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
Sights And Sounds: Greenwich Town Party Rocks Out To Welcome Summer Sights And Sounds: Greenwich Town Party Rocks Out To Welcome Summer Sights And Sounds: Greenwich Town Party Rocks Out To Welcome Summer
Sights And Sounds: Greenwich Town Party Rocks Out To Welcome Summer GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich knows how to welcome the summer — and how to throw a party.  Saturday was the seventh annual Greenwich Town Party, an all-day musical festival held on the water at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park to welcome the Memorial Day weekend.    The event began under cloudy skies — but comfortably cool temperatures — at about 11 a.m. with kids activities and family-friendly music. Preservation Jazz Band and Alabama Shakes were among the top acts along with the best local bands from Greenwich, keeping the music going all afternoon and into the evening from two stages.  The cr…

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by Karen Tensa
Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Move Over: Drunken Driver Slams Into Cruiser, Connecticut State Police Say Move Over: Drunken Driver Slams Into Cruiser, Connecticut State Police Say Move Over: Drunken Driver Slams Into Cruiser, Connecticut State Police Say
Move Over: Drunken Driver Slams Into Cruiser, Connecticut State Police Say Connecticut State Police are reminding drivers statewide to slow down and move over after a van slammed into a cruiser stopped for traffic service with its lights activated. The overnight crash happened at 1:02 a.m. Saturday in left lane of I-395 south, state police said.    The cruiser, which was working with DOT crews, was stopped in the left lane of three lanes just north of the Exit 43 (old Exit 94) in Killingly.  A Dodge Caravan traveling south on I-395 moved into the left lane and rear-ended the stopped cruiser, state police said, causing heavy damage to the rear of the cruiser and th…

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by Daily Voice
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Mother Of Newborn Boy Walked Into Danbury Police Station Mother Of Newborn Boy Walked Into Danbury Police Station Mother Of Newborn Boy Walked Into Danbury Police Station
Mother Of Newborn Boy Walked Into Danbury Police Station DANBURY, Conn. — Five days after a newborn boy was abandoned behind a Main Street store, the baby's mother walked into the lobby of the Danbury Police Department.  Officers had been searching for her since they received a 911 call at 11:38 p.m. Sunday reporting the discovery of a baby, wrapped in women's clothing, behind the grocery store at 397 Main St. The woman walked into the lobby at about 12:40 a.m. Friday, police said, and was taken to Danbury Hospital for treatment. She and the baby were both in "general good health," police said. Earlier, police had released photos of th…

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by Karen Tensa
Norwalk, CT
Your Community
Flock Of Flamingos Comes Home To Roost This Summer At Maritime Aquarium Flock Of Flamingos Comes Home To Roost This Summer At Maritime Aquarium Flock Of Flamingos Comes Home To Roost This Summer At Maritime Aquarium
Flock Of Flamingos Comes Home To Roost This Summer At Maritime Aquarium NORWALK, Conn. – Birds of a feather flock together. And in the case of flamingos, the features are pink and the flock is called a stand, colony, regiment or a flamboyance. And you can see the leggy pink birds up close and personal and learn more about them this summer at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. A small flamboyance of flamingos will be standing – often, on one leg – in the aviary on the aquarium’s riverfront courtyard from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. That’s May 27-Sept. 4. The exhibit is free with admission. “For family fun this summer, The Maritime Aquarium has more b…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
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A Duck Takes To Water: Sunny Sets Sail On The Saugatuck River In Westport A Duck Takes To Water: Sunny Sets Sail On The Saugatuck River In Westport A Duck Takes To Water: Sunny Sets Sail On The Saugatuck River In Westport
A Duck Takes To Water: Sunny Sets Sail On The Saugatuck River In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Sunny the Duck seems determined to put on a show as he floats about the Saugatuck River in Westport to promote next week's Great Duck Race.  The giant yellow waterfowl ended up on his side and beaten down by heavy rain on Thursday.  But on Friday, which was bright and breezy, Sunny was floating and swirling about the Saugatuck River. He drew admiring grins from passersby even though he was still stuck on his side.  Maybe it was the sun, but the sight was more fun than Thursday, when a rescue team set out in a canoe to untangle the ropes that anchor Sunny in the river. T…

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by Karen Tensa
Greenwich, CT
Your Community
Are Hot Rails Risky? Sen. Blumenthal Calls Out Metro-North After Derailment Are Hot Rails Risky? Sen. Blumenthal Calls Out Metro-North After Derailment Are Hot Rails Risky? Sen. Blumenthal Calls Out Metro-North After Derailment
Are Hot Rails Risky? Sen. Blumenthal Calls Out Metro-North After Derailment After reports that hot weather last week may have contributed to the derailment of a New Haven Line train near Rye, N.Y., U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is demanding action from Metro-North. Blumenthal wrote to Metro-North President Joseph Giulietti on Friday, calling for the railroad to address the risk "that will only intensify as temperatures continue to warm." Metro-North was aware of a "warp" in the tracks caused by the 90-degree temperatures and had advised train operators to lower speeds in the area to 10 mph, Blumenthal said. But the train was reportedly traveling …

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
Breaking News
Westport Firefighter Graduates From Connecticut Fire Academy Westport Firefighter Graduates From Connecticut Fire Academy Westport Firefighter Graduates From Connecticut Fire Academy
Westport Firefighter Graduates From Connecticut Fire Academy WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport Fire Chief Robert Yost was on hand to congratulate Recruit Firefighter Nicholas Marenna as he graduated the Connecticut Fire Academy Recruit Class 59 on Thursday.  The Recruit Firefighter program is a 70 day, 14-week, residential course that focuses on developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for a new firefighter to preform entry-level tasks under direct supervision. The graduation ceremony was held at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Obituaries
Services Set For Easton's Susan Ross, Leader Of Fairfield County Nonprofit Services Set For Easton's Susan Ross, Leader Of Fairfield County Nonprofit Services Set For Easton's Susan Ross, Leader Of Fairfield County Nonprofit
Services Set For Easton's Susan Ross, Leader Of Fairfield County Nonprofit EASTON, Conn. — Susan Ross, a senior nonprofit executive for more than 40 years, died at home in Easton on May 17. She had battled both pancreatic and breast cancer for over seven years.  She served as the president/CEO of the Fairfield County Community Foundation from 1996 to 2011, focusing on improving public schools, increasing affordable housing, improving the lives of low-income working women and children and building the capacity of area nonprofit organizations. During her tenure, the foundation's assets grew from $10 million to over $150 million and community grants totaled more than …

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by Karen Tensa
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Danbury Police Locate Mother Of Newborn Boy Abandoned Behind Store Danbury Police Locate Mother Of Newborn Boy Abandoned Behind Store Danbury Police Locate Mother Of Newborn Boy Abandoned Behind Store
Danbury Police Locate Mother Of Newborn Boy Abandoned Behind Store DANBURY, Conn. — The mother of a baby who was abandoned behind a Main Street business has been identified and is being treated at a hospital, Danbury police announced Friday morning.  Officers determined her identity just after midnight early Friday, police said.  Her identity is not being released to the public at this time, police said.  The Danbury Police Department is thanking the media and the public "who were integral in assisting us with this investigation. Through the photographs and information which were disseminated by the media to the public, we were able to quickly identi…

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by Karen Tensa
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Elderly Bethel Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near School In Danbury Elderly Bethel Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near School In Danbury Elderly Bethel Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near School In Danbury
Elderly Bethel Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near School In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — An 85-year-old Bethel woman was killed in crash near a Danbury elementary school on Thursday afternoon, police said.  The crash near at 130 Shelter Rock Road, near Shelter Rock Elementary School, was reported at 12:42 p.m. Thursday, police said.  Frankie Macnear 44, of Brewster, N.Y., was speeding in his 2002 Honda Civic southeast on Shelter Rock Road and crossed the double yellow line, police said.  He struck a 2016 Subaru Impreza head-on that was was driven by Hannelore Hillebrand, 85, of Bethel, police said.  Both drivers were transported to Danbury Hospital, where Hil…

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