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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Westport, CT
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Weston High, Staples Rank Among Best Schools In Nation By U.S. News Weston High, Staples Rank Among Best Schools In Nation By U.S. News Weston High, Staples Rank Among Best Schools In Nation By U.S. News
Weston High, Staples Rank Among Best Schools In Nation By U.S. News FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Eight high schools in Connecticut, including four in Fairfield County, are ranked among the Top 500 in the nation in a report released Tuesday from U.S.News and World Report. The top high schools in the state, which earned a gold ranking in the report, are: Amistad Academy in New Haven, #1 in Connecticut, #20 in Nation Weston High School, #2 in Connecticut, #231 in Nation East Granby High School, #3 in Connecticut, #294 in Nation Ridgefield High School, #4 in Connecticut, #298 in Nation Staples High School in Westport, #5 in Connecticut, #391 in Nation Conard High School…

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Going For Three: Easton First Selectman Plans To Run For Re-Election Going For Three: Easton First Selectman Plans To Run For Re-Election Going For Three: Easton First Selectman Plans To Run For Re-Election
Going For Three: Easton First Selectman Plans To Run For Re-Election EASTON, Conn. — Adam Dunsby, who has been juggling the dual roles of Easton first selectman and state representative, will seek re-election as the town's top official, he told the Redding Pilot.  It would be the third term as Easton first selectman for Dunsby, a Republican, who has also represented Easton, Redding and Weston in the legislature’s 135th House District since January.  Dunsby, who has lived in town since 2002, is the first candidate in either party for Easton’s Nov. 7 election, the Pilot said. He ran unopposed in 2015. RELATED STORY: Easton's Dunsby juggles dual role as state …

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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After Rash Of Car Break-Ins, Easton Police Remind Residents To Lock Up After Rash Of Car Break-Ins, Easton Police Remind Residents To Lock Up After Rash Of Car Break-Ins, Easton Police Remind Residents To Lock Up
After Rash Of Car Break-Ins, Easton Police Remind Residents To Lock Up EASTON, Conn. — After a rash of recent break-ins, the Easton Police Department is urging residents to lock their cars."All vehicles entered have been left unlocked by their owners and valuable items were left inside — especially keys and electronic devices," Easton police said in a Facebook post.  The Easton Police Department has received reports that vehicles have been entered overnight and items were taken.  "We would like to remind you that these are crimes of opportunity," police said. "As a community, we need to remove the opportunity by remembering to remove a…

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Westport, CT
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Former Police Chief, Dogs Rescued From Burning Home In Westport Former Police Chief, Dogs Rescued From Burning Home In Westport Former Police Chief, Dogs Rescued From Burning Home In Westport
Former Police Chief, Dogs Rescued From Burning Home In Westport Updated: WESTPORT, Conn. — A retired police chief suffered minor injuries after he was rescued from a fire Monday morning in the kitchen of his Westport home, according to fire officials.  Two dogs were also rescued from the burning home at 189 Cross Highway, said a statement from Assistant Fire Chief Michael Kronick.   The man rescued from the fire, former Westport Police Chief Ron Malone, suffered smoke inhalation in the fire, according to the Connecticut Post. Malone retired as the Westport police chief in 1990 and served on the RTM for more than 15 years, the Post said. A call at 6:02 …

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Darien, CT
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Report Of 'Semi-Conscious' Teen Leads Police To Drinking Party In Darien Report Of 'Semi-Conscious' Teen Leads Police To Drinking Party In Darien Report Of 'Semi-Conscious' Teen Leads Police To Drinking Party In Darien
Report Of 'Semi-Conscious' Teen Leads Police To Drinking Party In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A father's call to Darien police when his 16-year-old daughter came home “semi-conscious” and "heavily intoxicated" led officers to arrest a teenage hose of an underage drinking party, police said.  Officers were dispatched at about midnight April 15 to a Gardiner Street residence along with Darien EMS on a report of a 16-year-old girl who was “semi-conscious,” police said.  Upon arrival, officers said it was apparent that the girl was "heavily intoxicated," police said.  According to her father, the girl had called him for a ride and he had picked her u…

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by Karen Tensa
Bridgeport, CT
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Judge Sends Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Linked To ODs To Prison For 13 Years Judge Sends Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Linked To ODs To Prison For 13 Years Judge Sends Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Linked To ODs To Prison For 13 Years
Judge Sends Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Linked To ODs To Prison For 13 Years BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A former Bridgeport resident who helped to run a drug-trafficking organization out of his family's deli in the city will be behind federal prison bars for over 13 years, prosecutors said.  Bobby "B.O." Gutierrez, 37, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Victor Bolden in Bridgeport to 160 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and cocaine, said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. From September 2015 to May 2016, Bobby Gutierrez and others, including his brother Wilfredo Gutierrez, also known as “Bean” and “Big Pu…

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by Karen Tensa
Stamford, CT
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Firefighters Quickly Tackle Kitchen Blaze In Stamford Apartment Firefighters Quickly Tackle Kitchen Blaze In Stamford Apartment Firefighters Quickly Tackle Kitchen Blaze In Stamford Apartment
Firefighters Quickly Tackle Kitchen Blaze In Stamford Apartment STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford firefighters quickly extinguished a fire in an apartment Monday morning on Prospect St., fire officials said in a statement. At 7:55 a.m. Monday,, fire units from the Woodside, Central, South End and West Side fire stations responded to 111 Prospect St. for a fire in an apartment on the second floor, the statement said. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a smoky condition in the second floor hallway and a fire involving the stove. The fire was extinguished and confined to the kitchen.  The building was then ventilated to remove smoke from the second floor hal…

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by Karen Tensa
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Man, 64, Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $825K From Two Companies Norwalk Man, 64, Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $825K From Two Companies Norwalk Man, 64, Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $825K From Two Companies
Norwalk Man, 64, Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $825K From Two Companies NORWALK, Conn. — A 64-year-old Norwalk man could be facing up to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Monday to tax evasion and embezzling nearly $825,000 from two Norwalk companies where he worked, prosecutors said  Mark W. Errico pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to interstate transportation of money obtained by fraud and tax evasion, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly. According to court documents and statements made in court, for 20 years, Errico worked for the owner of two companies in Norwalk, handling the companies’ fin…

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by Karen Tensa
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Trumbull Police Arrest Teen In Theft Of Car In Stratford, Seek 2nd Suspect Trumbull Police Arrest Teen In Theft Of Car In Stratford, Seek 2nd Suspect Trumbull Police Arrest Teen In Theft Of Car In Stratford, Seek 2nd Suspect
Trumbull Police Arrest Teen In Theft Of Car In Stratford, Seek 2nd Suspect TRUMBULL, Conn. — Officers apprehended one teenager in connection with a car stolen out of Stratford but a second escaped early Sunday in Trumbull, police said.  The case began at 5 a.m. Sunday when a resident called Trumbull police to report that two males were checking and trying to enter parked cars on Jerusalem Road. When an officer arrived, the resident directed him to where he saw the suspects run, police said. The resident and the officer then found one 17-year-old suspect hiding in a nearby driveway, the other suspect was not located, police said. Officers determined that both subj…

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by Karen Tensa
Brookfield, CT
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Police Seek To ID Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Of Pickup In New Fairfield Police Seek To ID Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Of Pickup In New Fairfield Police Seek To ID Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Of Pickup In New Fairfield
Police Seek To ID Driver Killed In Fiery Crash Of Pickup In New Fairfield NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — State police were still working Monday to identify the driver killed in the fiery crash of a pickup truck early Sunday in New Fairfield.  The accident happened at about 12:50 a.m. Sunday at 85 Route 39, state police said.  The pickup was traveling south when the driver lost control and the truck slammed into a utility pole and burst into flames, state police said. The accident occurred at Saw Mill Road near the ICONS Sports Bar, state police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. The driver's identity is unknown and pending further inve…

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