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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Baseball Lifer Shares Story Of The Road To Major Leagues In Monroe Talk Baseball Lifer Shares Story Of The Road To Major Leagues In Monroe Talk Baseball Lifer Shares Story Of The Road To Major Leagues In Monroe Talk
Baseball Lifer Shares Story Of The Road To Major Leagues In Monroe Talk MONROE, Conn. — The Edith Wheeler Memorial Library in Monroe offers a revealing peek behind the boxscores of Major League Baseball with a talk by baseball authority Bob Wirz of Stratford.  There is no charge for admission to the talk on Tuesday, May 23, but registration is recommended at www.ewml.org. Wirz, author of “The Passion of Baseball,” takes fans into the media fishbowl that he headed for more than a decade in New York and through three decades of running his own sports public relations and marketing company. He handled publicity for the Rolaids Relief Man program, ground-b…

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by Daily Voice
Norwalk, CT
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Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors For Fun Spring Outing Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors For Fun Spring Outing Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors For Fun Spring Outing
Bowled Over: Norwalk Students Join Mentors For Fun Spring Outing NORWALK, Conn. – The Human Services Council’s Norwalk Mentor Program recently held its Spring Outing for Mentors and Mentees at Bowlmor on Connecticut Avenue in Norwalk.  Over 340 people attended, including the mentees who participate in the program (grades K-12) and their mentors. "Thanks to Bowlmor and Michael “MJ” Jasilewicz Jr., general manager, and his staff for hosting a wonderful event for all of the mentors and mentees to enjoy," the Human Services Council said in a statement. "With so many challenging issues kids face today, having a caring adult in a child’s life ca…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
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Bunny Hops In With Westport Police During Rainstorm Bunny Hops In With Westport Police During Rainstorm Bunny Hops In With Westport Police During Rainstorm
Bunny Hops In With Westport Police During Rainstorm WESTPORT, Conn. — This was no dumb bunny: A little rabbit found a place to stay dry during the storm late Saturday. He checked in at the Westport Police Department.   "Looks like we're not the only ones sick of all the rain," said a post on the Facebook page for the Westport Police Department. "This little guy snuck into the PD tonight!"

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by Daily Voice
Armonk, NY
Obituaries
Services Set For Jaclyn Sabol Patton, 34, NBA Dancer, Worked In Westchester Services Set For Jaclyn Sabol Patton, 34, NBA Dancer, Worked In Westchester Services Set For Jaclyn Sabol Patton, 34, NBA Dancer, Worked In Westchester
Services Set For Jaclyn Sabol Patton, 34, NBA Dancer, Worked In Westchester Memorial services have been announced for Jaclyn Sabol Patton, a choreographer, and dancer for the then-New Jersey Nets who grew up in Pomona in Rockland County and worked in Westchester. She died Tuesday, May 9, of brain cancer at age 34.  Calling hours will be Monday, May 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home at 321 S. Main St. in New City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, May 16, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Anthony's Church in Nanuet, followed by interment at St. Anthony's Cemetery in Nanuet.  Patton began performing with the Nets dancers in 2005. She wa…

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by Daily Voice
Bridgeport, CT
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Shooting Death Of Teen By Cop Tops The Week's News In Bridgeport Shooting Death Of Teen By Cop Tops The Week's News In Bridgeport Shooting Death Of Teen By Cop Tops The Week's News In Bridgeport
Shooting Death Of Teen By Cop Tops The Week's News In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The fatal shooting of a teenage suspect in a stolen car by a Bridgeport police officer, the robbery of a Norwalk bank by a woman in a Walmart vest and President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey are among the top news stories in Fairfield County this past week. Jayson Negron, a 15-year-old sophomore at Bunnell High School, was shot and killed by a Bridgeport police officer during a stolen car investigation, police said. The officer was identified as 30-year-old Patrolman James Boulay. State police are investigating the shooting, which occurred after…

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by Daily Voice
Fairfield, CT
Obituaries
Services Set For Jaclyn Patton, 34, Nets Dancer, Exec From Fairfield Services Set For Jaclyn Patton, 34, Nets Dancer, Exec From Fairfield Services Set For Jaclyn Patton, 34, Nets Dancer, Exec From Fairfield
Services Set For Jaclyn Patton, 34, Nets Dancer, Exec From Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Services have been set for Jaclyn Sabol Patton of Fairfield, a choreographer and dancer for the then-New Jersey Nets, who died Tuesday, May 9, of brain cancer. She was 34.  Patton began performing with the Nets dancers in 2005. She was the host of "Jac Of All Nets," a video feature on the team's website, and worked with the NBA as a choreographer. She was also an account director for the Conde Nast Strategic Markets at MediaMax Network. She was born Dec. 9, 1982, to Elizabeth and Ken Sabol. She earned her college degree in journalism from Rutgers University in …

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by Daily Voice
Bridgeport, CT
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Junior League Raises $9K In Healthy Families 5K Walk/Run At Beardsley Zoo Junior League Raises $9K In Healthy Families 5K Walk/Run At Beardsley Zoo Junior League Raises $9K In Healthy Families 5K Walk/Run At Beardsley Zoo
Junior League Raises $9K In Healthy Families 5K Walk/Run At Beardsley Zoo FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County, along with its Board of Directors, is thanking the sponsors of its third annual 5K Run/Walk fundraiser.  The event was held Sunday, April 2, at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport and coordinated by Marty Schaivone of MS Running Productions. They would also like to extend a special thank you to state Sen. Tony Hwang (R-Fairfield) for kicking off the festivities. Funds raised by the Healthy Families 5K Run/Walk will support the League’s mission and its projects, including Leaguers Building Readers, Healthy Families dinne…

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by Daily Voice
Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Woman Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash; 80-Year-Old Man Killed Bridgeport Woman Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash; 80-Year-Old Man Killed Bridgeport Woman Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash; 80-Year-Old Man Killed
Bridgeport Woman Charged In Hit-And-Run Crash; 80-Year-Old Man Killed BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 39-year-old Bridgeport woman was arrested in a hit-and-run accident Friday that killed an 80-year-old man, according to the Connecticut Post.  David Haddon of Bridgeport, who was crossing Boston Avenue at Mill Hill Avenue when he was struck by a car, died later of his injuries, the Post said.  The driver did not stop after hitting Haddon, but a witness gave police a description of the vehicle and the license plate, the Connecticut Post said. Police stopped the car after brief pursuit on I-95 and arrested Ayanna Woodward on the Exit 26 ramp, the Connecticut Post said. …

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by Daily Voice
Brookfield, CT
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New Fairfield School Nurse Charged With Drunken Driving Put On Paid Leave New Fairfield School Nurse Charged With Drunken Driving Put On Paid Leave New Fairfield School Nurse Charged With Drunken Driving Put On Paid Leave
New Fairfield School Nurse Charged With Drunken Driving Put On Paid Leave NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A school nurse who was arrested on charges of driving drunk with three teens in the car is on paid leave from her job at at Meeting House Hill School in New Fairfield, according to the News-Times.   Sandra L. Diehl, 45, was arrested at 1:20 p.m. Friday, April 21, on Old Route 22 in Patterson, N.Y., police said. After meeting this week to discuss Diehl's case, the New Fairfield school board said she would remain on leave until the conclusion of her court case, when a decision could be made on her employment, the News-Time said.  Diehl was found in her parked car on O…

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Westport, CT
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Kayaker Who Fell Into Long Island Sound Found Safe In Westport Kayaker Who Fell Into Long Island Sound Found Safe In Westport Kayaker Who Fell Into Long Island Sound Found Safe In Westport
Kayaker Who Fell Into Long Island Sound Found Safe In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — A kayaker who was reported in distress off the coast of Compo Beach in Westport was found uninjured on Saturday, police said.At 11:55 a.m. Saturday, Westport police received a 911 call about a kayaker possibly in distress.  The caller said she saw a yellow kayak in the water off Soundview Avenue in Westport and that a person appeared to be clinging to it, police said.  Officers dispatched to the area found a yellow kayak washed up on the beach, police said.  Concerned that a kayaker was still in Long Island Sound, the Westport Police Marine Unit was activated and the U.S.…

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