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Karen Tensa

Managing Editor, Connecticut

ktensa@dailyvoice.com

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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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Bridgeport Man Busted With Crack, Heroin In Traffic Stop On I-95 Bridgeport Man Busted With Crack, Heroin In Traffic Stop On I-95
Bridgeport Man Busted With Crack, Heroin In Traffic Stop On I-95 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 22-year-old Bridgeport man was busted on multiple drug charges after his car was stopped by Milford police because it had no license plate, police said.    Jeremy Coles, 22, of 65 Beach St., was stopped at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, on I-95 south near Exit 36, Milford police said. The department's Tactical Unit was conducting surveillance in the area of Boston Post Road and Cherry Street when they stopped Coles, police said. Coles was found to be in possession of crack cocaine, heroin and marijuana with intent to sell, police said.  He was charged with posse…

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Making New Memories: Expansion Begins At Stamford Museum & Nature Center Making New Memories: Expansion Begins At Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Making New Memories: Expansion Begins At Stamford Museum & Nature Center STAMFORD, Conn. — The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, which broke ground Monday on its first major addition in 50 years, has a special place in Mayor David Martin's heart.  As state and local officials gathered for the groundbreaking for the Environmental Education Farmhouse, they shared their memories of the special 118-acre site in North Stamford. But Martin stole the show with a story about his daughter, Rachel.  It was nearly three decades ago, when his daughter was in kindergarten, that she decided to enter the annual pumpkin-carving contest there, he said. Working mostly on her o…

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Sandy Hook Mom: We Value Guns, Flags & Fake Acts Of Patriotism Over People Sandy Hook Mom: We Value Guns, Flags & Fake Acts Of Patriotism Over People
Sandy Hook Mom: We Value Guns, Flags & Fake Acts Of Patriotism Over People NEWTOWN, Conn. — In a series of angry and emotional Tweets, the mother of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting blasted Congress for its inaction on gun control issues in the wake of the mass killing in Las Vegas.  Nelba Márquez-Greene is the mother of Ana Márquez-Greene, a 6-year-old girl who was gunned down with 19 classmates and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012. Márquez-Greene took to Twitter on Monday after the mass shooting in Las Vegas that left over 50 people dead and more than 500 injured.  Here is a series of Tweets from Márquez-Greene from Mo…

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Gov. Malloy Announces Birth Of First Grandchild In Stop At Stamford Museum Gov. Malloy Announces Birth Of First Grandchild In Stop At Stamford Museum
Gov. Malloy Announces Birth Of First Grandchild In Stop At Stamford Museum STAMFORD, Conn. — It turned out that Gov. Dannel Malloy had more to celebrate in Stamford on Monday than just the groundbreaking of the expansion at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.  Malloy hijacked the program at the family-favorite spot in Stamford briefly to announce that this first grandchild — a girl — had been born hours earlier at Stamford Hospital.  Her name is Grace — no middle name chosen yet. The governor lost his bid for the name — "Dannel — whether it was a boy or a girl."  His son Dannel Jr. and his wife are doing well after the birth at about 3:30 a.m. Mond…

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Former Easton Man, 25, Faces 40 Years After Guilty Plea In Meth Case Former Easton Man, 25, Faces 40 Years After Guilty Plea In Meth Case
Former Easton Man, 25, Faces 40 Years After Guilty Plea In Meth Case EASTON, Conn. — A 25-year-old former resident of Easton faces up to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty Monday to federal charges of possession of methamphetamine and Xanax, prosecutors said.  Cavan Devine pleaded guilty to one count of possession of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of Xanax before  U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.  Last Dec. 4, Easton Police seized a bag belonging to Devine that contained 744 grams of methamphetamine (or about a pound-and-a-half), 577 and one-half pills labeled Xanax, and drug par…

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Danbury Native Working In Las Vegas Witnessed Response To Mass Shooting Danbury Native Working In Las Vegas Witnessed Response To Mass Shooting
Danbury Native Working In Las Vegas Witnessed Response To Mass Shooting DANBURY, Conn. — A Danbury native who works at a Las Vegas hotel was an eyewitness to the huge police response to the mass shooting at a concert late Sunday that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 injured, according to NBC Connecticut.  Brett Kenyon said he was on lockdown — and not sure what was going on — with other workers and guests at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, which is near the scene of the shooting, NBC Connecticut said. Related story: Deadliest U.S. Mass Shooting Brings Largest Incident Response Since 9/11 Stephen Paddock, a 64-year-old retiree from Mesquite, Nev., has bee…

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Police: Jeep Stolen In Darien Used In Pursuit, Shooting In Stamford Police: Jeep Stolen In Darien Used In Pursuit, Shooting In Stamford
Police: Jeep Stolen In Darien Used In Pursuit, Shooting In Stamford DARIEN, Conn. — A Jeep with the keys left inside was stolen out of a Darien driveway and used during a shooting in Stamford, police said.  Darien officers responded to 8 Glenwood Drive in Darien at 9:20 a.m. Sept. 30 on a report of the stolen Jeep, police said.  The Jeep's owner told officers that at some point during the night, the Jeep had been taken from his driveway, police said.  The Jeep had been left unlocked with the keys inside, police said. The other vehicle in the driveway was undisturbed. A neighborhood canvass did not provide any further information.  The Jeep was entered int…

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Church Plans Prayer Vigil In New Canaan After Deadly Violence In Las Vegas Church Plans Prayer Vigil In New Canaan After Deadly Violence In Las Vegas
Church Plans Prayer Vigil In New Canaan After Deadly Violence In Las Vegas NEW CANAAN, Conn. — A townwide prayer vigil will be held at God's Acre in New Canaan at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 2, the Congregational Church of New Canaan announced via Facebook.  The Congregational Church of New Canaan, located at 23 Park St. at the top of God’s Acre, is inviting anyone who wishes to participate. The vigil will "recognize the brokenness and heartache that we feel with the tragedy and violence that has befallen the folks in Las Vegas," the post said. It's also "about the folks in Puerto Rico and Texas and Florida and so many places in the world that are broken.&…

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Man Caught With Fully Loaded Gun In I-84 Speeding Stop Man Caught With Fully Loaded Gun In I-84 Speeding Stop
Man Caught With Fully Loaded Gun In I-84 Speeding Stop A man was busted with an illegal and fully loaded handgun when stopped in a speeding car on I-84 in Danbury on Sunday, state police said. Pierre Clemat, 27, of Brockton, Mass., was a passenger in a vehicle traveling 79 mph in a section of I-84 east near Exit 5 in Danbury marked at 55 mph at 1 p.m. Sunday, state police said. A trooper pulled the car over and detected the odor of marijuana, Connecticut state police said.  State Police K9 Favor was called in and detected marijuana in the vehicle, state police said.  Troopers also found a loaded 9mm handgun in the trunk, state police said. As t…

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Danbury City Councilman Named Acting Commissioner Of Veterans Affairs Danbury City Councilman Named Acting Commissioner Of Veterans Affairs
Danbury City Councilman Named Acting Commissioner Of Veterans Affairs DANBURY, Conn. — A member of the Danbury City Council will become the acting commissioner of the state Department of Veterans Affairs, following the departure of the current leader.  DVA Commissioner Sean Connolly will depart the agency effective Wednesday, Oct. 4, to pursue other professional opportunities, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Friday.  And the new acting commissioner will be Thomas Saadi, chief of staff and General Counsel of the DVA until a permanent successor is named, Malloy said. Saadi, a Democrat, currently represents the 4th Ward on the Danbury City Council. He is also a m…

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