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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

Police & Fire
Gun Shop Owner Gets 18 Months In Prison On Machinegun, Other Charges Gun Shop Owner Gets 18 Months In Prison On Machinegun, Other Charges
Gun Shop Owner Gets 18 Months In Prison On Machinegun, Other Charges A local firearms dealer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison on a variety of charges relating to the illegal sale, possession, and manufacturing of weapons. On Friday, Feb. 5, U.S. District Court Judge Mark D. Mastroianni sentenced Max T. Gaj, 30, of Belchertown, to one-and-a-half years in prison and three years of supervised release. In September 2020, Gaj, the co-owner of Dark Horse Gunsmithing in South Hadley, pled guilty to: receipt and possession of unregistered firearms, receipt and possession of National Firearm Act (NFA) firearms not identified by serial number, making a …

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Business
Amazon 'Gig' Drivers Win $61 Million Settlement On Tip-Stealing Complaints Amazon 'Gig' Drivers Win $61 Million Settlement On Tip-Stealing Complaints
Amazon 'Gig' Drivers Win $61 Million Settlement On Tip-Stealing Complaints Amazon has settled accusations that it stole millions of dollars in tips from Amazon Flex Delivery “gig” drivers. Amazon settled the charges and the deal was announced by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, Feb. 2. To comply with the settlement, Amazon will have to pay back $61.7 million to drivers, provide only accurate information about tips and pay to both customers and drivers, and get drivers’ consent before changing how it handles tips in the future, the FTC said. The FTC said that mega online-retailer Amazon had kept drivers’ tips for years despite numerous job ads touting th…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Emergence Of Remote Co-Living Spaces COVID-19: Pandemic Leads To Emergence Of Remote Co-Living Spaces
Covid-19: Pandemic Leads To Emergence Of Remote Co-Living Spaces An odd blend of community and isolation is springing up amid the COVID-19 pandemic as people seek to work remotely from interesting spaces. Young professionals who fled big cities at the start of the pandemic in early 2020 are more and more choosing to live in the type of real estate geared toward communal living, according to a Wall Street Journal report. “Many of those who left were seeking fresh air, more space and distance from infection clusters, but they also found the prospect of being isolated in the country daunting,” the article noted. Now shared vacation homes, farms and conve…

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Lifestyle
COVID-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses COVID-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses
Covid-19: Pandemic Creates New Crop Of Customers Boosting Sales For Some Suburban Businesses With all of the business closures caused by COVID-19, there may not have been anyone who predicted the pandemic could give Main Street a boost. But that’s just what people are seeing in the suburbs. More and more people stuck at home are checking out their local shops, according to a recent article in The New York Times. By some estimates, the COVID-19 pandemic and economic restrictions meant to stop the spread of the disease shuttered almost 100,000 businesses nationally. “Repeat business is particularly important for small businesses in the suburbs, and some are finding that customers …

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News
Foxwoods Plans To Open New Casino In Caribbean Foxwoods Plans To Open New Casino In Caribbean
Foxwoods Plans To Open New Casino In Caribbean Foxwoods has announced plans to open a new casino in the Caribbean. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and LionGrove announced the formation of a partnership to reopen the iconic El San Juan Casino as the Foxwoods El San Juan Casino in Puerto Rico, according to the tribe. Foxwoods is one of the biggest casinos in the Northeast and is located on tribal land in Ledyard, Connecticut San Juan is becoming a casino hotspot with large-scale gambling facilities including the Stellaris Casino, the San Juan Marriott Resort, and the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino. D…

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News
COVID-19: Weather Has Big Impact On Virus Spread, Study Finds COVID-19: Weather Has Big Impact On Virus Spread, Study Finds
Covid-19: Weather Has Big Impact On Virus Spread, Study Finds A potential next wave of COVID-19 incidents could be predicted by the medical research community or, possibly, meteorologists. A new study published in the Physics of Fluids found that the spread of airborne viruses, such as COVID-19, is very much affected by the weather. As temperatures rise and humidity falls, the study's authors, from the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, said they expect another improvement in COVID-19 infection rates. The Nicosia scientists used a method of analysis they developed called the Airborne Infection Rate Index. Applying this theory, they found that COVID-…

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News
COVID-19: Lockdowns Reduced Pollution, Raised Global Temperature, New Research Reveals COVID-19: Lockdowns Reduced Pollution, Raised Global Temperature, New Research Reveals
Covid-19: Lockdowns Reduced Pollution, Raised Global Temperature, New Research Reveals Worldwide economic and social lockdowns due to COVID-19 resulted in cleaner air, but a warmer planet overall, according to new research. The findings by the National Center for Atmospheric Research are a bit counterintuitive. Most people are taught that pollution in the air leads to higher temperatures - which is accurate, but there is more than that going on in the skies. Researchers said that their work highlights the influence of airborne particles or aerosols that block incoming sunlight. When emissions in aerosols dropped last spring, more of the sun’s warmth reached the planet, especi…

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Politics
Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race
Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race An interactive, incredibly detailed map of how neighborhoods voted in the 2020 presidential election has been released. Created by The New York Times, the online map of the U.S. shows which candidate people voted for at the state, county, and precinct levels. The darker the color, the higher the percentage of voters cast ballots in favor of the Republican (red) or Democratic (blue) candidate. Possibly the best feature of the NYT map is that it provides side-by-side voting information for the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. It is easy to move from one map to the other and see whether a…

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News
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms
This Massachusetts City Wants To Decriminalize All Drug Use - Especially Magic Mushrooms In a radical shift from longstanding U.S. policy, a second Massachusetts city is moving toward decriminalizing entheogenic plants - aka psychedelic mushrooms. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, the Cambridge City Council approved an order asking the District Attorney and local law enforcement not to arrest or prosecute people for possessing, using, and distributing entheogenic plants. An entheogenic plant is a psychoactive, hallucinogenic substance derived from plants or fungi. In addition, the city council asked the same group of people not to arrest or prosecute people on the use and possession (wi…

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Lifestyle
Long Island Eatery Gets High Marks As Hotspot For Burger Takeout Long Island Eatery Gets High Marks As Hotspot For Burger Takeout
Long Island Eatery Gets High Marks As Hotspot For Burger Takeout When a restaurant promises food that's "off the rails," it better be able to deliver on that promise of epic deliciousness.  And judging by online reviews, it seems the year-old burger joint, Boxcar Burgers in Ronkonkoma, is doing just that. Founded by two self-described “working-class guys,” with a tag line - "food that's off the rails" - this old-school burger joint on Railroad Avenue prides itself on using quality, fresh ingredients, and freshly baked bread. Owners Steve Cannon and Mike Dorian said they have been in the restaurant businesses for years performing jobs from dishwashe…

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