Karen Tensa

Managing Editor, Connecticut

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Karen has lived and worked in Connecticut for more than two decades. Her professional experience includes more than a decade of work as the news editor at The Advocate in Stamford and reporting and editing stints on the staff of The Hartford Courant, among others. She is dedicated to writing local news, enjoying winter sports and reading nonfiction books.

Karen was formerly a managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Stamford, CT

Breaking News

12 People Displaced By Fire In Stamford Home STAMFORD, Conn. — A dozen people were displaced and a child was taken to the hospital for minor smoke inhalation after a fire in a Stamford home Wednesday afternoon, according to NBC Connecticut. Smoke detectors alerted the occupants, who all evacuated after a fire started in a bedroom of the home at 46 Seaside Ave., NBC said. The fire heavily damaged the second floor, and there was water damage to the first floor, NBC said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Click here for the story at NBC Connecticut.

by Daily Voice

07/13/2017

Greenwich, CT

Your Community

Sen. Blumenthal: Manafort's Testimony On Russia Ties Is 'Long Overdue' Testimony from President Donald Trump's former campaign manager is "long overdue" as the controversy grows over the campaign's ties to Russia, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said Wednesday. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he would be calling Paul Manafort, a Connecticut native, to testify. “Requiring Paul Manafort to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee – in public and under oath – is a long overdue act of oversight. Mr. Manafort must answer questions about his deeply disturbing – and possibly criminal – co…

by Daily Voice

07/13/2017

Stamford, CT

On Your Side

Worldwide Job Website Indeed To Add 500 New Jobs In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut got some good news about jobs and corporations on Wednesday. The job-hunting website Indeed announced it will invest $26.5 million to expand its Stamford offices, where its workforce already exceeds 700 employees. The project will create as many as 500 new jobs, bringing the company’s Connecticut job presence to over 1,200 employees. “This is a significant win for Connecticut’s economy and a testament to the quality of our workforce,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said. “Indeed is an innovative, high-tech company that has been steadily growing services and adding hu…

by Daily Voice

07/13/2017

New Canaan, CT

Your Community

New Canaan's Joe Scarborough Tells Colbert Why He's Done With The GOP NEW CANAAN, Conn. — He's done with the Republican Party. That's the word from New Canaan's Joe Scarborough, co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," a former GOP congressman from Florida and a rumored gubernatorial candidate in Connecticut. Scarborough made the announcement in an appearance Tuesday night on "Late Night With Stephen Colbert" along with Mika Brzezinski, his co-host and fiancee. On the show, the conservative pundit criticized President Donald Trump for his Muslim ban and his claims not to know who David Duke is and what the Ku Klux Klan does. He also criticized members of the Repu…

by Karen Tensa

07/12/2017

Newtown, CT

Breaking News

Sandy Hook Man, 52, Killed In Boat Collision On Lake Zoar NEWTOWN, Conn. — A 52-year old Sandy Hook man was killed Tuesday night after the boat he was operating on Lake Zoar was struck by another vessel, state officials said. Randall Pineau of Waterview Drive, Sandy Hook, was pronounced dead at Danbury Hospital, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Environmental Conservation Police. Pineau was operating a pontoon boat on the lake near Mohawk Trail, a street in Sandy Hook, when it was hit by a ski boat at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Dennis Schain, communications director for DEEP. Pineau was taken to …

by Karen Tensa

07/12/2017

Westport, CT

Breaking News

Search Continues For Westport Bank Robber WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport Police are continuing their search for a tall, heavily built black man with a scruffy beard who robbed a bank on Sunday, July 2, police said. At 12:57 p.m., Westport police received an alarm call from the TD Bank at 1111 Post Road E. While units were responding, bank staff called Westport Police to report that they had been robbed. The suspect was described as a black male, who is 6-foot-1 with a heavy build and scruffy beard. He was wearing a Chicago Bulls baseball cap. A note was handed to a teller implying the robber was armed, but no weapon was displayed, …

by Daily Voice

07/12/2017

Darien, CT

Breaking News

Have You Seen Him? Robber Strikes Chase Bank In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — Darien detectives and the FBI are working to identify the suspect who held up a Darien bank on Tuesday afternoon and fled in a white sedan getaway car, police said. The robbery was reported at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Chase Bank at 165 Noroton Ave., Detective James Palmieri said. A tall black man entered the bank and passed a note to a teller demanding money, witnesses told police. The note implied that he had a firearm but no weapon was displayed, Palmieri said. Cash was given to the suspect, who immediately left without incident, he said. Related story: Westport police con…

by Karen Tensa

07/12/2017

Bridgeport, CT

Breaking News

Ex-Central High Teacher Arraigned On Charges Of Sexually Assaulting Student BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former Central High School teacher went to court with her husband as she was arraigned on charges that she sexually assaulted a special education student, the Connecticut Post said. Laura Ramos, 31, of Milford, was arrested June 20 and charged with second-degree assault. Ramos, who is married and the mother of a young child, resigned from her job as a special education teacher on June 21. She appeared Tuesday before Superior Court Judge Kevin Doyle, who then transferred the case from the Golden Hill Street to the Main Street courthouse for a plea hearing on July 25, …

by Karen Tensa

07/12/2017

Bridgeport, CT

Breaking News

Convicted Felon In Bridgeport Busted With Stolen Gun, Ammo, Heroin, Pot BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 40-year-old convicted felon who is suspected of trafficking heroin was busted Tuesday on multiple weapons and drug charges by the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force. The task force executed three search warrants at 225 Hawley Ave., second floor, Bridgeport, as part of a heroin trafficking investigation involving Ramon Rosado, a convicted felon, Bridgeport Police Sgt. Amato said. Police surveillance had been set up in the area near the Rosado’s residence, Amato said. He was spotted driving a 2002 Honda Civic on Hawley Street toward his home …

by Karen Tensa

07/12/2017

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

Take A Step Back In Time With Walking History Tour Of Southport SOUTHPORT, Conn. — A walking tour of Southport will cover far more than just 1.5 miles. It will span the centuries. The walking history tour will highlight Southport's history, covering the early 17th-century English Colonial period; the community's growth as a regional hub for shipping onions, manufacturing and modern day transitions tied to the arrival of the New Haven Railroad. The 1.5-mile, 90-minute tour, sponsored by the Fairfield Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee and the Fairfield Museum and History Center, leaves from the steps of Pequot Library at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 22. B…

by Daily Voice

07/12/2017

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