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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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Can't Find A COVID-19 Vaccine? Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments Are Open In Worcester Can't Find A COVID-19 Vaccine? Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments Are Open In Worcester
Can't Find A Covid-19 Vaccine? Hundreds Of Vaccination Appointments Are Open In Worcester The city’s largest vaccination clinic opened this week with room to vaccinate hundreds of people per day. Worcester's large-scale vaccination clinic is a collaboration between Worcester State University and Saint Vincent Hospital. It is located at The Wellness Center at Worcester State, 486 Chandler St., Worcester. The indoor clinic is open to everyone in the state, according to Massachusetts’ vaccination site catalog.  The Worcester State University clinic is offering the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine to all eligible people. The clinic is open now and taking appointments through Saturday, …

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Police & Fire
Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow
Cause Of Fire ID'd At Internationally Famous Western Mass Dance Co. Jacob's Pillow Fire-fighting officials have closed the case on the cause of a fire that ripped through a local, internationally-recognized dance performance space in November. On Wednesday, Feb. 17, the Massachusetts State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey along with Becket’s fire and police chiefs, said that the cause of the fire at Jacob’s Pillow is “officially undetermined.” Still, firefighters explained their strong suspicions about how the fire began as well as how better fire-safety measures at Jacob’s Pillow could have reduced the damage. The 6:50 a.m. fire that broke out on Nov. 17, 2020, started i…

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Police & Fire
Driver In Crash That Broke Police Officer's Leg, Gets Court Date; Cop Leaves Hospital Driver In Crash That Broke Police Officer's Leg, Gets Court Date; Cop Leaves Hospital
Driver In Crash That Broke Police Officer's Leg, Gets Court Date; Cop Leaves Hospital The driver in a two-vehicle accident that crushed a police officer’s leg will face charges in court in late March. Maleah Aquadro, 25, of Florence, is scheduled to be arraigned on March 24 in Northampton District Court on charges that include operating under the influence of alcohol, assault, and battery with a dangerous weapon, and reckless operation causing serious bodily injury in connection with a Jan. 30 crash on Route 66 in Northampton, the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office said. On Jan. 30 at around 11:30 p.m., Aquadro was allegedly driving east at a high rate of speed when her…

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Lifestyle
Long Island New Orleans-Style Eatery Gets In Full Mardi Gras Mode Long Island New Orleans-Style Eatery Gets In Full Mardi Gras Mode
Long Island New Orleans-Style Eatery Gets In Full Mardi Gras Mode Happy Fat Tuesday, ya’ll, from Mara’s Southern Kitchen where the Mardi Gras celebration is in full swing. Located in the Mutton Town Plaza, Mara’s in Syosset is serving up a New Orleans feast to celebrate the last day of Carnival, aka Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, aka today, Tuesday, Feb. 16. On the celebratory menu are hush puppies, gator legs, Gulf oysters, catfish, crawfish etouffee, po’boys, red beans and rice, and more. Mara’s is also serving up the Bourbon Street classic cocktail, the Hurricane - red juice blended with many liquors into an icy, sweet, power-packed punch. Even though …

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Business
Here Are 7 Major Changes Coming To Costco In 2021 Here Are 7 Major Changes Coming To Costco In 2021
Here Are 7 Major Changes Coming To Costco In 2021 Costco has plans to make 7 major changes to many of its stores in 2021. Some of the changes will add services to the wholesale retailer, such as 1.) curbside pickup options in various markets. Other changes will remove services. For example, Costco closed all of its  2.) Photo Centers for good on Feb. 14. Still, more changes are on the way, according to Eat This, Not That, a food industry blog. Here are 5 more changes you can expect to see at Costco: 3.) Updated Food Court Menu Churros are coming back to the Costco food court menu after being removed last year. The new churro will b…

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News
Candlelight Vigil For Missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard To Be Held Wednesday Candlelight Vigil For Missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard To Be Held Wednesday
Candlelight Vigil For Missing 11-year-old Aiden Blanchard To Be Held Wednesday A candlelight vigil has been planned for Wednesday, Feb. 17, in honor of Aiden Blanchard, an 11-year-old boy who has been missing since Feb. 5. Organized by Dan Leatherwood, the vigil will begin at 4 p.m. on Medina Street near the boat ramp in Chicopee - one of the last places associated with Aiden. The vigil will end around 6 p.m. Leatherwood said he has coordinated the event with Michelle Blanchard. “The candlelight vigil is a solemn time for us to come together as a community and share our hope in Aiden’s safe return home,” Leatherwood said on the Facebook event. People who plan to …

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Lifestyle
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January
Bonanza! 5 Lottery Players Win $1 Million Each In Central/Western Mass Since January The lottery has been raining down money in Central and Western Massachusetts over the last month as 5 winners have claimed a combined $5 million in prizes. Since Jan. 19, there have been 5, $1-million-winning lottery tickets claimed in Central and Western Massachusetts. Each store that sold a winning ticket will receive a $10,000 bonus through the lottery. WORCESTER The most recent big winner was Kwadwo Agyei of Worcester who won $1 million playing Powerball and matching the first five numbers on his ticket. The numbers were ones he normally plays, the lottery said. Agyei, who claimed the …

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Police & Fire
Wife Allegedly 'Took Off' With Daughter; Police Seek Public's Help To Find Missing 2-Year-Old Wife Allegedly 'Took Off' With Daughter; Police Seek Public's Help To Find Missing 2-Year-Old
Wife Allegedly 'Took Off' With Daughter; Police Seek Public's Help To Find Missing 2-Year-Old Police are seeking the public’s help in searching for a 2-year-old who has been missing since late November. Carlynn Cintron, 2, and Carmen “CeeJay” Cintron went missing together on Nov. 27, 2020. Cintron is the wife of Carlynn’s biological mother, Chelsea Cintron, according to 1420 WBSM. On the night the two went missing, Chelsea Cintron had asked her wife Carmen “CeeJay” Cintron to watch her children - two boys and two-year-old Carlynn - while she recovered from a work injury. Carmen “CeeJay” Cintron allegedly dropped off the two boys at a relative’s house and "took off" somewhere with …

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Police & Fire
Police Search New Area For Missing 11-Year-Old Aiden Blanchard Police Search New Area For Missing 11-Year-Old Aiden Blanchard
Police Search New Area For Missing 11-Year-Old Aiden Blanchard Police are focusing on a new area to search for an 11-year-old boy who has been missing for more than 10 days. Chicopee Police and the Massachusetts State Pollice are seeking to speak with anyone who was walking behind the area of 22 News Broadcast Center on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, from the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., to contact investigators. People in that area and around that time are asked to contact Chicopee Police Detective Bureau at (413) 594-1740. Aiden Blanchard, 11, went missing on Feb. 5 around 11:30 a.m. Aiden was last seen in the Willamansett area of Chicopee, near Old Fiel…

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Police & Fire
Police Arrest Pistol-Whipping Suspect After Brief Chase Police Arrest Pistol-Whipping Suspect After Brief Chase
Police Arrest Pistol-Whipping Suspect After Brief Chase Police have tracked down and arrested a man accused of pistol-whipping a male during a domestic disturbance. On Monday, Feb. 15, at around 9 p.m., police responded to a report of a ”person with a gun” in the area of Plantation Street in Worcester. Upon arrival at the scene, Worcester Police were allegedly told that a man had pointed a gun at another male and then proceeded to pistol-whip the male in the face with the gun, police said. The suspect then ran away on foot. Police soon discovered fresh tracks in the snow leading to the area of Amesbury and Lincoln streets, police said. The susp…

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