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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Shelton, CT
Weather
Shelton Heats Up For Spring: How Warm Will It Be? Shelton Heats Up For Spring: How Warm Will It Be? Shelton Heats Up For Spring: How Warm Will It Be?
Shelton Heats Up For Spring: How Warm Will It Be? FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — After a blustery and chilly Saturday, it's beginning to look and feel a lot more like spring across Fairfield County on Sunday.  And it will stay that way for the next week, which is, appropriately enough, spring break in many school districts in the area.  Thanks to a high pressure off the mid-Atlantic coast, the weather is dry and unseasonably warm with sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service. High temps in Fairfield County on Sunday topped 60 degrees, which is 5 to 10 degrees above normal, in most areas with overnight lows in the mid-40s, a few d…

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Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Police: 2 Motorcyclists Arrested In Group Driving Recklessly On I-95 Police: 2 Motorcyclists Arrested In Group Driving Recklessly On I-95 Police: 2 Motorcyclists Arrested In Group Driving Recklessly On I-95
Police: 2 Motorcyclists Arrested In Group Driving Recklessly On I-95 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Two motorcyclists were arrested Sunday after multiple 911 calls reported a group of bikers was driving recklessly along Interstate 95 across Fairfield County and onto Route 8 on Sunday, Connecticut State Police said.The 911 calls began at about 10 a.m., reporting that about 18 motorcycles were passing traffic on the right shoulder and in the center median, and weaving in and out of traffic, state police said.  Callers said the motorcycles were in the Stamford area, and the group was traveling north on I-95, state police said. Troopers stopped their cruisers at Exit…

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by Karen Tensa
Port Chester, NY
Breaking News
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Boy, 4, Caught In Sunroof In Port Chester Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Boy, 4, Caught In Sunroof In Port Chester Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Boy, 4, Caught In Sunroof In Port Chester
Off-Duty Firefighter Saves Boy, 4, Caught In Sunroof In Port Chester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An off-duty firefighter is being applauded for saving the life of a 4-year-old boy who became caught in the sunroof of a car in Port Chester, according to the Greenwich Free Press. The frightening incident occurred on a recent afternoon when Greenwich Firefighter Matt Gordiski saw a crowd gathered at a car near Willett Avenue and North Main Street in Port Chester, according to the report.  Gordiski hopped out of his car and ran across traffic to the chaotic scene, where people were trying to help the boy, who was unconscious and going into respiratory and cardiac…

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Greenwich, CT
Breaking News
Off-Duty Greenwich Firefighter Saves 4-Year-Old Caught In Car Sunroof Off-Duty Greenwich Firefighter Saves 4-Year-Old Caught In Car Sunroof Off-Duty Greenwich Firefighter Saves 4-Year-Old Caught In Car Sunroof
Off-Duty Greenwich Firefighter Saves 4-Year-Old Caught In Car Sunroof GREENWICH, Conn. — An off-duty Greenwich firefighter is being applauded for saving the life of a 4-year-old boy who became caught in the sunroof of a car, according to the Greenwich Free Press.    The frightening incident occurred on a recent afternoon when Greenwich Firefighter Matt Gordiski saw a crowd gathered at a car near Willett Avenue and North Main Street in Port Chester, N.Y., the Greenwich Free Press.  Gordiski hopped out of his car and ran across traffic to the chaotic scene, where people were trying to help the boy, who was unconscious and going into respiratory and cardiac arres…

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by Karen Tensa
Wilton, CT
Breaking News
Coyote Encounter With Dog Closes Norwalk River Valley Trail In Wilton Coyote Encounter With Dog Closes Norwalk River Valley Trail In Wilton Coyote Encounter With Dog Closes Norwalk River Valley Trail In Wilton
Coyote Encounter With Dog Closes Norwalk River Valley Trail In Wilton WILTON, Conn. — The Norwalk River Valley Trail in Wilton is closed after a dog had an encounter with a coyote on the trail, according to Wilton Police.  The incident happened at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8, in the area south of Sharp Hill Road, Wilton police said.  "The involved dog was leashed, however, broke free of its owner upon observation of the coyote," police said in a statement. "Contrary to earlier reports, the dog was not injured during the encounter." The Wilton Loop of the NRVT remains closed Sunday.  "The Wilton Police Department Animal Control Offic…

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by Karen Tensa
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
'Civil Emergency' Alert Accidentally Broadcast By National Weather Service 'Civil Emergency' Alert Accidentally Broadcast By National Weather Service 'Civil Emergency' Alert Accidentally Broadcast By National Weather Service
'Civil Emergency' Alert Accidentally Broadcast By National Weather Service It was only a test, but it didn't come across that way. At about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, television viewers in much of the area saw their regular programming interrupted with the loud beeps that have become familiar with tests of the Emergency Broadcast System. However, instead of the familiar statement that it was only a test of the system, the announcement stated that there was a civil emergency in parts of two states: two counties in New York and four counties in Connecticut. The National Weather Service said it had intended to send out a test on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis…

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Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Death Of SHU Student, Rise Of Local Chef Top The Week's News In Bridgeport Death Of SHU Student, Rise Of Local Chef Top The Week's News In Bridgeport Death Of SHU Student, Rise Of Local Chef Top The Week's News In Bridgeport
Death Of SHU Student, Rise Of Local Chef Top The Week's News In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – In case you missed it — here are some of the top stories of the past week from across Fairfield County as reported by Daily Voice. Caitlin Nelson, a 20-year-old junior at Sacred Heart University died last Sunday after she had choked days earlier during a pancake-eating contest on the Fairfield campus. The entire SHU community mourned the death of Nelson, the daughter of a Port Authority policeman who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the World Trade Center. The medical examiner ruled that her death was due to asphyxia. Her family donated her organs befor…

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by Karen Tensa
Bridgeport, CT
Your Community
NBC News Puts Spotlight On The Arts At Bridgeport's Tisdale School NBC News Puts Spotlight On The Arts At Bridgeport's Tisdale School NBC News Puts Spotlight On The Arts At Bridgeport's Tisdale School
NBC News Puts Spotlight On The Arts At Bridgeport's Tisdale School BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Former New York Yankee Bernie Williams was the star of a segment on "NBC Nightly News" on Wednesday called "Inspiring America: Beloved Baseball Star Brings Arts to Schools."  But sharp-eyed local viewers will be just as delighted to see the spotlight on Bridgeport's Jettie S. Tisdale School, where Williams makes music with the students.  Williams is a leader in the "Turnaround Arts" program, which brings arts education to schools that need them the most, NBC News said. One student interviewed, Joshua Gill, tells how he went from chronically…

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by Karen Tensa
Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Training Days: Coast Guard Makes Run Across The Sound With Bridgeport Ferry Training Days: Coast Guard Makes Run Across The Sound With Bridgeport Ferry Training Days: Coast Guard Makes Run Across The Sound With Bridgeport Ferry
Training Days: Coast Guard Makes Run Across The Sound With Bridgeport Ferry BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Members of U.S. Coast Guard Station New Haven remind residents that they are always on watch, ready to respond to any situation on Long Island Sound. And that means they need to train.  In order to maintain their readiness, members conducted area of responsibility familiarity training this week, which included running the route of the Bridgeport to Port Jefferson Ferry across the Sound.  In the training, one of the station's 45-foot response boats comes alongside the ferry, which takes passengers and vehicles from Connecticut to Long Island, N.Y.

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Shelton, CT
Breaking News
National Weather Service Accidentally Sends 'Civil Emergency' Alert In CT National Weather Service Accidentally Sends 'Civil Emergency' Alert In CT National Weather Service Accidentally Sends 'Civil Emergency' Alert In CT
National Weather Service Accidentally Sends 'Civil Emergency' Alert In CT FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Television viewers in Connecticut on Saturday evening may have been confused — or even alarmed — by an onscreen message  that said there was a "civil emergency." But it was all a mistake.  At about 6:35 p.m. Saturday, a message similar to a weather warning went across the screen, saying that there was a civil emergency for two counties in New York and four counties in Connecticut. The National Weather Service said it had intended to send out a test but mistakenly sent out an actual emergency alert.  The NWS of New York released the following statement: …

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