia Shooting Is Discovered In Massachusetts
Man Wanted In Connection With Virginia Shooting Is Discovered In Massachusetts A man on the run from Virginia police for a shooting incident was recently arrested in Massachusetts. On Thursday, Feb. 11, Massachusetts State Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, and Haverhill Police located and arrested Hector Javier Bido, 23, while he was staying in a Proctor Street apartment in Haverhill, Massachusetts State Police said. In addition to the arrest, police seized multiple firearms and rounds of ammunition. Firearms and ammunition seized by MSP Feb. 10Massachusetts State Police Bido, who is originally from Dublin, Virginia, is wanted in connection with an early morning…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Town So Irked By Comcast Internet Cap, It May Just Build Its Own Broadband Network Town So Irked By Comcast Internet Cap, It May Just Build Its Own Broadband Network
Town So Irked By Comcast Internet Cap, It May Just Build Its Own Broadband Network At least one town is so irked by Comcast’s new internet service cap that it’s looking into starting a municipal internet option. On Thursday, Feb. 11, the creation of a Municipal Fiber Task Force to study implementing an internet network throughout Agawam was announced by Mayor William P. Sapelli. Sapelli said that a town-owned and managed network is just one option Agawam will explore as an alternative to Comcast. The town could also partner with a third party to provide service, make another arrangement, or not change anything at all.  Among the factors that will be studied by the …

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Length Of Time Diners Are Willing To Wait For Takeout Is Dropping Fast COVID-19: Length Of Time Diners Are Willing To Wait For Takeout Is Dropping Fast
Covid-19: Length Of Time Diners Are Willing To Wait For Takeout Is Dropping Fast There is only so long people are waiting to wait in line for takeout - and the pandemic seems to be wearing on people's patience, according to a new poll. Consumer willingness to wait for orders at restaurants, drive-thrus, and curbside pickup has dropped from 10 minutes just six months ago to six minutes in January, according to "The State of What Feeds Us III," a survey by business technology solutions firm Bluedot. Customers were also fairly intolerant of long lines with 77 percent of study respondents saying they would leave an eatery if they could see a lot of people waiting. …

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Police & Fire
Western Mass Man Dies In Double-Flip Car Crash; 4 People Seriously Injured Western Mass Man Dies In Double-Flip Car Crash; 4 People Seriously Injured
Western Mass Man Dies In Double-Flip Car Crash; 4 People Seriously Injured A Western Massachusetts man has died following a tumultuous motor vehicle crash that involved a vehicle flipping over twice on a Virginia highway earlier this week. On Monday, Feb. 7, at about 10:30 a.m., two people from Chicopee were in a 2002 Suzuki Vitara on Interstate 81 in Rockingham County, Virginia, when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, going north, and hit an embankment, according to the Daily News-Record. The car flipped over and came to a stop. Then a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe struck the Suzuki, which overturned again and both vehicles landed in the median. The drive…

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Police & Fire
Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence
Nearly 5,000 OUI Central Mass Convictions Could Be Retried Over Unreliable Evidence Nearly 5,000 people in Central Massachusetts convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol may be able to get a second trial. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said it would be notifying people convicted of OUI between 2011 and 2018 that they may be entitled to a new trial based on unreliable breathalyzer results. Statewide, about 27,000 cases could be retried. In Worcester County, 4,700 people will be getting such notices, the DA said. Each district attorney in Massachusetts is responsible for contacting qualifying OUI convicts in their regions. …

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Police & Fire
Homeless Man Arrested For Failure To Register As Sex Offender Homeless Man Arrested For Failure To Register As Sex Offender
Homeless Man Arrested For Failure To Register As Sex Offender A homeless man was recently arrested for failure to register with Massachusetts as a sex offender while on an extended stay at a Route 5 motel. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, police arrested Jonathan Rojko whose formal address is the streets of Holyoke. In December 2020, West Springfield Police received a tip that an alleged sex offender, Rojko, had been staying at the Bel Air Motel, 387 Riverdale Road (Route 5), since late-July. As of Thursday, Feb. 10, Rojko does not appear in the Massachusetts searchable registry of sex offenders.  On Jan. 21, police applied for, and were soon granted, a…

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Police & Fire
SPLC Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass SPLC Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass
Splc Finds 4 Anti-Government Groups Active In MA; 1 In WesternMass The Southern Poverty Law Center has identified four anti-government groups active in Massachusetts, including one headquartered in a Western Massachusetts town. The center recently published a national list of what it considers anti-government groups and where they are located. The SPLC defines anti-government groups as congregations that believe, to some extent, in the “New World Order” conspiracy fantasy, which says that the United Nations is seeking to take away citizen property rights. In Massachusetts, the active anti-government groups are My Brothers Threepers, Constitution Party…

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Business
COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines COVID-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines
Covid-19: Target Paying Workers To Get Vaccines Target has become the latest retail grocer to pay employees to get COVID-19 vaccinated. Target's corporate office said on Wednesday, Feb. 10 that it would provide hourly employees up to four hours of pay (two hours per each vaccine dose) to get vaccinated. The retailer will also arrange for free Lyft rides (up to $15 each way) to get employees to vaccination centers. “Taking care of our team has been at the heart of every decision we’ve made since the coronavirus started, and this point in the pandemic is no different,” said Target's Chief Human Resources Officer Melissa Kremer in a stateme…

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