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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Norwalk, CT
Breaking News
Norwalk Mayor Rilling Declares Snow Emergency: Move Your Car Norwalk Mayor Rilling Declares Snow Emergency: Move Your Car Norwalk Mayor Rilling Declares Snow Emergency: Move Your Car
Norwalk Mayor Rilling Declares Snow Emergency: Move Your Car NORWALK, Conn. — Mayor Harry Rilling has declared a snow emergency for Norwalk, effective at 6 p.m. Wednesday in advance of a winter storm expected to dump up to a foot of snow across the area by Thursday afternoon.  In order to allow Public Works crews to plow, residents are reminded to move their vehicles off the streets. Vehicles parked on streets marked as snow emergency routes may be ticketed and towed.  Residents can park for free at the Maritime and Yankee Doodle garages only while the snow emergency/CodeRed is in effect.  For safety, residents are asked to limit travel during this …

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by Daily Voice
Stratford, CT
Breaking News
Stratford Orders Drivers To Move Cars To 'Odd-Side' In Advance Of Snowstorm Stratford Orders Drivers To Move Cars To 'Odd-Side' In Advance Of Snowstorm Stratford Orders Drivers To Move Cars To 'Odd-Side' In Advance Of Snowstorm
Stratford Orders Drivers To Move Cars To 'Odd-Side' In Advance Of Snowstorm STRATFORD, Conn. — With a winter storm expected to hit late tonight and drop up to a foot of snow by Thursday afternoon, the town of Stratford has issued an alternate side of the street parking ban. The ban will be in effect for all of Stratford as of midnight. Residents are asked to park only on the “odd-side" of the street to allow town crews to be able to clear the roads as the storm intensifies on Thursday. Town of Stratford police will be enforcing the parking ban. Residents are asked to stay off the roads if at all possible during the storm.  Stratford schools will be closed on…

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by Daily Voice
Bridgeport, CT
Weather
Eye On Storm: Warning Issued For Bridgeport, Up To A Foot Of Snow Expected Eye On Storm: Warning Issued For Bridgeport, Up To A Foot Of Snow Expected Eye On Storm: Warning Issued For Bridgeport, Up To A Foot Of Snow Expected
Eye On Storm: Warning Issued For Bridgeport, Up To A Foot Of Snow Expected FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Don't be fooled by the bright, sunny skies and temperatures rising toward 50 degrees today. A major winter storm is rolling toward Fairfield County, and by late tonight snow will begin to pile up as strong winds blow, according to the National Weather Service.  Fairfield County, along with the whole state of Connecticut and much of the metro New York region, is under a Winter Storm Warning starting at midnight and continuing until 6 p.m. Thursday. The forecast calls for 6 to 8 inches of snow along the coast and 8 to 12 inches inland across Fairfield County.  The st…

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by Daily Voice
Darien, CT
Obituaries
Andrew Heath McWilliams, 36, of Darien Andrew Heath McWilliams, 36, of Darien Andrew Heath McWilliams, 36, of Darien
Andrew Heath McWilliams, 36, of Darien DARIEN, Conn. — Andrew Heath McWilliams of Darien died suddenly on Feb. 4. He was 36. Andrew was born April 15, 1980, in Essex Fells, N.J. to Alexander (Sandy) McWilliams and Jane Sala McWilliams. He graduated from West Essex High School in 1998, where he excelled as a student-athlete, and went on to earn a bachelor's in history from Colgate University and played varsity football. He began his career in the financial services industry with Chapdelaine, moved to Creditex, and was a bond broker for Tullett Prebon in New York at the time of his death. "Andrew (the Tuna) could walk into a …

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by Daily Voice
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Your Community
Business Coach To Explain Personality Traits For Success In Redding Talk Business Coach To Explain Personality Traits For Success In Redding Talk Business Coach To Explain Personality Traits For Success In Redding Talk
Business Coach To Explain Personality Traits For Success In Redding Talk REDDING, Conn. – Successful entrepreneurs have a few personality traits in common – and those attributes are not always obvious. Learn what it takes to succeed with Cliff Ennico, one of the country’s foremost business coaches, on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Mark Twain Library in Redding. A former Wall Street lawyer and business consultant, Ennico is the author of 10 books on entrepreneurship and small business success. His nationally syndicated column “Succeeding in Your Business” is read by millions each week. "Anybody can learn how to run a business, but it takes a very sp…

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by Daily Voice
Newtown, CT
Breaking News
Newtown Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect In Credit Card Theft Newtown Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect In Credit Card Theft Newtown Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect In Credit Card Theft
Newtown Police Seek Help Identifying Suspect In Credit Card Theft NEWTOWN, Conn. — The Newtown Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect who took two credit cards from the men's locker room at the Newtown Youth Academy, police said in a Facebook post. The theft occurred at about 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 23, police said.  The suspect then went shopping at the Danbury Fair Mall, police said.  "We need your help in identifying the individual pictured entering the NYA, as the police would like to talk to him," the Facebook post said.

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by Daily Voice
Greenwich, CT
Weather
Enough To Plow: 6 To 10 Inches Of Snow Likely As Storm Heads For Greenwich Enough To Plow: 6 To 10 Inches Of Snow Likely As Storm Heads For Greenwich Enough To Plow: 6 To 10 Inches Of Snow Likely As Storm Heads For Greenwich
Enough To Plow: 6 To 10 Inches Of Snow Likely As Storm Heads For Greenwich FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The wild week of weather across Fairfield County is just getting started. The freezing rain that continues to fall on Tuesday will be followed by a warm and cloudy Wednesday, before temperatures plunge by evening and snow begins to fall late Wednesday and most of the day Thursday. And a lot of snow will fall before the storm is done with Fairfield County, according to the National Weather Service.  A Winter Storm Watch is in place from midnight Wednesday until 6 p.m. Thursday with a total snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches, more in some locations, the weather servi…

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by Daily Voice
Newtown, CT
Your Community
Many Fairfield County Schools Announce Delayed Openings Due To Icy Forecast Many Fairfield County Schools Announce Delayed Openings Due To Icy Forecast Many Fairfield County Schools Announce Delayed Openings Due To Icy Forecast
Many Fairfield County Schools Announce Delayed Openings Due To Icy Forecast FAIRFiELD COUNTY, Conn. — Many school districts in Fairfield County are on a delayed opening because of the icy weather forecast for Tuesday morning.  Freezing rain is likely before 9 a.m., then changing to rain with patchy fog, the National Weather Service said. The northern part of Fairfield County is under a Freezing Rain Advisory until 1 p.m. Tuesday with a 100 percent chance of rain. The weather service warns that roadways may be slippery.  Here the districts will delayed openings for Tuesday morning: Bethel Public Schools: two-hour delay Brookfield Public Schools: two-hour delay Da…

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by Daily Voice
Brookfield, CT
Weather
Freezing Rain To Strike Northern Fairfield County Overnight, For AM Commute Freezing Rain To Strike Northern Fairfield County Overnight, For AM Commute Freezing Rain To Strike Northern Fairfield County Overnight, For AM Commute
Freezing Rain To Strike Northern Fairfield County Overnight, For AM Commute FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — A storm that will roll in overnight is now expected to bring freezing rain to northern Fairfield County, the National Weather Service warned.  A Freezing Rain Advisory was issued for interior Connecticut from 3 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, which could wreck havoc with the morning commute and school buses.   The light freezing rain could make driving difficult, the National Weather Service said. A trace to an few hundredths of an inch of freezing rain could fall.  Drivers are urged to slow down and use caution due to the slippery conditions.  Rain and freezing rain wil…

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by Daily Voice
Westport, CT
Your Community
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Bare Bones Theater At Bare Bones Price Westport Country Playhouse Stages Bare Bones Theater At Bare Bones Price Westport Country Playhouse Stages Bare Bones Theater At Bare Bones Price
Westport Country Playhouse Stages Bare Bones Theater At Bare Bones Price WESTPORT, Conn. — Annie Keefe, curator of Westport Country Playhouse's Script In Hand series,  highlighted this season’s three offerings for Y’s Men of Westport and Weston last week. Keefe called the series “theater light — no production values, no costumes, no scenery, no special lighting effects, no sound, no properties.” Just “good stories read by wonderful actors.” These bare bones script readings originated when Academy Award-winning actress Joanne Woodward became artistic director at the playhouse. Woodward said she "heard things better than she read them.”  Keefe, assistant art…

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