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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Trumbull-Monroe, CT

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Balancing Act: Van Goes Over Guardrail In Curve In Road In Monroe MONROE, Conn. — The driver was not hurt, but it was a precarious situation after a van went over a guardrail and ended up balanced over the shoulder of a road in Monroe, firefighter said. The crash was reported at 6:27 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Hammertown Road and Wildhorse Court in Monroe, the Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company said in a Facebook post. The crash occurred on an S-curve in the roadway just before the intersection, firefighters said. The driver was able to get out of the vehicle without assistance and was checked by Monroe EMS. Crews from Stevenson Volunteer …

by Karen Tensa

07/07/2017

Bridgeport, CT

Breaking News

Bridgeport Welcomes New Police Officers After Rash Of Fatal Shootings BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Just as the city faces a frightening spree of shootings, with five fatalities in five days, the Bridgeport Police Department added to its ranks with the swearing in of 24 new officers on Thursday evening. The increased police manpower is exactly what Mayor Joe Ganim and Police Chief AJ Perez promised residents at a press conference Thursday afternoon. They held the press conference after a spate of recent violence, including three shooting deaths over the weekend, a murder-suicide on Wednesday evening, a teen grazed by a bullet while asleep in a home and shots being fir…

by Daily Voice

07/07/2017

Newtown, CT

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Domino's Pizza Dishes Up A Grand Opening Party At New Bethel Location BETHEL, Conn. — The newest pizza joint in Bethel is a place that is as famous for its delivery as it is for its pies. Domino's Pizza is located on Greenwood Avenue next to the Sycamore, in a building that previously housed a tanning salon. The Bethel Chamber of Commerce will host a grand opening and ribbon cutting with the crew at Domino's on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. There promises to be food, fun, and connections — as well as a bouncy house for the kids. There will be a giveaway for the first 50 in-person customers at the store as well. And you can enjoy a slice on the spot.

by Karen Tensa

07/07/2017

Stamford, CT

Breaking News

After Two Serious Boating Accidents, Stamford Firefighters Urge Safety STAMFORD, Conn. — As the summer boating season hits full swing, Stamford firefighters are urging boaters to exercise caution after a fatal accident in Stamford Harbor and a serious collision on Long Island Sound. In the first accident, on June 24, the body of a missing boater was pulled from Stamford Harbor. Jose Diaz had been reported missing that evening after last being seen on the back swim platform of a 38-foot cabin cruiser. That same weekend, a man in Darien was rushed to the hospital with a serious leg injury after a 33-foot sailboat collided with an anchored 20-foot center-consol…

by Daily Voice

07/07/2017

Greenwich, CT

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Retired Educator Steps Up As Interim Principal At Hamilton Avenue School GREENWICH, Conn. – John Grasso has been named interim principal, effective immediately, for Hamilton Avenue School in Greenwich, Superintendent of Schools Jill Gildea announced. Before retiring from the Greenwich Public Schools in 2012, Grasso held a leadership position at Riverside School for 18 years and served as Interim Parkway School Principal for the 2016-17 school year. “I look forward to working with John Grasso to continue the impressive headway made at Hamilton Avenue School as they implement the STEM magnet program," Gildea said. "John’s history with the District and…

by Karen Tensa

07/07/2017

Bridgeport, CT

Breaking News

Bridgeport Man Abused Wife Before Murder-Suicide, Family Says BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — As the family of 33-year-old Jennifer Knox mourned and made her funeral arrangements, they also recalled how the Bridgeport woman had been abused by her husband throughout their relationship until he killed her Wednesday, according to the Connecticut Post. Keith Knox, 32, had also more than once threatened to kill Jennifer Knox, her mother, Madeline Gonzalez, told the Post. Keith Knox shot his wife to death with a handgun, then turned the weapon on himself inside their apartment at the Trumbull Gardens public housing complex, police said. City of Bridgeport spokeswo…

by Daily Voice

07/07/2017

Newtown, CT

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Newtown School Superintendent Announces His Retirement NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown School Superintendent Joseph Erardi announced his retirement on Wednesday but assured the town he will stay on to help with the transition to a new leader, according to the News-Times. Erardi, 61, said he decided to retire due to a time-sensitive family health concern, the News-Times said. Erardi oversaw the opening of the $50 million Sandy Hook School last fall and was named Connecticut’s 2017 Superintendent of the Year. He joined the Newtown school district in 2014 and helped the district to overcome many challenges after the December 2012 massacre of 20 first-gr…

by Daily Voice

07/07/2017

Danbury, CT

Breaking News

Danbury Nanny Pleads Guilty To Abusing Three Young Siblings DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury nanny took a plea deal Thursday just as she was about to go to trial on two-dozen charges of abusing three young siblings in her care, according to the News-Times. Lidia Quilligana, now 32, was arrested back in March 2015 after she was caught on a nanny-cam burning the hand and leg of a 3-year-old girl on a hot stove, police said. She was ultimately charged with first-degree assault, which carries a 10-year minimum sentence, and 24 counts of risk of injury to a minor for injuries she inflicted on the 3-year-old girl and her 1-year-old twin siblings, police said. …

by Daily Voice

07/06/2017

Trumbull-Monroe, CT

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Former Easton Police Commissioner Gets Probation For Role In Steroid Ring EASTON, Conn. — A former member of the Easton Police Commission will spend three years on federal probation and pay a $10,000 fine for his role in distributing illegal steroids. Raymond J. Martin, 50 was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport. Martin was busted when he was picked up on a court-authorized wiretap ordering anabolic steroids and offering to sell oxycodone pills as part of a federal investigation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security Investigations. Steven Santucci, a former…

by Karen Tensa

07/06/2017

Pound Ridge, NY

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Thieves Enter 10 Cars, Steal One In New Canaan Valuables were taken from 10 cars and a Porsche was stolen during a crime spree on the Fourth of July, New Canaan Police Chief Leon Krolikowski said. On Tuesday, the New Canaan Police Department received complaints from 10 residents that their vehicles had been entered, and valuables were taken, as well as one complaint of a stolen vehicle, the chief said. These thefts occurred during the early morning of July 4. Vehicles — all of which were not locked —were entered in the areas of Upper Elm Street, Graystone Circle, Millport Avenue, Richmond Hill Road, Sunrise Avenue, and West Hills Road. …

by Daily Voice

07/06/2017

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