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
On Your Side
Westport's First Dog, Olivia, Lends A Paw At Opening Of New Petco Westport's First Dog, Olivia, Lends A Paw At Opening Of New Petco Westport's First Dog, Olivia, Lends A Paw At Opening Of New Petco
Westport's First Dog, Olivia, Lends A Paw At Opening Of New Petco WESTPORT, Conn. — First pup Olivia and her owner, First Selectman Jim Marpe, took part in Saturday's grand opening of the new Petco store on Post Road East. Westport Animal Control Officer Gina Gambino also participated, along with the dog and cat adoption organizations "Adopt-a-Dog" from Greenwich and Westport based T.A.I.L.S., according to post on Facebook.

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Stratford, CT
Breaking News
Fire Rips Through Stratford Strip Club Fire Rips Through Stratford Strip Club Fire Rips Through Stratford Strip Club
Fire Rips Through Stratford Strip Club STRATFORD, Conn. — A fire that heavily damaged Rumours Cafe strip club in Stratford on Sunday morning was blamed on faulty wiring, the Connecticut Post said. No one was injured in the 8:40 am. blaze on Barnum Avenue, but the building sustained significant damage, firefighters told the Post. Firefighters had also been called to the strip club at 7 p.m. Saturday for a fire behind a locker in a changing room, the Post said. Click here to read the story in the Connecticut Post.

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Greenwich, CT
Breaking News
Kid Freed From Gumball Machine, Thanks To Greenwich Fire, Police, EMS Kid Freed From Gumball Machine, Thanks To Greenwich Fire, Police, EMS Kid Freed From Gumball Machine, Thanks To Greenwich Fire, Police, EMS
Kid Freed From Gumball Machine, Thanks To Greenwich Fire, Police, EMS GREENWICH, Conn. — Remember when your mom told you not to reach your hand into a gumball machine or it would get stuck? Turns out she was right. Greenwich firefighters responded Saturday with Engine 1 and Rescue 5 — along with Greenwich Police Department and Greenwich EMS —  to a help child whose hand was stuck in a gumball machine.  The machine was disassembled, and the child was freed without injury, firefighters said in a Facebook post.

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Brookfield, CT
Breaking News
Look Out, New Fairfield: Large Bear Roaming The Neighborhood Look Out, New Fairfield: Large Bear Roaming The Neighborhood Look Out, New Fairfield: Large Bear Roaming The Neighborhood
Look Out, New Fairfield: Large Bear Roaming The Neighborhood NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Residents of New Fairfield, especially those on Bigelow Road, are being warned that a large bear has been spotted roaming in the neighborhood. The warning came on the New Fairfield Fire Police Facebook page.  The area is off Route 37 north of the center of town. "If you hear a noise outside, look out the windows before exiting the home or vehicle to check what the noise is," the Facebook post said.  Residents are warned that bears "will go through trash, coolers, bird feeders. They will enter into decks, porches, car ports, looking for food."  &q…

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Bridgeport, CT
Breaking News
Red Cross Comes To Aid Of Bridgeport Family After Basement Fire Red Cross Comes To Aid Of Bridgeport Family After Basement Fire Red Cross Comes To Aid Of Bridgeport Family After Basement Fire
Red Cross Comes To Aid Of Bridgeport Family After Basement Fire BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – The American Red Cross is helping a family of three adults and one child after a fire late Saturday afternoon on Park Street in Bridgeport. The Connecticut Post said the smoky fire was in a basement of a home a 170 Park St. The Red Cross has stepped up to provide assistance with immediate needs as well as to supply comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape the fire.  In addition, a recovery envelope containing information helpful to fam…

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Norwalk, CT
Breaking News
Firefighters Battle Brush Fire Along Merritt In Norwalk Firefighters Battle Brush Fire Along Merritt In Norwalk Firefighters Battle Brush Fire Along Merritt In Norwalk
Firefighters Battle Brush Fire Along Merritt In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — Westport firefighters joined the Norwalk Fire Department in battling a brush fire Saturday afternoon along the Merritt Parkway.  The firefighters were dispatched at 2:30 p.m. to the Merritt Parkway southbound between Exits 41 and 40, said Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows in a statement. Westport firefighters arrived at the scene and found an area about 300 feet by 100 feet on fire in the area of the West Rocks overpass, Meadows said.  Norwalk firefighters were already on the scene. Westport Firefighters worked along with Norwalk Firefighters to extinguish the fire.  A t…

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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Obituaries
Anthony Colonnese, 92, Former Easton First Selectman Anthony Colonnese, 92, Former Easton First Selectman Anthony Colonnese, 92, Former Easton First Selectman
Anthony Colonnese, 92, Former Easton First Selectman EASTON, Conn. — Anthony J. "Tony" Colonnese, a three-time Easton first selectman, volunteer firefighter and founder of Sport Hill Service Station in Fairfield, died Thursday, March 2. He was 92. Born in Fairfield, Colonnese was a son of Anthony B. and Anna Cocivi Colonnese. He grew up working his family's vegetable farm.  At the age of 21, he joined the U.S. Army and served two years, participating in the Army occupation of Germany from 1945 to 1946. In 1948, Colonnese started the Sport Hill Service Station in Fairfield and grew it into a thriving gas and service station. In 1949,…

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Fairfield, CT
Your Community
SHU Celebrates Colorful Cubist Work Of Late Fairfield Artist Stefan Novotny SHU Celebrates Colorful Cubist Work Of Late Fairfield Artist Stefan Novotny SHU Celebrates Colorful Cubist Work Of Late Fairfield Artist Stefan Novotny
SHU Celebrates Colorful Cubist Work Of Late Fairfield Artist Stefan Novotny FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Stefan Novotny’s extensive body of work belies the shortness of his life. The prolific artist, a Fairfield and Bridgeport resident who worked in a variety of mediums, died suddenly at the age of 30. He left behind paintings, sketches, drawings, carvings, and ceramic pieces, all in his iconic, colorful, and complex style.  The Art & Design Gallery at Sacred Heart University is featuring his artwork in a solo show dedicated to his life and talent through March 12. The exhibit covers his early work, dating from 2003 through 2007.  “Stefan was an original and deeply creat…

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Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Breaking News
Wrong-Way Driver In Double-Fatal Crash In Trumbull Gets No Prison Time Wrong-Way Driver In Double-Fatal Crash In Trumbull Gets No Prison Time Wrong-Way Driver In Double-Fatal Crash In Trumbull Gets No Prison Time
Wrong-Way Driver In Double-Fatal Crash In Trumbull Gets No Prison Time TRUMBULL, Conn. — As he pleaded guilty to killing an elderly couple in a Trumbull car crash two days before Christmas 2015, the 28-year-old man said he was driving on the wrong side of the road after years of living in the United Kingdom, the Connecticut Post said.  Henry Russell, who now works in Japan, pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent homicide with a motor vehicle in Bridgeport court Friday in connection with the deaths of Allen Finkenaur, 91, and his wife, Virginia, also 91, the Post said.  Russell was then served with a $6 million federal wrongful death lawsuit by the Finkenaur…

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Westport, CT
Your Community
Greens Farms Senior Named Finalist For National Merit Scholarship Greens Farms Senior Named Finalist For National Merit Scholarship Greens Farms Senior Named Finalist For National Merit Scholarship
Greens Farms Senior Named Finalist For National Merit Scholarship WESTPORT, Conn. — Christopher Glynn, a senior at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, has been named a National Merit Scholarship Finalist.  The National Merit Scholarship program awards consistently high academic achievement in grades 9-12 who are top scorers on the PSAT/NMSQT. In addition to his outstanding academic record, Glynn is captain of the GFA Math Team, an outfielder on the varsity baseball team (and a member of the undefeated Thirds basketball team this winter), a writing center tutor, a member of the Judicial Council, and a student ambassador, hosting prospective students and thei…

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