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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
Rintala: EMT Seeks To Appeal Murder Conviction 11 Years After Wife's Death Rintala: EMT Seeks To Appeal Murder Conviction 11 Years After Wife's Death
Rintala: EMT Seeks To Appeal Murder Conviction 11 Years After Wife's Death The case of whether Cara Rintala killed her wife that twice ended in a hung jury, may get another airing. Rintala, 53, is seeking to appeal her 2016 murder conviction over the 2010 death of her wife Annamarie Cochrane Rintala. Her lawyer sought to have Rintala released from prison while she waits for an appeal hearing, but on Tuesday, Jan. 26, a Hampshire Superior Court judge denied the release request, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. Rintala is seeking to appeal on the belief that the state should not have been able to call an expert paint witness to explain the scene o…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
City Man Pleads Guilty To Temp Staffing Scheme City Man Pleads Guilty To Temp Staffing Scheme
City Man Pleads Guilty To Temp Staffing Scheme A former city resident has pled guilty to ripping off U.S. tax-payers through a cash-wage scam he ran at local temp staffing agencies. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, Julio Lopez, 43, of Los Angeles, but formerly of Worcester, pled guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiring to defraud the United States, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts said. According to court documents, Lopez worked for three Worcester-based employment agencies where he misrepresented the number of the companies’ employees as well as the wages earned by the employees. Those companies were Bay State (whic…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More
Formerly Polluted Gas Station To Host Farmers' Markets, Food Trucks, More The site of a formerly polluted oil service station is being renovated into a new community space. Redevelopment of the old Racing Oil Service Station property at 181 Center St., in Chicopee, recently received a $10,000 MassDevelopment grant to help local leaders and community members turn the remediated lot into a “Transformative Development Initiative” district. The grant is going to the Chicopee Center For Public Spaces, which will create an open area for activities such as farmers’ markets, food trucks, outdoor exercise, performances, community gatherings and more, MassDevelopment s…

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by Kristin Palpini
Police & Fire
LSD, 1,000 Pills, And More Seized During Route 56 Traffic Stop LSD, 1,000 Pills, And More Seized During Route 56 Traffic Stop
LSD, 1,000 Pills, And More Seized During Route 56 Traffic Stop More than 1,000 prescription pills, as well as 500 tabs of LSD, were confiscated during a traffic stop on Monday. Police said that on Monday, Jan. 25, afternoon, on Maple Avenue (Route 56) in Rutland, police made a motor vehicle stop that allegedly ended in the seizure of the aforementioned pills and acid as well as $2,780 in cash, more than 8 ounces of marijuana, and a hoard of THC- and marijuana-infused products. A 21-year-old Milbury man was arrested and is being charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, possession of a class D drug with intent to distribute (marij…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
COVID-19: This Is When MGM Springfield Will Return To 24/7 Gambling COVID-19: This Is When MGM Springfield Will Return To 24/7 Gambling
Covid-19: This Is When MGM Springfield Will Return To 24/7 Gambling Massachusetts’s decision to rollback COVID-19 economic restrictions is being celebrated by more than the owners of restaurants and movie theaters. On Monday, Jan. 25, Massachusetts mostly ended its 9:30/10 p.m. business curfew and lifted its stay-home advisory for residents. For MGM Casino in Springfield, the change is allowing the gambling hub to get back to its normal schedule of never closing. MGM is going back to 24/7 gambling on Friday, Jan. 29, casino owners said in a tweet. Slots will be available at all times, but table games will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. on most days and…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
Long Island Restaurant Week Centers On Takeout: Here Are Participating Eateries, Menus Long Island Restaurant Week Centers On Takeout: Here Are Participating Eateries, Menus
Long Island Restaurant Week Centers On Takeout: Here Are Participating Eateries, Menus This year’s Long Island Restaurant Week is emphasizing takeout. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurant week organizers decided to shift the focus to eat-at-home meals instead of letting virus-related economic restrictions cancel the event. There are still many dine-in deals, too. This year, there are about 70 restaurants participating over the 118-mile region from Garden City to Montauk. From Sunday, Jan. 24 to Sunday, Jan. 31, participating restaurants are offering two-course lunch options/menus for $20, and three-course dinners prix fixe for $25-$35. The types of restaurants involved inc…

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Business
Pot City: Massachusetts' Marijuana Hub Nears Retail Capacity As Applications Pour In Pot City: Massachusetts' Marijuana Hub Nears Retail Capacity As Applications Pour In
Pot City: Massachusetts' Marijuana Hub Nears Retail Capacity As Applications Pour In If you want to legally sell marijuana in Massachusetts's largest pro-weed community, the time for you to set up shop is running out. Massachusetts' weed hub, Worcester, is just 1 store away from hitting its self-imposed post shop limit of 15 retailers. A review of marijuana licenses and applications shows nowhere else in the state has more people seeking to open pot shops than Worcester. Worcester's early designation as the center for the new marijuana industry seems to be holding steady. Overall, it's the Massachusetts community with the second most cannabis-business-related license applic…

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Police & Fire
Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires
Suspect In 5-Store Robbery Spree Is Arrested In The Berkshires Police have arrested a man suspected of knocking over 5 convenience stores in the Berkshires over the course of 12 hours. On Monday, Jan. 25, police arrested Patrick Sheerin, 28, on five counts of armed robbery, police said. The robberies took place in Lenox and Pittsfield starting on Sunday, Jan. 24, around 7 p.m. and going into Monday. The first three stores were robbed in a span of 25 minutes. Sheerin is being charged with armed robbery even though a weapon was never seen on Sheerin. He allegedly threatened convenience store clerks, telling them he had a weapon, police said. Here’s …

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Police & Fire
Nearly 5,000 Bags Of Heroin And Fentanyl Seized In Major I-91 Drug Bust Nearly 5,000 Bags Of Heroin And Fentanyl Seized In Major I-91 Drug Bust
Nearly 5,000 Bags Of Heroin And Fentanyl Seized In Major I-91 Drug Bust It was already a big bust, with police seizing meth, heroin, and cocaine, but when officers found a secret compartment in a truck they had pulled over on I-91 an even larger stash of drugs was discovered. Altogether, officers seized nearly 5,000 bags of individually wrapped opioids - heroin and fentanyl - among other drugs. On Monday, Jan. 25, around 1 a.m. Massachusetts State Police were patrolling Interstate 91 around the State Police Trooper-Shelburne Falls barracks when a Chevy Silverado allegedly sped by at 88 mph, police said. The speed limit on I-91, for the most part, is 65 mph. Th…

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Lifestyle
Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires
Here Are 5 Places To Get Pizza In The Berkshires There's never been a better time than now to enjoy some tasty takeout. With COVID-19 restrictions keeping many of us home, knowing where to get the best, delivery and pick-up meals is important. Below are some of the top-reviewed pizzerias in the Berkshires according to local Yelp critics.  As a point of order, this list keeps the focus tight on pizzerias to the exclusion of restaurants where pizza is secondary. So, even though people online raved about Berkshire Mountain Bakery's take-and-bake pizzas - and even though they do have a pizza cafe in Pittsfield - the restaurant was not e…

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