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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Greenwich, CT
Your Community
Fine Art: Greenwich Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Gives $50M To MoMA Fine Art: Greenwich Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Gives $50M To MoMA Fine Art: Greenwich Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Gives $50M To MoMA
Fine Art: Greenwich Hedge Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Gives $50M To MoMA GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich billionaire hedge fund founder and art aficionado Steve Cohen is making an eight-figure donation to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation has made a gift of $50 to MoMA’s capital campaign.  The unrestricted gift will support the museum’s ongoing renovation and expansion project, which will add 50,000 square feet of gallery space.  In honor of the gift, MoMA will create the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center for Special Exhibitions, its largest contiguous gallery.  “Alex and I have always believed that the arts can, a…

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New Canaan, CT
Breaking News
Q Poll: Voters Reject GOP Health Plan, Support Gun Background Checks Q Poll: Voters Reject GOP Health Plan, Support Gun Background Checks Q Poll: Voters Reject GOP Health Plan, Support Gun Background Checks
Q Poll: Voters Reject GOP Health Plan, Support Gun Background Checks HAMDEN, Conn. — Despite its new name and some tweaks, American voters disapprove more than 3 to 1 of the Republican health care plan to replace Obamacare, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released Wednesday. And they support background checks for gun buyers, 94 percent to 5 percent, the Q Poll said. "Call it a dressed up retread of the last GOP healthcare plan, or simply a wolf in sheep's clothing. Americans aren't buying this latest version of the plan to kill Obamacare," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. "And the dismissal comes with…

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by Daily Voice
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Easton EMT/SHU Student Held Without Bail After Arrest On Weapons Charges Easton EMT/SHU Student Held Without Bail After Arrest On Weapons Charges Easton EMT/SHU Student Held Without Bail After Arrest On Weapons Charges
Easton EMT/SHU Student Held Without Bail After Arrest On Weapons Charges EASTON, Conn. — A 20-year-old EMT in Easton who is a student at Sacred Heart University was held without bail Wednesday after a hearing to determine whether he poses a danger to the public after he was busted with a cache of illegal weapons in his home in Duxbury, Mass., according to the Patriot Ledger. The Easton Police Department took part in the investigation of Christopher Barlow, who was arrested Monday in Massachusetts and charged with illegal possession of a firearm, impersonating a police officer and possession or control of an incendiary device or material. Duxbury police began inv…

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by Karen Tensa
Brookfield, CT
Obituaries
Services Set For New Fairfield's Kurtis Liska, 27, Who Died In I-84 Crash Services Set For New Fairfield's Kurtis Liska, 27, Who Died In I-84 Crash Services Set For New Fairfield's Kurtis Liska, 27, Who Died In I-84 Crash
Services Set For New Fairfield's Kurtis Liska, 27, Who Died In I-84 Crash NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Services are set for Kurtis Michael Mayer Liska, 27, who died after a crash on I-84 on Saturday.   Liska, who was born Feb. 18, 1990, was a New Fairfield resident who grew up in Sandy Hook.  He attended Sandy Hook Elementary School before graduating from Newtown High School in 2008. He began working at Costco Stores in Brookfield upon graduating from high school.  At the age of 6, Liska started playing Little League and Cal Ripken baseball and was regularly selected to the All-Star teams. At 13, he joined the Babe Ruth League and played a few years with them, then pl…

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
Breaking News
Mom Arrested After Leaving 3-Year-Old Alone At Beach In Milford Mom Arrested After Leaving 3-Year-Old Alone At Beach In Milford Mom Arrested After Leaving 3-Year-Old Alone At Beach In Milford
Mom Arrested After Leaving 3-Year-Old Alone At Beach In Milford MILFORD, Conn. — A woman from out of town was arrested after her 3-year-old child was found wandering around Woodmont Beach without adult supervision. Milford police said. Officers went to the beach at about 6 p.m. Friday, June 24, on a report of an unsupervised child, police said.  Heather Wasilewski, 39, of East Longmeadow, Mass., was asked about her child and said “the other adults on the beach, (who she did not know), were fine watching her child as she was approximately 100 yards” away, police said. “Witnesses stated they observed Wasilewski with an alcoholic beverage as the child was…

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Darien, CT
Breaking News
Norwalk Man Driving Drunk On Vespa Wanted In Florida, Darien Police Say Norwalk Man Driving Drunk On Vespa Wanted In Florida, Darien Police Say Norwalk Man Driving Drunk On Vespa Wanted In Florida, Darien Police Say
Norwalk Man Driving Drunk On Vespa Wanted In Florida, Darien Police Say DARIEN, Conn. — A Norwalk man who blew through two red lights on a Vespa on the Post Road in Darien is facing more than just traffic charges, police said.  An officer saw Julian Andres Santa, 34, fail to stop for two red lights at Tokeneke Road and Center Street and then swerve into the oncoming lane on twice on his Vespa scooter, police said. He was also not wearing eye protection while operating the scooter, police said. When the officer stopped the Vespa, he detected the odor of alcoholic beverage on Santa's breath, police said. Santa's eyes were also glassy and red, police said.  When…

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by Karen Tensa
Armonk, NY
Breaking News
No Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Man Who Went Overboard No Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Man Who Went Overboard No Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Man Who Went Overboard
No Cause Of Death Determined For Westchester Man Who Went Overboard The cause of death for a 51-year-old Westchester man who went overboard in Stamford Harbor on the Long Island Sound has not yet been determined pending further studies, the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said.   The results will be determined in six to eight weeks, a spokesman said, likely awaiting the results of toxicology testing. Jose Diaz, a 51-year-old who lived in Harrison and worked in Port Chester, was pulled from the waters of Stamford Harbor early Sunday after about an hour of searching, Stamford Fire Capt. Philip Hayes said in a statement. Diaz was pronounced de…

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Stamford, CT
Your Community
New Assistant Principal Joins The Team At Rippowam Middle School New Assistant Principal Joins The Team At Rippowam Middle School New Assistant Principal Joins The Team At Rippowam Middle School
New Assistant Principal Joins The Team At Rippowam Middle School STAMFORD, Conn. — There's new leadership lined up for Rippowam Middle School in Stamford, Superintendent  Earl Kim and the Stamford Board of Education announced.  Sid Watson was approved as the assistant principal at Rippowam on Tuesday at the regular school board meeting. The appointment is effective July 1. Watson is replacing Michael Rinaldi, who was recently named principal at Westhill High School. For the past year, Watson has been an instructional math coach at Rippowam, supporting teachers with best practices on the teaching and learning of mathematics. “I have enjoyed working at R…

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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Easton EMT/SHU Student Busted With Cache Of Illegal Weapons In Mass. Easton EMT/SHU Student Busted With Cache Of Illegal Weapons In Mass. Easton EMT/SHU Student Busted With Cache Of Illegal Weapons In Mass.
Easton EMT/SHU Student Busted With Cache Of Illegal Weapons In Mass. EASTON, Conn. — A 20-year-old EMT in Easton who is a student at Sacred Heart University was busted on charges of having a cache of illegal weapons in his home and vehicle in Duxbury, Mass., according to media and police reports.  The Easton Police Department took part in the investigation of Christopher Barlow, who was arrested Monday and charged with illegal possession of a firearm, impersonating a police officer and possession or control of an incendiary device or material. Barlow was arraigned Tuesday and held on $250,000 bond, police said. "The Easton Police Department has been working…

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by Karen Tensa
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Train Problems Resolved Thru Stamford & Noroton Heights, Metro-North Says Train Problems Resolved Thru Stamford & Noroton Heights, Metro-North Says Train Problems Resolved Thru Stamford & Noroton Heights, Metro-North Says
Train Problems Resolved Thru Stamford & Noroton Heights, Metro-North Says Update: Metro-North trains were running on schedule on the New Haven Line by Tuesday night.  STAMFORD, Conn. — Metro-North train customers are delayed again Tuesday evening due to overhead wire damage in the area of Stamford and Noroton Heights.  New Haven Line customers are experiencing delays of up to 30 minutes, Metro-North said.  Westbound service will not stop at Rowayton, Darien, and Noroton Heights. Customers who wish to stop at these stations must travel to Stamford for eastbound service.   Train riders also saw delays Tuesday morning after a truck hit an overpass in Rye, N.Y.

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