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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Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Man Pleads Guilty To $3.5M Fraud Scheme With Bridgeport Food Business Man Pleads Guilty To $3.5M Fraud Scheme With Bridgeport Food Business Man Pleads Guilty To $3.5M Fraud Scheme With Bridgeport Food Business
Man Pleads Guilty To $3.5M Fraud Scheme With Bridgeport Food Business BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The owner of a defunct food distribution business in Bridgeport has pleaded guilty to defrauding three restaurant groups of over $3.5 million, prosecutors said Thursday. Mark Berlin, 63, of Boca Raton, Fla., waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Wednesday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of wire fraud, said U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly. He faces up to 20 years in prison when sentenced Aug. 25. He owned and operated Fairfield Food Services, a Bridgeport-based food distribution business that bought meat, fish and other foods from whol…

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by Karen Tensa
Stratford, CT
Your Community
Connecticut Dems Outraged By Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Climate Pact Connecticut Dems Outraged By Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Climate Pact Connecticut Dems Outraged By Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Climate Pact
Connecticut Dems Outraged By Trump's Withdrawal From Paris Climate Pact Democratic leaders in Connecticut slammed the decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, calling it everything from a "grave mistake" to a "moral abomination" and saying the action will have deadly consequences.    “Leaving the Paris Accord is a moral abomination," U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said Thursday afternoon. "Our duty, as temporary occupants of this earth, is to leave the planet for our children and grandchildren in at least as good a condition as we found it. By turning our back on the global effort to…

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by Karen Tensa
Stratford, CT
Obituaries
Funeral Services Set For Bridgeport Man Shot To Death In Stratford Funeral Services Set For Bridgeport Man Shot To Death In Stratford Funeral Services Set For Bridgeport Man Shot To Death In Stratford
Funeral Services Set For Bridgeport Man Shot To Death In Stratford BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Funeral services are scheduled for the 27-year-old Bridgeport man who was shot death in Stratford last week. Services for Andre Pettway will be held Saturday, June 3, at Mount Aery Baptist Church, 73 Frank St., Bridgeport  Family and friends may attend the viewing at the church at 9 a.m until the service begins. A celebration of his life will be at 11 a.m with Pastor Anthony L. Bennett officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain Grove Cemetery.  Pettway was the son of Rolando Pierce and Nancy Pettway. He is also survived by his daughter, Aniyah Pettway. For more info…

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by Karen Tensa
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Police: New York Man Used Phony $100 Bills At Danbury Carnival, Mall Police: New York Man Used Phony $100 Bills At Danbury Carnival, Mall Police: New York Man Used Phony $100 Bills At Danbury Carnival, Mall
Police: New York Man Used Phony $100 Bills At Danbury Carnival, Mall DANBURY, Conn. — A man who attempted to pass a fake $100 bill at the carnival at the Danbury Fair Mall was arrested on forgery charges, police said Thursday.  Danbury police were called to the Powers Great American Midway Carnival at the mall at about 7:15 Friday, May 26, on a report of an attempted larceny at a midway game, police said.   Officers determined that Kelvin Vargas, 21, of Manhattan, had attempted to pass a phony $100 bill at one of the games, police said.  Officers discovered that Vargas had in his possession receipts from two other stores in the mall — Gymboree and Bath &…

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by Karen Tensa
Westport, CT
Breaking News
Expect Delays: Paving Work Begins On Greens Farms Road In Westport Expect Delays: Paving Work Begins On Greens Farms Road In Westport Expect Delays: Paving Work Begins On Greens Farms Road In Westport
Expect Delays: Paving Work Begins On Greens Farms Road In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Police have issued a traffic advisory for Thursday for Greens Farms Road in Westport.  The Westport Town Highway Department will be paving Greens Farms Road from the Sherwood Island Connector to New Creek Road on Thursday, June 1. The work is scheduled to take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on this date.  Although the road will remain open to traffic during the work, motorists should expect delays in the area, especially during the morning and afternoon commuter rush hours, police said.

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by Daily Voice
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Signal Problems Cleared On Metro-North Near Stamford Signal Problems Cleared On Metro-North Near Stamford Signal Problems Cleared On Metro-North Near Stamford
Signal Problems Cleared On Metro-North Near Stamford UPDATE: The signal problems have been repaired through Stamford. Metro-North said trains were running on time by 9 a.m. Thursday. STAMFORD, Conn. — Trains were delayed about 15 minutes on the New Haven Line in both directions through Stamford on Thursday morning, Metro-North said  The delays, which were first reported at about 7:45 a.m., were due to signal problems in the vicinity of Stamford, Metro-North said. 

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
On Your Side
Westport-Based Hinged Gives Homeowners An Online Toolkit To Make Repairs Westport-Based Hinged Gives Homeowners An Online Toolkit To Make Repairs Westport-Based Hinged Gives Homeowners An Online Toolkit To Make Repairs
Westport-Based Hinged Gives Homeowners An Online Toolkit To Make Repairs WESTPORT, Conn. — Your home is probably your largest asset. So when you need repairs, why do you post open-ended questions on Facebook — "Can anyone recommend a good plumber, TIA" — or tear phone numbers off fliers at the grocery store?  Westport's Tye Schlegelmilch says there is a better way. He is the co-founder and CEO of the new startup Hinged LLC, an online tool that makes it easier for a homeowner to maintain their property. Schlegelmilch, an MIT grad and finance exec turned tech entrepreneur, learned first-hand how time-consuming home repairs are when he moved to Westport i…

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by Karen Tensa
Darien, CT
Your Community
What's In A Name? Check Out Connecticut's Most Popular Baby Names What's In A Name? Check Out Connecticut's Most Popular Baby Names What's In A Name? Check Out Connecticut's Most Popular Baby Names
What's In A Name? Check Out Connecticut's Most Popular Baby Names What's in a name? And more important, can you find your name on a toy license plate at Disney World? Every year, the Social Security Administration releases the most popular names in the nation and in each state.  Can you guess the top names for 2016?  In Connecticut, the top names are Noah (with 222 baby boys) and Olivia (with 210 baby girls), according to the Social Security Administration.  In the nation, the top names are Noah and Emma. It is Noah's fourth year and Emma's third year at the top. In Connecticut, here are the Top 10 baby names in 2016: Noah and Olivia James and Charlot…

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by Daily Voice
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Danbury Police Investigate Break-In At Pizza Place Danbury Police Investigate Break-In At Pizza Place Danbury Police Investigate Break-In At Pizza Place
Danbury Police Investigate Break-In At Pizza Place DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury police are investigating a break-in discovered Tuesday morning at a pizza place on the city's West Side.  Police were called at about 6:20 a.m. Tuesday to Tuscanero's Pizza, 115 Mill Plain Road, on a burglary complaint.  The rear door had been pried open, and the registers were ransacked, police said. The case remains under investigation, police said.

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Fairfield Man, 31, Faces Multiple Charges In Motorcycle Crash In Easton Fairfield Man, 31, Faces Multiple Charges In Motorcycle Crash In Easton Fairfield Man, 31, Faces Multiple Charges In Motorcycle Crash In Easton
Fairfield Man, 31, Faces Multiple Charges In Motorcycle Crash In Easton EASTON, Conn. — A Fairfield man was arrested Sunday on multiple charges related to a motorcycle accident on May 7 near Snow's Farm in Easton, police said.  Michael Hannah, 31, of 105 Warren Ave., was pulled over on a motor vehicle stop by Fairfield police, who learned that the Easton Police Department held an active warrant for his arrest. The May 7 motorcycle crash on Sport Hill Road was reported by a 911 caller, police said.  Hannah, who was driving the motorcycle, smelled strongly of alcohol, police said.  He had "visible injuries to the left side of his body but claimed to be fin…

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