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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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Police & Fire
Local Interim Madam Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking Local Interim Madam Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking
Local Interim Madam Pleads Guilty To Sex Trafficking An interim madam who ran a local prostitution network for about a month has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking. On Thursday, March 11, Virginia Maldonado, 32, of Springfield, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. Maldonado was a co-conspirator of William Coleman who pleaded guilty in 2020 to sex trafficking crimes. Maldonado managed Coleman’s prostitution business on a temporary basis while he was in jail for 30 days. She took instruction from Coleman while he was in jail and took photos of female …

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business
Western Mass Eatery Emerges As Go-To Destination For Italian Cuisine After One Year In Business Just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the Valley’s most popular fine-dining restauranteurs opened a little Italian spot in Longmeadow. Posto by The Federal is located in The Longmeadow Shops and serves “old-school new Italian” dishes. While Posto and The Federal share the same executive chef, Michael Presnal, Posto is more casual than the Agawam fine-dining destination. Whereas The Federal does service with elegance on white lenient, Posto does service with elegance on newspaper tissue printed to look like vintage news articles. Since opening in October 2019, online reviews have pra…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
COVID-19: Less Frustrating 'Vax Finder' Website To Launch Friday In Massachusetts COVID-19: Less Frustrating 'Vax Finder' Website To Launch Friday In Massachusetts
Covid-19: Less Frustrating 'Vax Finder' Website To Launch Friday In Massachusetts After weeks of frustration dealing with the Massachusetts online COVID-19 vaccine finder, the state is releasing a new website that will help people schedule inoculations. On Friday, March 12, Massachusetts will drop the current version of its “Vax Finder,” which spirits vaccine seekers to third-party sites. People reported long-term website crashes and wait-times of more than 10,000 minutes to learn whether they would be able to schedule a vaccination. Instead of having people wait online to check for an appointment, the new Massachusetts vaccine finder will have vaccine-seekers register w…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start
Spring Forward: Daylight Saving Time Set To Start Daylight Saving Time will begin again this weekend. On Sunday, March 14, at 2 a.m. clocks will move forward one hour to Sunday, March 13, 3 a.m. This means the sun will set an hour later on Sunday than the day before. Across the nation, firefighters use Daylight Savings Time as a time to remind people to check their fire alarms and replace the device’s batteries. In general, fire alarms should be replaced every 10 years. In addition to the fire detectors, fire officials said people should check their carbon monoxide detectors as well. “Winter is not over, and our furnaces have been work…

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News
Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students
Huh? Remote Education Programs Ending, But Will Still Be An Option For Students Even though Massachusetts plans this April to end remote and hybrid learning programs created during the pandemic, learning this way will still be an option for students. Families will have the choice to keep their children in hybrid or remote-learning programs or enter their currently in-classroom learners in a remote program. However, the programs are likely to be different than what is being offered now. On Tuesday, March 9, Massachusetts Education Commissioner Jeffrey C. Riley said that hybrid and remote-learning models will no longer count toward meeting the required student learning …

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Police & Fire
Local Pimp's Accomplice Faces Life In Prison For Recruiting, Exploiting Prostitutes Local Pimp's Accomplice Faces Life In Prison For Recruiting, Exploiting Prostitutes
Local Pimp's Accomplice Faces Life In Prison For Recruiting, Exploiting Prostitutes A Springfield woman has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from her work recruiting vulnerable females into a life of forced sex work, violence, and drug addiction. On Tuesday, March 9, Shannon Yelinek, 36, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said. Yelinek was accused of working with co-conspirator/pimp William Coleman who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking crimes in September 2020 and received a sentence of 186 months in prison. Coleman operated a prostitution business that used violence and drug addiction as mea…

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Police & Fire
Man With History Of Assaulting Police Arrested On 16 Charges - Including A&B On An Officer Man With History Of Assaulting Police Arrested On 16 Charges - Including A&B On An Officer
Man With History Of Assaulting Police Arrested On 16 Charges - Including A&B On An Officer A 34-year-old man with a history of fighting police officers was recently arrested on 16 charges after allegedly stealing a snowblower, ramming a van into a snowbank, hiding from the police, and attempting to steal a cop’s weapon. The scuffle between officer and suspect took place on Saturday, March 6, as police attempted to break up an alleged burglary. On Saturday around 6:15 p.m. police officers were dispatched to the Goldthwaite Road area in Worcester for a report of two men attempting to steal a snowblower from an apartment building’s shed, police said. When they arrived on the scene…

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Police & Fire
Seen Him? Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing 13-Year-Old Seen Him? Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing 13-Year-Old
Seen Him? Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing 13-Year-Old Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing 13-year-old boy. Colin Georgopolous, 13, was last seen in the company of two other boys in the Heard Street area of Worcester.  He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants. Police made the request for help on Tuesday, March 9. Anyone with information about Colin's location is aware of his location should call 911.

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News
COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning COVID-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning
Covid-19: Deadline Set For MA Students' Return To In-Class Learning Soon remote learning won’t be an option: Massachusetts has set deadlines for when students have to return to in-person education. On Tuesday, March 9, the Commissioner of Education Jeffrey C. Riley said that, for elementary school children (grades K-5), hybrid and remote learning models will no longer count toward meeting the required student learning time hours as of April 5. All Massachusetts public elementary schools must switch to full-time, in-person education, five days per week starting on Monday, April 5. Riley set deadlines for other grades to return to in-person, full-time educa…

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Lifestyle
Acclaimed Pioneer Valley Steakhouse Draws Diners From Near, Far Acclaimed Pioneer Valley Steakhouse Draws Diners From Near, Far
Acclaimed Pioneer Valley Steakhouse Draws Diners From Near, Far The Federal in Agawam has a reputation for being a go-to restaurant for special dinners and celebrations - even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The venerable fine-dining establishment has been able to package that celebratory spirit into its new curbside pickup service. Take-out from The Federal can be ordered Tuesday-Saturday, 4-8 p.m. The menu includes house favorites like “a bucket of balls” (risotto balls with black truffle butter and snipped chives), chef’s hand-cut steak tartare, roasted rosemary duck breast, wild forest mushroom tagliatelle, fig and prosciutto pizza, and warm Nutella c…

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