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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New Year Brings Changes For Stamford's Parent Leadership Training Institute New Year Brings Changes For Stamford's Parent Leadership Training Institute New Year Brings Changes For Stamford's Parent Leadership Training Institute
New Year Brings Changes For Stamford's Parent Leadership Training Institute STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Parent Leadership Training Institute in Stamford is making some changes for the new year as it continues its mission to teach parents how to advocate for their children and help all children in the community.  The Stamford Public Education Foundation announced it is now the fiduciary and sponsor of the Parent Leadership Training Institute,which is launching its 2017 program on Jan. 21. In addition, PLTI graduate and community leader Regan Allan has been named the new PLTI Coordinator. “For 20 years PLTI has been delivering a meaningful service to the parents and famil…
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On The Holiday Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On The Holiday Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On The Holiday
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On The Holiday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – As Connecticut and the nation marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 17, ConnecticutHistory.org is highlighting his civil rights leader's experiences in the Nutmeg State. ConnecticutHistory.org reminds Connecticut residents that King's dream had its roots partially in Connecticut, where he worked as a 15-year-old to earn money for school and his family. "In the summer of 1944, a young Martin Luther King Jr. worked at the Simsbury tobacco farm of Cullman Brothers Inc.," ConnecticutHistory.org posted on its website. "King’s letters home to hi…
Darien Teen Skates To Silver Medal In Intermediate At National Championship Darien Teen Skates To Silver Medal In Intermediate At National Championship Darien Teen Skates To Silver Medal In Intermediate At National Championship
Darien Teen Skates To Silver Medal In Intermediate At National Championship DARIEN, Conn. — For the second time in her skating career, Emilia Murdock, a 14-year-old from Darien, has found herself on the podium at the national championships in figure skating. On Sunday, Emilia skated two clean programs to capture silver in the Intermediate Ladies category at nationals for the U.S. Figure Skating Association. The event was held at the Silverstein Arena in Kansas City, Mo. She was second overall in the short program with 44.04 points, skating to the music of "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" by Robin McKelle. In the long program, she finished fourth, scoring 77.96 po…
Metro-North Trains Back On Schedule After Delay Due To 'Fire Activity' Metro-North Trains Back On Schedule After Delay Due To 'Fire Activity' Metro-North Trains Back On Schedule After Delay Due To 'Fire Activity'
Metro-North Trains Back On Schedule After Delay Due To 'Fire Activity' update: Trains were running on time by late Sunday afternoon after hours of delays, Metro-North said.  original story: FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Trains on the New Haven Line were experiencing up to 90-minute delays early Sunday afternoon due to earlier "fire department activity" in the vicinity of South Norwalk, Metro-North said on its website and on Twitter.  The problems were first reported at about 11 a.m. and were continuing at 12:45 p.m., according to Metro-North's Twitter. The delays were first reported between Westport and South Norwalk. Trains were on a Sunday schedule.  …
Viewers Lose Out As WFSB Disappears From Optimum Lineup In Fairfield County Viewers Lose Out As WFSB Disappears From Optimum Lineup In Fairfield County Viewers Lose Out As WFSB Disappears From Optimum Lineup In Fairfield County
Viewers Lose Out As Wfsb Disappears From Optimum Lineup In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Some television viewers in Fairfield County found themselves without local CBS programming on Saturday after WFSB/Channel 3 was dropped from the Optimum channel lineup in a financial dispute.  In a statement posted on its website, WFSB said Optimum from Altice was to blame for the loss of the local CBS programming for its viewers in Fairfield County. Optimum customers in Litchfield County and New Haven County were left without any CBS programming at all after WFSB was pulled.  In Fairfield County, that means viewers cannot see the local WFSB programming such as the…
Norwalk Police: Food Deliveryman Shot, Car Stolen In Armed Robbery Norwalk Police: Food Deliveryman Shot, Car Stolen In Armed Robbery Norwalk Police: Food Deliveryman Shot, Car Stolen In Armed Robbery
Norwalk Police: Food Deliveryman Shot, Car Stolen In Armed Robbery NORWALK, Conn. — A Chinese food deliveryman was shot and his car on was stolen on Kent Road on a snowy Saturday night, according to a Twitter report from the Norwalk Police Department.  He suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound in his leg in the incident near Norwalk Community College, according to Twitter. Norwalk police detectives are investigating.  The deliveryman was robbed then shot by three black men wearing ski masks and carrying handguns, according to The Hour. They took his black Toyota Camry, which had a sign for the China Town Express Restaurant on its roof, The Hour said.…
Shelton Firefighters Free Victim Trapped In Vehicle After Rollover Crash Shelton Firefighters Free Victim Trapped In Vehicle After Rollover Crash Shelton Firefighters Free Victim Trapped In Vehicle After Rollover Crash
Shelton Firefighters Free Victim Trapped In Vehicle After Rollover Crash SHELTON, Conn. — Firefighters from the Echo Hose Hook & Ladder Co. in Shelton responded early Saturday evening to a rollover crash on East Village Road during a snow squall, according to a Facebook post.  Squad 1 and Engine 2 responded to the crash, where one victim was trapped in the vehicle, the post said. The crash was just before 6 p.m.  Saturday.  The crash was just one of several that occurred during the snowfall, the Facebook post said.
Connecticut Looks To Give Every Youth A Home With $6 Million HUD Grant Connecticut Looks To Give Every Youth A Home With $6 Million HUD Grant Connecticut Looks To Give Every Youth A Home With $6 Million HUD Grant
Connecticut Looks To Give Every Youth A Home With $6 Million HUD Grant FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The State of Connecticut is receiving a $6.6 million federal grant to help support the state’s goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020 — one of 10 communities selected out of over 130 applicants. The announcement was made by Gov. Dannel Malloy, and the members of Connecticut’s Congressional delegation, who said, "No child should ever be without a home." The award, which comes from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program, will be used to create new and innovative housing with support service programs to …
Crash Takes Out Pole On John Street In Greenwich On Snowy Evening Crash Takes Out Pole On John Street In Greenwich On Snowy Evening Crash Takes Out Pole On John Street In Greenwich On Snowy Evening
Crash Takes Out Pole On John Street In Greenwich On Snowy Evening Updated: GREENWICH, Conn. — A multi-vehicle crash closed John Street late Saturday after a snow squall moved through the Greenwich area and left behind slippery and dangerous conditions on Greenwich roads, according to Twitter reports from the Greenwich emergency dispatch.    John Street was closed between Riversville Road and Round Hill in the northern part of town near Audubon Greenwich after the crash took out a power pole late Saturday night, the report said. The road was reopened Sunday. The road closure had been extended as Eversource crews headed to the area to make repairs, the repo…
Snow Showers Causing Slippery Travel Conditions In Danbury Snow Showers Causing Slippery Travel Conditions In Danbury Snow Showers Causing Slippery Travel Conditions In Danbury
Snow Showers Causing Slippery Travel Conditions In Danbury UPDATED: FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Slippery road conditions were reported late Saturday afternoon across Fairfield County as snow began to fly through the area, the Connecticut Department of Transportation said. A two-vehicle crash was reported on I-95 southbound in Westport between Exits 18 and 17, DOT said. The slippery conditions were reported on I-95 and I-84 as well as Route 7 and Route 8, along with surface streets across the entire region.  The snow was part of a storm system that was moving through the area, the National Weather Service said in a Special Weather Statement on Saturda…
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