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
Police: Danbury Cop Kicked Handcuffed Suspect Who Assaulted Fellow Officer Police: Danbury Cop Kicked Handcuffed Suspect Who Assaulted Fellow Officer Police: Danbury Cop Kicked Handcuffed Suspect Who Assaulted Fellow Officer
Police: Danbury Cop Kicked Handcuffed Suspect Who Assaulted Fellow Officer DANBURY, Conn. — A 15-year Danbury police force veteran was arrested on a charge of kicking a handcuffed suspect in the head who had viciously attacked another Danbury officer, according to the arrest warrant.  Officer David Williams, 43, turned himself in Tuesday and was charged with second-degree breach of peace after "using unnecessary force against a handcuffed suspect" on July 29, 2016, Danbury police said in a statement.  The arrest warrant released by Connecticut State Police after a lengthy investigation detailed the incident. Eight police cruiser dash-cams and four surve…

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Danbury, CT
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Snow Blankets Danbury, Makes For A Messy Commute Snow Blankets Danbury, Makes For A Messy Commute Snow Blankets Danbury, Makes For A Messy Commute
Snow Blankets Danbury, Makes For A Messy Commute FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – A Winter Weather Advisory remains in place until 6 p.m. Tuesday as steady but light snow continued to fall across Fairfield County and all of Connecticut, the National Weather Service said. It's just enough snow to cause slippery conditions on roads and highways across the region. Since 10 a.m., Connecticut State Police said it had responded to over 115 traffic accidents and provided assistance to 22 motorists.  The afternoon commute is expected to be snowy and slow-going on highways and surface streets with a slippery coating already down. The Connecticut Departme…

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Danbury, CT
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Danbury Police Officer Charged With Using 'Unnecessary Force' On Suspect Danbury Police Officer Charged With Using 'Unnecessary Force' On Suspect Danbury Police Officer Charged With Using 'Unnecessary Force' On Suspect
Danbury Police Officer Charged With Using 'Unnecessary Force' On Suspect DANBURY, Conn. — Officer David Williams, a 15-year veteran of the Danbury Police Department, was arrested on charges of "using unnecessary force against a handcuffed suspect" who was accused of assaulting another officer, police said Tuesday.  Williams, 43, turned himself in after learning there was a warrant for his arrest on a charge of second-degree breach of peace, police said.  The arrest came after a months-long investigation by the Connecticut State Police after the Danbury State's Attorney’s Office discovered a video that shows Williams using unnecessary force against a ha…

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Newtown, CT
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Schools Call For Early Dismissal As Snow Heads For Bethel, Newtown Schools Call For Early Dismissal As Snow Heads For Bethel, Newtown Schools Call For Early Dismissal As Snow Heads For Bethel, Newtown
Schools Call For Early Dismissal As Snow Heads For Bethel, Newtown FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – A snowstorm is headed for Fairfield County at the worst possible time — the Tuesday afternoon commute, according to the National Weather Service.  A Winter Weather Advisory is in place for all of Fairfield County from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., prompting nearly every school district to call for early dismissal of students (list below).   Snow is expected across all of Connecticut, the Hudson Valley and northeast New Jersey. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible across Fairfield County — even along the shoreline, the weather service said. The snow should begin by la…

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Westport, CT
Your Community
Adviser To Student Newspaper In Westport To Speak On Future Of Journalism Adviser To Student Newspaper In Westport To Speak On Future Of Journalism Adviser To Student Newspaper In Westport To Speak On Future Of Journalism
Adviser To Student Newspaper In Westport To Speak On Future Of Journalism WESTPORT, Conn. — Mary Elizabeth Fulco, faculty adviser to the Inklings newspaper at Staples High School, will speak to Y’s Men of Westport/Weston about teaching, advising and mentoring student journalists and about the future of the field. Her talk will be on Feb. 9, at the Saugatuck Congregational Church at 245 Post Road E., Westport. She will talk. Fulco was honored last May by the Deadline Club of the New York City Society of Professional Journalists for the excellence of her teaching and the professionalism of her advising. In September, she was named Westport’s Teacher of the Year. B…

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by Roy Fuchs
Fairfield, CT
Your Community
No Strike: Bus Drivers Ratify New Contract With Fairfield Schools No Strike: Bus Drivers Ratify New Contract With Fairfield Schools No Strike: Bus Drivers Ratify New Contract With Fairfield Schools
No Strike: Bus Drivers Ratify New Contract With Fairfield Schools FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Parents of students in the Fairfield schools can breathe a sigh of relief: There will be no bus strike as had been feared.  Superintendent of Schools Toni R. Jones advised parents via email Monday that the contract was settled. "This is to update you on my previous communication regarding a possible bus strike. A contract has been ratified and transportation services will not be disrupted," Jones said in the email. Earlier this month, Jones had reassured parents that negotiations were underway to keep bus service in place for the town's students.    A "n…

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Danbury, CT
Your Community
Danbury's Sen. McLachlan Vows To Fight Proposals For Highway Tolls Danbury's Sen. McLachlan Vows To Fight Proposals For Highway Tolls Danbury's Sen. McLachlan Vows To Fight Proposals For Highway Tolls
Danbury's Sen. McLachlan Vows To Fight Proposals For Highway Tolls DANBURY, Conn. — With proposals floating to add tolls to highways near the Connecticut-New York border, state Sen. Michael McLachlan vowed to continue his efforts to fight those legislative plans. “Time and again my constituents have said they don’t want tolls on Connecticut highways, but people in Hartford just don’t seem to get the message,” said McLachlan, a Republican who represents Bethel, Danbury, New Fairfield, and Sherman in the state Senate. “I hear you loud and clear and will fight this obvious money grab targeted at residents and workers on our state’s borders. Tolls are taxes and…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Native Join Airport Crowds In Protesting Muslim Ban Fairfield Native Join Airport Crowds In Protesting Muslim Ban Fairfield Native Join Airport Crowds In Protesting Muslim Ban
Fairfield Native Join Airport Crowds In Protesting Muslim Ban FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Protesters from Fairfield County joined others across the nation in descending on airports on Sunday to protest President Donald Trump's executive order banning Muslims from seven countries entry to the United States.   In Connecticut, a large crowd filled much of the baggage claim area at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks for the entire afternoon, with Connecticut State Police, airport security and airline personnel standing by at the peaceful but loud protest.  "We need to create a bold trend to resist — not in secret — and provide sanctuary for…

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Greenwich, CT
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Murphy Blasts Trump's Muslim Ban For 'Making America Less Safe' Murphy Blasts Trump's Muslim Ban For 'Making America Less Safe' Murphy Blasts Trump's Muslim Ban For 'Making America Less Safe'
Murphy Blasts Trump's Muslim Ban For 'Making America Less Safe' FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Christopher Murphy (D-Conn.) blasted an executive order President Donald Trump to deport citizens of seven Muslim countries in a piece posted at the Huffington Post website.   Murphy's op-ed, which was posted Friday, is titled: "How Trump Just Made America Less Safe: The president just handed ISIS a path to rebirth."  In the piece, Murphy says, "The decision to turn our backs on millions of men, women, and children attempting to flee torture and terror shrinks us as a nation, and marks an unconscionable abandonment of our founding principle…

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Fairfield, CT
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Actress Mary Tyler Moore To Be Laid To Rest In Fairfield Cemetery Actress Mary Tyler Moore To Be Laid To Rest In Fairfield Cemetery Actress Mary Tyler Moore To Be Laid To Rest In Fairfield Cemetery
Actress Mary Tyler Moore To Be Laid To Rest In Fairfield Cemetery FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Television icon Mary Tyler Moore, who died Wednesday in Greenwich at the age of 80, will be buried Sunday at a cemetery in Fairfield, according to media reports.  Moore, who was born in 1936 in Brooklyn, N.Y., lived in Greenwich at the time of her death.  Oak Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield announced on a splash page on its website that it will be "operating on a reduced schedule on Sunday, Jan. 29 and opening our gates at 2 p.m." The celebrity gossip website TMZ.com said Moore's family had spent $24,000 to purchase 12 grave sites at the cemetery and will border Moo…

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