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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Stamford's Italian Center Closes Temporarily After Two-Alarm Fire Stamford's Italian Center Closes Temporarily After Two-Alarm Fire Stamford's Italian Center Closes Temporarily After Two-Alarm Fire
Stamford's Italian Center Closes Temporarily After Two-Alarm Fire Stamford, Conn. — A two-alarm fire Thursday morning in the sauna area has closed down the Italian Center of Stamford until further notice until repairs are made, the center posted on Facebook. The Stamford Fire Department responded at 6:07 a.m. Thursday to a report of smoke in a sauna at the Italian Center, a landmark at 1620 Newfield Ave. in Stamford located near the Merritt Parkway.  Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the building.  The people in the building had evacuated and reported a fire in a sauna, the fire department said in a statement. A second alarm was so…
Norwalk Officer Comes To Aid Of Stricken Driver At Easton Police HQ Norwalk Officer Comes To Aid Of Stricken Driver At Easton Police HQ Norwalk Officer Comes To Aid Of Stricken Driver At Easton Police HQ
Norwalk Officer Comes To Aid Of Stricken Driver At Easton Police HQ EASTON, Conn. — A quick-thinking Norwalk police officer on his way to work Thursday came to the rescue of another driver suffering a medical emergency near the Easton Police Department, according to Easton EMS. The other driver became unresponsive while behind the wheel, according to a Facebook post from Easton EMS. The Norwalk officer pulled his cruiser along the side of the other car in an attempt to stop it, but it didn't work, the post said. The car went off the road and struck a post directly in front of the Easton Police Department, the post said.  The dispatcher saw the crash and im…
Redding Roads Reopen As Metro-North Completes Track Work Redding Roads Reopen As Metro-North Completes Track Work Redding Roads Reopen As Metro-North Completes Track Work
Redding Roads Reopen As Metro-North Completes Track Work REDDING, Conn. — Residents of Redding will be happy to know that Simpaug Turnpike and Topstone Road reopened to through traffic on Thursday, according to Redding police.  Drivers are warned to watch out for additional Metro-North track work in that area. ‬ And the track will continue along the Danbury Branch.  Next up for the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the rail crossing at Honey Hill Road in Wilton. The work start on Friday, April 7, and continue for a week. Though the project will only require the closure of the rail crossing in Wilton, service to several other communities…
Two Doors Stolen Off Car At Wilton Train Station Two Doors Stolen Off Car At Wilton Train Station Two Doors Stolen Off Car At Wilton Train Station
Two Doors Stolen Off Car At Wilton Train Station WILTON, Conn. — A commuter was shocked to hop off the train and find the doors missing from his car in the parking lot at the Wilton train station, police said.The theft was discovered at about 7:50 p.m. March 29, Wilton police said. When the man got off the train and went to his car, both passenger side doors were missing from his green 2014 Honda Accord, police said.  The doors are worth about $2,000 total, police said. Related story: Thieves Steal Car's Hatchback, Handbag In Southport Parking Lot Spare change and a jacket were also stolen from the car, police said. The car had been pa…
Fire Breaks Out At Stamford's Italian Center Fire Breaks Out At Stamford's Italian Center Fire Breaks Out At Stamford's Italian Center
Fire Breaks Out At Stamford's Italian Center STAMFORD, Conn. — A two-alarm fire was reported at the Italian Center in Stamford just after 6 a.m. Thursday, according to Twitter reports from the fire department.  Roads were closed off in the area of the Italian Center, at 1620 Newfield Ave., including Newfield Avenue, Davenport Ridge Road, and Vine Road, fire officials said. The fire started in the area of the woman’s sauna in a gym area that opens at 5 a.m., according to the Connecticut Post. No injuries were reported in the fire, which was knocked down just before 7 a.m., the Post said. “Due to a fire in the building, the Italian Ce…
Ex-Forbes Publisher Gets Probation In Fairfield School Bus Road Rage Case Ex-Forbes Publisher Gets Probation In Fairfield School Bus Road Rage Case Ex-Forbes Publisher Gets Probation In Fairfield School Bus Road Rage Case
Ex-Forbes Publisher Gets Probation In Fairfield School Bus Road Rage Case FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A former president and publisher of Forbes magazine was admitted into a probation program after his arrest in what police called a road rage incident involving a Fairfield school bus, according to NBC Connecticut.  A Superior Court judge in Bridgeport approved accelerated rehabilitation Wednesday for James Berrien, 64, of Westport, who police said scared the elementary school students on the bus, NBC Connecticut said.  The charges of breach of peace and disorderly conduct charges will be erased in six months if Berrien stays out of trouble, NBC Connecticut said. Berrien …
Cumberland Farms In Monroe Sells $100K Winning Lottery Ticket Cumberland Farms In Monroe Sells $100K Winning Lottery Ticket Cumberland Farms In Monroe Sells $100K Winning Lottery Ticket
Cumberland Farms In Monroe Sells $100K Winning Lottery Ticket MONROE, Conn. — An Ansonia woman is richer — $100,000 richer — thanks to a lottery ticket she purchased at the Cumberland Farms in Monroe, lottery officials said.  For Kylee Farrington, it was an early birthday present when she bought the prize-winning ticket just before her 24th birthday.  Farrington said she plays the lottery “once in a while” and was amazed when she revealed her “Jumbo Bucks” top prize. The store clerk who sold her the ticket had a similar reaction. His “jaw dropped and he said, ‘Kylee, you just won!’ I thought he was lying!” With her birthday around the corner, Farri…
86-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In Newtown 86-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In Newtown 86-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In Newtown
86-Year-Old Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. — An 86-year-old Southbury woman who was passenger in a car involved in a head-on collision Tuesday on Route 6 in Newtown has died of her injuries, police said.     The two-car crash occurred at about 11:35 a.m. Tuesday on Mt. Pleasant Road/Route 6 at Taunton Lane, Newtown police Lt. Aaron Bahamonde said. The preliminary investigation found that a 2005 Buick driven by Terrelle Anderson, 32, of Bridgeport crossed over the double yellow center line, Bahamonde said. His westbound car slammed into a 2016 GMC Terrain SLT driven by Forest Herron, 86, of Southbury, who was travelin…
Bridgeport Man Who Prompted Amber Alert To Return To Face Murder Charge Bridgeport Man Who Prompted Amber Alert To Return To Face Murder Charge Bridgeport Man Who Prompted Amber Alert To Return To Face Murder Charge
Bridgeport Man Who Prompted Amber Alert To Return To Face Murder Charge BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 39-year-old man who sparked an Amber Alert after police said he stabbed his girlfriend to death and fled with their 6-year-old daughter will be returning to Bridgeport to face murder charges, according to the Centre Daily Times.  Oscar Hernandez of Bridgeport, who was arrested in February after crashing into a tractor-trailer on I-99 in Centre County, Pa., appeared in court there Wednesday, where he waived extradition, the Daily Times said. At the time of the crash, Hernandez was fleeing with his 6-year-old daughter after stabbing her mother to death in their Bridgepor…
Traffic Cleared On Route 7 At Norwalk-Wilton Border After Crash Traffic Cleared On Route 7 At Norwalk-Wilton Border After Crash Traffic Cleared On Route 7 At Norwalk-Wilton Border After Crash
Traffic Cleared On Route 7 At Norwalk-Wilton Border After Crash Update: The accident scene has been cleared. WILTON, Conn. — Heavy traffic delays were reported in both directions of Route 7 at the Norwalk-Wilton border after a car accident, Wilton police said.The delays are in both directions from Wolfpit Road down to the Norwalk border.  It was not known when the accident scene would be cleared. 
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