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
Your Community
It's Official: Bridgeport Mayor Ganim To Explore Run For Governor It's Official: Bridgeport Mayor Ganim To Explore Run For Governor It's Official: Bridgeport Mayor Ganim To Explore Run For Governor
It's Official: Bridgeport Mayor Ganim To Explore Run For Governor BRIDGEPORT, Conn.  —  Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim hinted about running for governor earlier this month. He will make it official on Friday, according to WFSB-TV.  During a taping Thursday for the weekend show "Face the State," Ganim said he will start the process of exploring a gubernatorial run in 2018, WFSB-TV said. Ganim will form an exploratory committee on Friday, the Connecticut Post said.  Governor Ganim might come as a shock to many Connecticut residents. But Ganim already made a comeback after spending seven years in prison after his conviction on 16 federal corruption cha…

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by Karen Tensa
Danbury, CT
Your Community
Late Start: Classes In Danbury Schools To Begin After Labor Day This Fall Late Start: Classes In Danbury Schools To Begin After Labor Day This Fall Late Start: Classes In Danbury Schools To Begin After Labor Day This Fall
Late Start: Classes In Danbury Schools To Begin After Labor Day This Fall DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury students will get a few extra days of summer vacation this year. The 2017-18 school year in Danbury will start after Labor Day, with Tuesday, Sept. 5, as the first day of classes, Superintendent Sal Pascarella announced.  This is due to the construction at Danbury High School.  “Construction at the high school has been moving along according to schedule,” said Pascarella. “But we just need an extra week to assure that the building is ready to accommodate students at the beginning of school."  The first day of classes will be a full school day.  The school dis…

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by Karen Tensa
Newtown, CT
Obituaries
Services Set For Newtown Woman, 27, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Services Set For Newtown Woman, 27, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Services Set For Newtown Woman, 27, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Services Set For Newtown Woman, 27, Killed In Motorcycle Crash NEWTOWN, Conn. — Friends of a 27-year-old Newtown woman who died in a motorcycle crash will say goodbye to her at services on Friday.  Jackie Schulz was killed Sunday afternoon while riding her 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster on Currituck Road in Newtown, police said. She was wearing a helmet when she crashed into a utility pole, police said. Services will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main St., Newtown, with a reception to follow. "If you have a bike, ride it. Nothing would make her happier than looking down on us an seeing all of Main Street, Newtown, …

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Police: Trumbull Man Drove Away From Accident Scene Only To Crash Again Police: Trumbull Man Drove Away From Accident Scene Only To Crash Again Police: Trumbull Man Drove Away From Accident Scene Only To Crash Again
Police: Trumbull Man Drove Away From Accident Scene Only To Crash Again TRUMBULL, Conn. — A 29-year-old Trumbull man was arrested after leaving the scene of an accident in Milford, only to crash again later in Stratford, Milford police said. James Turner was charged with evading responsibility and failure to drive right at 11:40 p.m. April 20, police said. He was released on $500 bond and has a court date May 18. The incident began when Milford police responded to a crash on Ormand Street in which the vehicle had left the scene.  A witness to the first crash followed Turner, who headed into Stratford, where the witness saw him crash again, police said.  Turne…

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Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Death Of Baby Boy In Bridgeport Ruled A Homicide Death Of Baby Boy In Bridgeport Ruled A Homicide Death Of Baby Boy In Bridgeport Ruled A Homicide
Death Of Baby Boy In Bridgeport Ruled A Homicide BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The death of a male infant who was unresponsive at the Greene Homes in Bridgeport has been ruled a homicide, police said in a statement late Thursday. At 11:15 a.m. Monday, April 24, Bridgeport police responded to Building 3 of the Greene Homes on a report of an unresponsive baby, Capt. Brian Fitzgerald said in a statement.  The infant was transported by medics to Bridgeport Hospital, then transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital for advanced care, Fitzgerald said. The baby died on Tuesday, April 25.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner performed an autopsy on Wedne…

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by Karen Tensa
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Police: Man Crashed In Bethel After Fleeing Disturbance In Danbury Police: Man Crashed In Bethel After Fleeing Disturbance In Danbury Police: Man Crashed In Bethel After Fleeing Disturbance In Danbury
Police: Man Crashed In Bethel After Fleeing Disturbance In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — A 36-year-old Waterbury man was arrested on multiple charges after he drove away from a domestic disturbance in Danbury, crashed his car in Bethel and fled, Danbury police said.  Officers were called at 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 23, to a home on Mountain Road about a domestic disturbance, police said in a statement.  As officers were leaving the scene, the suspect drove past them on Mountainville Road, police said.  Officers attempted to stop the suspect, later identified as Jemar King, 36, of Waterbury, police said.  King disobeyed the officers and continued to pass other …

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by Karen Tensa
Stratford, CT
Breaking News
18-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Armed Robbery, Kidnapping At Milford Motel 18-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Armed Robbery, Kidnapping At Milford Motel 18-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Armed Robbery, Kidnapping At Milford Motel
18-Year-Old Woman Arrested In Armed Robbery, Kidnapping At Milford Motel MILFORD, Conn. — An 18-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with a violent armed robbery and kidnapping at a Motel 6 in Milford earlier this month, police said. The victim was attacked by four assailants — one of whom had a handgun — and then restrained with zip-ties and mouth taped with duct tape, police said.  A large sum of cash and clothing were reported taken in the incident at 3:30 a.m. April 12 at the hotel at 111 Schoolhouse Road, police said.  On Tuesday, Jacqueline Steck, 18, of 9 Ellis St., Milford, was arrested and charged with home invasion, first-degree burglary, fi…

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by Karen Tensa
New Canaan, CT
Breaking News
Update: Metro-North Running Buses On Part Of New Canaan Branch Update: Metro-North Running Buses On Part Of New Canaan Branch Update: Metro-North Running Buses On Part Of New Canaan Branch
Update: Metro-North Running Buses On Part Of New Canaan Branch Update: NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Buses were slated to run the rest of Thursday night along the New Canaan branch. Metro-North blamed the problems on a minor derailment. Click here to read the story at Daily Voice.  Update: NEW CANAAN, Conn. — As of 9:10 p.m. Thursday, New Canaan Branch Line Service between Stamford and Talmadge Hill was operating on or close to schedule. Bus service was being provided between Talmadge Hill and New Canaan.   Original story: NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Train service on the New Canaan Branch was experiencing big delays on Thursday evening due to a disabled train in the vic…

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by Karen Tensa
Stratford, CT
Breaking News
Stratford Man Busted With 190 Bags Of Heroin At Motel Faces Federal Charges Stratford Man Busted With 190 Bags Of Heroin At Motel Faces Federal Charges Stratford Man Busted With 190 Bags Of Heroin At Motel Faces Federal Charges
Stratford Man Busted With 190 Bags Of Heroin At Motel Faces Federal Charges STRATFORD, Conn. — A 29-year-old Stratford man who busted with 190 bags of heroin as he fled from a Milford hotel room last week is now facing federal charges, prosecutors said.  Anthony Lee Parowski was charged by a federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, said Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. Parowski was arrested on federal charges Tuesday and appeared Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in New Haven, when he was ordered detained. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. In April, police con…

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Monroe Man, 28, Pleads Guilty To Selling Crack Cocaine Monroe Man, 28, Pleads Guilty To Selling Crack Cocaine Monroe Man, 28, Pleads Guilty To Selling Crack Cocaine
Monroe Man, 28, Pleads Guilty To Selling Crack Cocaine MONROE, Conn. — A 28-year-old Monroe man is facing up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges of selling crack cocaine, prosecutors said.  Dwight Jarvis waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of distribution of cocaine base, better known as crack, said U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly.   On Oct. 27, a search of Jarvis’s Monroe residence turned up 29 grams of cocaine, 25 grams of crack cocaine, 70 dose bags of heroin, and other items used to process and package narcotics for street sale, according to court documents and s…

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