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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Fish Tale: Stew's Dishes Up Creature From The Deep For April Fool's Fish Tale: Stew's Dishes Up Creature From The Deep For April Fool's Fish Tale: Stew's Dishes Up Creature From The Deep For April Fool's
Fish Tale: Stew's Dishes Up Creature From The Deep For April Fool's Stew Leonard’s is hoping that customers at the stores' seafood counters will be “biting” on the retailer’s April Fool’s Day prank this year. The fish counter at each of the Stew Leonard’s stores is outfitted with a fake monkfish.  Laid across the ice alongside freshly caught snapper, salmon and more, there’s no reason for shoppers to think that this monkfish is any different.  Monkfish – also called sea devils – are best known for their huge heads and long, pointed teeth as well as for their white, meaty flesh that’s comparable to lobster. However, a chain is attached the rear fin of the m…
Danbury High Senior Earns Appointment To West Point Military Academy Danbury High Senior Earns Appointment To West Point Military Academy Danbury High Senior Earns Appointment To West Point Military Academy
Danbury High Senior Earns Appointment To West Point Military Academy DANBURY, Conn. — A member of Danbury's High Class of 2017 will take the next step in his dream of a career in the U.S. Army after earning a prestigious appointment to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.  Joseph Waldron still recalls his first visit to West Point four years ago.  “I was beginning to see myself adopting a military career. West Point quickly became the focus of my goal," he said in a statement. "I dedicated myself to activities and coursework that would prepare me for a military career.  U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-5th District) awarded Waldron with a co…
Long Hill Crews Attack Kitchen Fire In Trumbull Home Long Hill Crews Attack Kitchen Fire In Trumbull Home Long Hill Crews Attack Kitchen Fire In Trumbull Home
Long Hill Crews Attack Kitchen Fire In Trumbull Home TRUMBULL, Conn. — Smoke was coming from a home on Frederick Street in Trumbull as crews from the Long Hill Volunteer Fire Co. responded to a report of a kitchen fire early Friday, according to the department's Facebook page.  The fire was reported at about 6:10 a.m. Friday.  When Long Hill crews arrived at 12 Frederick St., the found a one-story ranch dwelling with smoke showing from the eaves and garage doors.  The firefighters attacked the blaze with a line through the garage and into the kitchen, the department said.  They knocked down all visible fire, keeping it contained to the kitch…
Second Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Outside McDonald’s In Stamford Second Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Outside McDonald’s In Stamford Second Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Outside McDonald’s In Stamford
Second Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Stabbing Outside McDonald’s In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — A second man has pleaded guilty in a fatal stabbing outside a McDonald's in March 2015, a crime that shocked Stamford, according to the Stamford Advocate.  James McLamb, 24, who was charged with murder, pleaded guilty Friday to aiding and abetting a second-degree assault and will serve five years in prison, the Advocate said. Marquest Hall pleaded guilty last week to first-degree manslaughter and will be sentenced to 20 years in prison.  Hall, who has been described as the lead attacker in the stabbing death, had been charged with murder and was looking at 60 years in pri…
Heroin Dealer Based In Bridgeport Barbershop Gets 57 Months In Prison Heroin Dealer Based In Bridgeport Barbershop Gets 57 Months In Prison Heroin Dealer Based In Bridgeport Barbershop Gets 57 Months In Prison
Heroin Dealer Based In Bridgeport Barbershop Gets 57 Months In Prison BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 32-year-old heroin dealer was sentenced Friday to 57 months in federal prison for selling drugs out a Bridgeport barbershop, prosecutors said.  Glen Porter, also known as Kuran, will also serve three years of supervised release for distributing heroin, said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly.  In 2015, the FBI’s Bridgeport State Streets Task Force, Bridgeport Police Department and Connecticut State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force initiated an investigation into several heroin distributors operating in Bridgeport, according to court documents and statements made in cou…
Stratford Man Gets 7 Months For Hitting, Killing Pedestrian In Bridgeport Stratford Man Gets 7 Months For Hitting, Killing Pedestrian In Bridgeport Stratford Man Gets 7 Months For Hitting, Killing Pedestrian In Bridgeport
Stratford Man Gets 7 Months For Hitting, Killing Pedestrian In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Stratford man will spend seven months behind bars for hitting and killing a young mother as she crossed a Bridgeport street Feb. 10, 2016, according to the Connecticut Post.  Jerry Goncalves,  27, had previously pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and failure to appear in court in the accident, which occurred after he ran a red light, the Post said.  He was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended after seven months, and followed by three years of probation in the death of Sandra Vilsaint, 31, as she crossed Barnum Avenue, the Post said. Click here to read the sto…
Bunnell Student's Spin On Diversity Wins National Doodle 4 Google Contest Bunnell Student's Spin On Diversity Wins National Doodle 4 Google Contest Bunnell Student's Spin On Diversity Wins National Doodle 4 Google Contest
Bunnell Student's Spin On Diversity Wins National Doodle 4 Google Contest STRATFORD, Conn. — Visitors to the Google homepage on Friday were delighted to find the artwork of an award-winning 10th-grader at Bunnell High School in Stratford on full display.  On Friday, Bunnell sophomore Sarah Harrison was named the national winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition. As the announcement was made, Google put up her artwork as the Google logo.    Harrison, who was named winner of the Connecticut competition last month, was inspired to create her artwork based on the prompt “What I see for the future…”  In her Doodle statement, Harrison said: “My future is a wo…
Win Streak Ends At Buzzer: UConn Women's Basketball Team Falls In Semis Win Streak Ends At Buzzer: UConn Women's Basketball Team Falls In Semis Win Streak Ends At Buzzer: UConn Women's Basketball Team Falls In Semis
Win Streak Ends At Buzzer: UConn Women's Basketball Team Falls In Semis In a shocker at the buzzer in overtime, the UConn women's basketball team lost to Mississippi State, 66-64, in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament early Saturday.  Mississippi State's Morgan William made the game-winning basket at the buzzer at the end of overtime in a huge upset.  The loss brought an end to UConn's 111-game win streak. It forced the Huskies out of the tournament, which they have won a record 11 times.   Mississippi State will now play South Carolina in the championship game at 6 p.m. Sunday in Dallas. UConn's 111 straight wins started with a victory over Creighton on D…
Milford Police Locate Missing  Woman Milford Police Locate Missing  Woman Milford Police Locate Missing  Woman
Milford Police Locate Missing Woman update: Stephanie Jaworowicz was found and is safe, according to Milford police. original story: MILFORD, Conn. — Police are looking for a missing 38-year-old woman last seen on Thursday at a Milford residence.  Stephanie Jaworowicz is known to attend the Beth-El shelter. She is described as a 5-foot-6 white woman who weighs about 120 pounds, with brown hair and gray eyes. Jaworowicz’s family is concerned for her safety because she is currently not taking her prescription medication. Anyone with information regarding Jaworowicz's whereabouts is asked to contact the Milford Police Departm…
Ex-Con Sent Back To Easton After Failing To Show Up To Court Ex-Con Sent Back To Easton After Failing To Show Up To Court Ex-Con Sent Back To Easton After Failing To Show Up To Court
Ex-Con Sent Back To Easton After Failing To Show Up To Court EASTON, Conn. -- An Easton man who had previously been found guilty of manslaughter was extradited back to Connecticut from Massachusetts after he failed to show up to court last year, according to police. Alex Mills, 32, was extradited from the Berkshire County Sheriff's Office in Pittsfield, Mass. this week on a warrant for failure to appear, police said. The warrant was issued on April 21, 2016. Mills was transported to the Easton Police Department on Tuesday by Connecticut States Attorney's Office police inspectors. Police said Mills was given the chance to make arrangements for bail wi…
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