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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Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Firefighter Rescues Shih Tzu From Burning Home In Danbury Firefighter Rescues Shih Tzu From Burning Home In Danbury Firefighter Rescues Shih Tzu From Burning Home In Danbury
Firefighter Rescues Shih Tzu From Burning Home In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury firefighter rescued a Shih Tzu from a burning home early Sunday as flames ran up the side of the structure, according to Danbury Fire Department statement.  Firefighters responded to a fire at 44 Fleetwood Drive at 4:45 a.m. Sunday in single-digit temperatures.  Upon arrival, Deputy Fire Chief Bernie Meehan found a single-family house with flames running up the side.  The five family members along with one of their two small dogs made it out of the house when their smoke detectors sounded.  With the temperature at 8 degrees, the firefighters began to tackle the …

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Greenwich, CT
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10-Year-Old Behind The Wheel, Deaths On I-95 Top Week's News In Greenwich 10-Year-Old Behind The Wheel, Deaths On I-95 Top Week's News In Greenwich 10-Year-Old Behind The Wheel, Deaths On I-95 Top Week's News In Greenwich
10-Year-Old Behind The Wheel, Deaths On I-95 Top Week's News In Greenwich FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Here are some of the top stories of the week from across Fairfield County as reported by Daily Voice — in case you missed it. Lisa Nussbaum, 38, a Monroe mother who decided let her 10-year-old drive a car through town while she broadcast it on Facebook Live, was arrested. A few days later, her boyfriend, Harry Hamlet, 40, of Monroe was charged with doing the same thing in a separate incident. Birdwatchers and kitesurfers hit the beach in Lordship at midweek as temperatures soared toward 60. But then winter returned, with schools closed and 3 to 5 inches of snowfall.…

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Stamford, CT
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Feds Take Off The Gloves: Stamford Couple Indicted In $2M Fraud Scheme Feds Take Off The Gloves: Stamford Couple Indicted In $2M Fraud Scheme Feds Take Off The Gloves: Stamford Couple Indicted In $2M Fraud Scheme
Feds Take Off The Gloves: Stamford Couple Indicted In $2M Fraud Scheme STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford couple has been indicted on 39 federal charges in a scheme that defrauded its victim-investors in a surgical glove innovation of more than $2 million, prosecutors said Friday.  Thomas J. Connerton, 64, and Jean S. Erickson, 62, were arrested Thursday and appeared in federal court, said Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut.  The indictment alleges that Connerton was the founder, president, and CEO of Safety Technologies, which had its principal place of business at various times in Simsbury, Madison, Westport and Stamford.  Safety Tech was founded in 2…

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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
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Trumbull Crews Respond To Two-Car Crash On Merritt Parkway Trumbull Crews Respond To Two-Car Crash On Merritt Parkway Trumbull Crews Respond To Two-Car Crash On Merritt Parkway
Trumbull Crews Respond To Two-Car Crash On Merritt Parkway TRUMBULL, Conn. — The Long Hill Fire Department and Trumbull EMS responded to the scene of a two-car crash late Friday on the Merritt Parkway, according to a Facebook post from the fire department. The crash occurred on the Merritt Parkway north on the ramp for Exit 49S for Route 25 late Friday, Long Hill Fire said. Crews assisted the State Police at the scene of the crash. 

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New Canaan, CT
Weather
Monster Storm To Follow Weekend Big Chill In New Canaan Monster Storm To Follow Weekend Big Chill In New Canaan Monster Storm To Follow Weekend Big Chill In New Canaan
Monster Storm To Follow Weekend Big Chill In New Canaan FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Friday's storm, which dropped a few inches of snow across Fairfield County, was just a late winter warmup.  The forecast from the National Weather Service calls for something far bigger. A strong nor'easter will bring "significant snowfall" to interior Connecticut and a blizzard along the coast from late Monday into late Tuesday.  Early forecasts say the storm could dump 12 to 18 inches of snow (or more!) on the area.  For coastal Fairfield County, the National Weather Service has issued a Blizzard Watch for that time period. For Northern Fairfield Coun…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Police Make Arrest After Woman Is Stabbed Multiple Times Norwalk Police Make Arrest After Woman Is Stabbed Multiple Times Norwalk Police Make Arrest After Woman Is Stabbed Multiple Times
Norwalk Police Make Arrest After Woman Is Stabbed Multiple Times NORWALK, Conn. — A suspect was arrested after a woman in her 30s was stabbed multiple times early Saturday on Winfield Avenue, The Hour said. The woman was in serious condition at Norwalk Hospital after she was found by officers who responded to a medical emergency call, the Hour said.    After a search of the area, Clifton Cole, 36, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, two counts of risk of injury to a minor and possession of a deadly weapon, The Hour said.  Anyone with information on the stabbing is asked to contact Detective Daniel Serio at 203-854-3011. Click here to rea…

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Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Firefighters Douse Burning Car On West Putnam Greenwich Firefighters Douse Burning Car On West Putnam Greenwich Firefighters Douse Burning Car On West Putnam
Greenwich Firefighters Douse Burning Car On West Putnam GREENWICH, Conn. — The Greenwich Fire Department responded Saturday morning to a burning car on West Putnam Avenue, according to a Facebook post. No injuries were reported in the car fire, according to the Greenwich Fire Department.

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Danbury, CT
Your Community
Newtown Co-Workers Make A Difference At Women's Center Of Danbury Newtown Co-Workers Make A Difference At Women's Center Of Danbury Newtown Co-Workers Make A Difference At Women's Center Of Danbury
Newtown Co-Workers Make A Difference At Women's Center Of Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — From 9 to 5, Lynne Phillips and Barbara Cottingham are part of the books production team at Newtown-based Taunton Press, with 30-plus years of experience between them.  But for the past several years, many of their non-work hours have been devoted to the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, which provides services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.  Last month, these two were honored with the Service Above Self award given by the center at its annual Hearts of Hope breakfast. Phillips and Cottingham have both served on the center’s Board of Directors; Phillips for f…

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by Liz Healy
Norwalk, CT
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Principal At Norwalk's Brien McMahon High To Retire Principal At Norwalk's Brien McMahon High To Retire Principal At Norwalk's Brien McMahon High To Retire
Principal At Norwalk's Brien McMahon High To Retire NORWALK, Conn. — Suzanne Brown Koroshetz, who has been principal at Brien McMahon High School in Norwalk for a decade, will retire at the end of the school year, The Hour reported. Koroshetz, who lives in Norwalk. began as principal in July 2007 and has worked to have Brien McMahon become an International Baccalaureate World School, The Hour said. Two of her children attended the high school, the story said. She previously was principal of Stamford High School from 2003 to 2007 and also worked as a math teacher and department chair, The Hour said. Click here to read the story at The Hour w…

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Newtown, CT
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Actress Leven Rambin Researches Role At Bethel Police HQ Actress Leven Rambin Researches Role At Bethel Police HQ Actress Leven Rambin Researches Role At Bethel Police HQ
Actress Leven Rambin Researches Role At Bethel Police HQ BETHEL, Conn. — You can't blame the officers on the Bethel Police force if they were feeling a bit starstruck on Friday.   Leven Rambin, 26, an actress known for her roles on "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Hunger Games," visited police headquarters on Friday, according to the department's Facebook page.  "Leven spent the day learning the operations of a small town police department to help her prepare for an upcoming role," said a Facebook post. Rambin began her career as a teen playing look-alike half-sisters Lily Montgomery and Ava Benton on "All My Children.…

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