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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Danbury, CT
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Police Identify Avid Mountain Biker, 56, Found Dead In Danbury Park Police Identify Avid Mountain Biker, 56, Found Dead In Danbury Park Police Identify Avid Mountain Biker, 56, Found Dead In Danbury Park
Police Identify Avid Mountain Biker, 56, Found Dead In Danbury Park DANBURY, Conn. — The mountain biker who was found dead at a Danbury park on Tuesday has been identified as a 56-year-old Bethel man, police said.  Preliminary indication are that the experienced mountain bicyclist, Steve Shafer, died of a "medical event," police said Wednesday. The death does not appear to be suspicious, police said.  His body was found at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Farrington Woods, a park that straddles the New York border on Mill Plain Road on Danbury's West Side. He had been reported missing Monday night after he failed to return from a ride at the park on the stormy …

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Mahopac, NY
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ID Released For Man, 56, Found Dead After Going Missing In Area ID Released For Man, 56, Found Dead After Going Missing In Area ID Released For Man, 56, Found Dead After Going Missing In Area
ID Released For Man, 56, Found Dead After Going Missing In Area The mountain biker who was found dead at a Danbury park on Tuesday has been identified as a 56-year-old Bethel man, police said.  Preliminary indication are that the experienced mountain bicyclist, Steve Shafer, died of a "medical event," police said Wednesday. The death does not appear to be suspicious, police said.  His body was found at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Farrington Woods, a park that straddles the New York border on Mill Plain Road on Danbury's West Side. He had been reported missing Monday night after he failed to return from a ride at the park on the stormy evening. His car …

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Pound Ridge, NY
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Harry Connick Jr., Model Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market Harry Connick Jr., Model Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market Harry Connick Jr., Model Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market
Harry Connick Jr., Model Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market One of New Canaan's most famous couples is moving, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Crooner and talk-show Harry Connick Jr. and his wife, model Jill Goodacre Connick, have put their New Canaan mansion on the market for $7.5 million, the WSJ said.  Connick did not say where they planned to move but told the Wall Street Journal that he and his wife want to do a new renovation project. The rustic house is a converted barn that was originally built in 1890. It has dropdown TV and a Steinway, which was a gift from Goodacre to Connick on his 30th birthday, according to a video tour of the …

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Danbury, CT
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Bethel Educator Named Principal At Immaculate High In Danbury Bethel Educator Named Principal At Immaculate High In Danbury Bethel Educator Named Principal At Immaculate High In Danbury
Bethel Educator Named Principal At Immaculate High In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — The new principal at Immaculate High School in Danbury has previously been a teacher at Ridgefield High School, dean of students at Joel Barlow High School in Redding and principal at St. Jude in Monroe.  On July 1, Patrick D. Higgins, a Bethel resident, will take over the top job at Immaculate, which is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport’s parochial school system. Higgins replaces Joe Carmen, who resigned in summer 2016 to become director of leadership development at Quinnipiac University. School President Mary Maloney has been interim principal for the past year. One of H…

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Danbury, CT
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3 Senators In A Cab, Or How Sen. Murphy Tried To Track Down Healthcare Bill 3 Senators In A Cab, Or How Sen. Murphy Tried To Track Down Healthcare Bill 3 Senators In A Cab, Or How Sen. Murphy Tried To Track Down Healthcare Bill
3 Senators In A Cab, Or How Sen. Murphy Tried To Track Down Healthcare Bill At times it look liked a new low-budget Netflix reality series called "3 Senators In Cab," as one wag put it. But the Facebook Live event was actually an effort by three Democratic senators to track down the Republican healthcare bill.  The Facebook Live began Tuesday afternoon as Sens. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Brian Schatz of Hawaii decided to "take a field trip" and headed from the Capitol to the Congressional Budget Office. Their plan was to request a copy — nicely! — of the bill, which Republicans have not yet made public. As they made their journey, th…

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Stamford, CT
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State Police Investigate Death Of Woman, 59, Found On I-95 In Stamford State Police Investigate Death Of Woman, 59, Found On I-95 In Stamford State Police Investigate Death Of Woman, 59, Found On I-95 In Stamford
State Police Investigate Death Of Woman, 59, Found On I-95 In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn — The death of a 59-year-old woman who was found lying in the northbound lanes of I-95 late Monday in Stamford is under investigation by the Connecticut State Police.  The body of the woman, identified as Harriet R. Okura, of Eastchester, N.Y., was found near Exit 9, state police said.   She was declared dead at about 10:30 p.m. Monday by Stamford emergency services after several 911 callers reported the body on the highway, state police said. State police are investigating Okura's death as untimely but did not say how she ended up on the highway and did not detail the circu…

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New Canaan, CT
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Harry Connick & Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market Harry Connick & Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market Harry Connick & Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market
Harry Connick & Jill Goodacre Put New Canaan Mansion On The Market NEW CANAAN, Conn. — One of New Canaan's most famous couples is moving, according to the Wall Street Journal.  Crooner and talk-show Harry Connick Jr. and his wife, model Jill Goodacre Connick, have put their New Canaan mansion on the market for $7.5 million, the WSJ said.  Connick did not say where they planned to move but told the Wall Street Journal that he and his wife want to do a new renovation project. The rustic house is a converted barn that was originally built in 1890. It has dropdown TV and a Steinway, which was a gift from Goodacre to Connick on his 30th birthday, according to …

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Danbury, CT
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Body Of Missing Mountain Biker Found In Danbury Park Body Of Missing Mountain Biker Found In Danbury Park Body Of Missing Mountain Biker Found In Danbury Park
Body Of Missing Mountain Biker Found In Danbury Park DANBURY, Conn. — The body of a mountain biker who had gone missing in Farrington Woods on the West Side of Danbury was found late Tuesday morning, according to NBC Connecticut. The 56-year-old biker was reported missing Monday in Danbury, according to the News-Times.  The victim's name has not been released, as the investigation continues into the death, which does not appear to be suspicious, NBC Connecticut said. Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta had requested an all-terrain vehicle to help in the search at the nearly 200-acre park on Mill Plain Road on the New York border, the News-Time…

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North Salem, NY
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Body Of Missing Bicyclist Found Body Of Missing Bicyclist Found Body Of Missing Bicyclist Found
Body Of Missing Bicyclist Found Update The body of a mountain biker who had gone missing in Farrington Woods on the West Side of Danbury was found late Tuesday morning, according to NBC Connecticut. The 56-year-old biker was reported missing Monday in Danbury, according to the News-Times. The victim's name has not been released, as the investigation continues into the death, which does not appear to be suspicious, NBC Connecticut said. Original report A search is on for a 56-year-old Connecticut mountain bicyclist who was reported missing Monday in Danbury, according to the News-Times.  Firefighters searched Tuesday m…

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Danbury, CT
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Firefighters Searching For Missing Bicyclist On West Side Of Danbury Firefighters Searching For Missing Bicyclist On West Side Of Danbury Firefighters Searching For Missing Bicyclist On West Side Of Danbury
Firefighters Searching For Missing Bicyclist On West Side Of Danbury Update: The missing mountain biker's body was found in the park. Click here for an updated story from the Daily Voice. original story: DANBURY, Conn. — A search is on for a 56-year-old Connecticut mountain bicyclist who was reported missing Monday in Danbury, according to the News-Times.  Firefighters searched Tuesday morning along Mill Plain Road, near Sanfords Pond and Farrington Woods, the News-Times said. Assistant Fire Chief Mark Omasta requested an all-terrain vehicle to help in the search for the bicyclist, whose name, gender and hometown were not released, the News-Times said.  Cl…

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