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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Danbury High Grad Signs As Free Agent With New York Jets Danbury High Grad Signs As Free Agent With New York Jets Danbury High Grad Signs As Free Agent With New York Jets
Danbury High Grad Signs As Free Agent With New York Jets DANBURY, Conn. — A 2012 graduate of Danbury High School and an All-American linebacker at Villanova signed with the New York Jets as a free agent on Sunday.  Austin Calitro — who is 6 feet tall and weighs 245 pounds — was a first team all-state, first team all-county and team captain at Danbury High. He served as a tri-captain for the 2016 Villanova Wildcats. Calitro tied for the team lead in total tackles with 86 and ranked second on the team in tackles for loss with 12. He also had four pass break-ups and 3.5 quarterback sacks.  Calitro, 23, was named a first team CAA Football All-Confer…

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by Karen Tensa
Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Firefighters Tackle Small Blaze On The Avenue Greenwich Firefighters Tackle Small Blaze On The Avenue Greenwich Firefighters Tackle Small Blaze On The Avenue
Greenwich Firefighters Tackle Small Blaze On The Avenue GREENWICH, Conn. — Greenwich firefighters put down a small blaze on Sunday on Greenwich Avenue, according to a Facebook post from the fire department.The fire involved the window frame of a building, the post said. It was quickly extinguished, and no injuries were reported.

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by Daily Voice
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Firefighters Clean Up Fluid Spill At Crash Scene In Trumbull Firefighters Clean Up Fluid Spill At Crash Scene In Trumbull Firefighters Clean Up Fluid Spill At Crash Scene In Trumbull
Firefighters Clean Up Fluid Spill At Crash Scene In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. — Firefighters from the Nichols Fire Department responded to a fluid spill after a crash in Trumbull on Saturday afternoon, according to a Facebook post. Crews were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Nichols Avenue and Hawley Lane, near the Route 8 northbound and Merritt Parkway northbound entrance ramps.Crews initially used the fire apparatus to block to crash scene to provide a safe work zone for EMS and police officers, the post said.  Firefighters checked the cars for additional hazards while tending to the cleanup of the …

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Nichols Firefighters Help At Scene Of Downed Tree, Power Wires Nichols Firefighters Help At Scene Of Downed Tree, Power Wires Nichols Firefighters Help At Scene Of Downed Tree, Power Wires
Nichols Firefighters Help At Scene Of Downed Tree, Power Wires TRUMBULL, Conn. — Firefighters from the Nichols Fire Department responded to the scene of a downed tree on Saturday evening on Old Dike Road in Trumbull that was knocking out power, according to a Facebook post. The report came in at about 6:35 p.m  Saturday. Crews found power wires down in the road at the scene, the post said. Fire crews along with Trumbull police officers blocked off the area and provided a safe zone until the utility company arrived at the scene to make repairs.

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Long Hill Firefighters Take Down Unattended Campfire Long Hill Firefighters Take Down Unattended Campfire Long Hill Firefighters Take Down Unattended Campfire
Long Hill Firefighters Take Down Unattended Campfire TRUMBULL, Conn. — A firefighter from the Long Hill Volunteer Fire Department uses the Polaris vehicle to handle an unattended campfire in the Pequonnock River Valley State Park in Trumbull, according to a Facbeook post. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported.

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by Karen Tensa
Bridgeport, CT
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Man Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Knife Fight In Bridgeport Man Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Knife Fight In Bridgeport Man Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Knife Fight In Bridgeport
Man Dies Of Injuries Suffered In Knife Fight In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn — A man was stabbed to death late Sunday during a knife fight at 50 Fremont St. in Bridgeport, near Bassick High School and the Klein Auditorium, according to the Connecticut Post.  The stabbing occurred at about 9:15 p.m., the Post said, with police confirming that the man had died of his injuries.  This would be Bridgeport's ninth homicide in 2017. Last week, the death of a 10-month-old baby who was found unresponsive at the Greene Homes was ruled a homicide, police said.  Click here to read the story at the Connecticut Post.

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by Karen Tensa
Shelton, CT
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Silver Alert Canceled; Missing 15-Year-Old From Shelton Found Silver Alert Canceled; Missing 15-Year-Old From Shelton Found Silver Alert Canceled; Missing 15-Year-Old From Shelton Found
Silver Alert Canceled; Missing 15-Year-Old From Shelton Found Update: The Silver Alert has been canceled and the teen has returned safely. SHELTON, Conn. — A 15-year-old Shelton boy was reported missing Sunday, and a Silver Alert was issued, police said.  Marc Savo is an endangered runaway, Shelton police said.  He is a white male with brown eyes and brown hair. He is 5-foot-99 and weigh 200 pounds, police said.  No photo was issued.  He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black shorts with white trim and Nike high-top sneakers, police said.  If you see him or know of his whereabouts, call the Shelton Police Department at 203-924-1544.

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
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Plane With Engine Trouble Lands At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford Plane With Engine Trouble Lands At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford Plane With Engine Trouble Lands At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford
Plane With Engine Trouble Lands At Sikorsky Airport In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — A plane that was experiencing engine problems was able to land safely at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford at about 2 p.m. Sunday, the Connecticut Post said.The two people on board the plane were not injured in the landing, the Post said.   Click here to read the story at the Connecticut Post.

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by Karen Tensa
Stamford, CT
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Stamford Police: Armed Gunman Fired Shot Into Downtown Crowd Stamford Police: Armed Gunman Fired Shot Into Downtown Crowd Stamford Police: Armed Gunman Fired Shot Into Downtown Crowd
Stamford Police: Armed Gunman Fired Shot Into Downtown Crowd STAMFORD, Conn. — A Waterbury man who fired a gunshot into a closing-time crowd on Clark Street in downtown Stamford early Sunday was arrested on multiple charges, police said. At 1:51 a.m. Sunday, Stamford Police Officers John Derisme and Daniel Kokkoros were on foot patrol in the city’s busy downtown, monitoring the closing of the area nightclubs and bars, police said.  Derisme saw a man separate from a group of pedestrians, produce a hand gun and fire a single shot into the crowd, police said.  Derisme and Kokkoros quickly gave chase after the armed suspect and apprehend the man, who was…

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by Karen Tensa
Port Chester, NY
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Suspect On Loose After Robbing Bank Twice, Stealing Car In Port Chester Suspect On Loose After Robbing Bank Twice, Stealing Car In Port Chester Suspect On Loose After Robbing Bank Twice, Stealing Car In Port Chester
Suspect On Loose After Robbing Bank Twice, Stealing Car In Port Chester A three-state manhunt has intensified for a bank robbery suspect who brazenly robbed a Greenwich bank twice as well as a nearby gas station in Cos Cobb before stealing a car in Westchester, according to the Greenwich Police Department.  The search began at about 6 p.m., Friday when the suspect engaged Greenwich police in a pursuit onto I-95, where "he bailed out and ran across the highway," police said via Twitter. An officer chased him on foot, police said. Police Capt. Kraig Gray told the Greenwich Time that officers had an investigative lead on the suspect's whereabouts, but he…

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