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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.

Karen Tensa's Contributions

News

From Stamford To Puerto Rico: Americares Sends Tons Of Medical Supplies STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford-based Americares is airlifting more than $3 million in essential medicines for hospitals and health centers in Puerto Rico and Dominica, where they are running critically low on supplies after Hurricane Maria. The health-focused relief and development organization is supplying 7 tons of medicine, including antibiotics, wound-care supplies, intravenous fluids, mental health medications and chronic disease treatments in response to urgent requests from health officials in Puerto Rico and Dominica. “Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damage, and we are very concern…

by Daily Voice

09/30/2017

Police & Fire

Driver With Sun In Eyes Slams Into Flatbed Of Tractor-Trailer On I-84 DANBURY, Conn. — A driver who reportedly had the sun in his eyes slammed into the flatbed of a parked tractor-trailer on I-84 in Danbury on Friday morning, firefighters said. At 7:30 a.m. Friday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to I-84 eastbound near the Exit 2 on ramp for a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, fire units found the four-door sedan wedged under the tractor-trailer flatbed, which was parked on the right side of the ramp, firefighters said. The driver of the sedan was transported to Danbury Hospital with non-life threatening injuries by a Ridgefield Fire Departm…

by Daily Voice

09/30/2017

Schools

Student At Liberty Elementary School Diagnosed With Scabies LIBERTY, N.Y. — An elementary school student in Liberty has been diagnosed with a confirmed case of scabies, school district officials said. Officials at the Sullivan County school district were informed Thursday of the diagnosis for the unidentified student at Liberty Elementary School. Scabies is an infestation of the skin by a human itch mite. The mites burrow under a person’s skin, where it lives and lays its eggs. The mite is transferred person to person by prolonged contact of the skin to another person. That can mean people who sleep together or household members who share towels a…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

Driver With Sun In Eyes Slams Into Flatbed Of Tractor-Trailer On I-84 A driver who reportedly had the sun in his eyes slammed into the flatbed of a parked tractor-trailer on I-84 in Danbury on Friday morning, firefighters said. At 7:30 a.m. Friday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to I-84 eastbound near the Exit 2 on ramp for a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival, fire units found the four-door sedan wedged under the tractor-trailer flatbed, which was parked on the right side of the ramp, firefighters said. The driver of the sedan was transported to Danbury Hospital with non-life threatening injuries by a Ridgefield Fire Department Ambulance. …

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Schools

West Point Ranked As America's Top Public College WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy at West Point took top honors in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings — grabbing the No. 1 ranking above the other service academies. West Point came in at No. 1, with the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., ranked at No. 2, and the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs coming in at No. 3. West Point also ranks No. 4 on the Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs list, and takes the top spot in the Best in the Specialties category for civil engineering, fourth for electrical/electronic/communications …

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Obituaries

Service Set For Sanford Anderson, Norwalk's 1st African-American Fire Chief NORWALK, Conn. — Funeral services have been scheduled for Sanford W. Anderson, Norwalk's first African-American fire chief. He died Tuesday, Sept. 26, surrounded by his family. He was 95. A Norwalk native, Anderson was born on July 4, 1922, to Rosa Collins and James Mullen. Anderson served the fire departments in of Norwalk and Greenwich during his career. He served honorably in the U.S. Navy and was affiliated with numerous civic organizations throughout Norwalk. "Sanford spent his life nurturing and training others to become productive citizens," his obituary said. Mayor H…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Two Suspected Drug Dealers Busted On Multiple Charges In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Two Danbury residents were busted Thursday on multiple drug charges as officers executed search-and-seizure warrants on the pair, police said. Officers from the Special Investigations Division searched a basement apartment located at 7 Stillman Avenue and found illegal drugs packaged for sale, drug paraphernalia and a significant amount of cash, police said. They also seized Bernardo Albarran, 32, while he was parked in a vehicle in front of the home of Nixalyz Colazzo, 35, police said. Officers had search warrants for both Albarran and Colazzo, who were suspected of sell…

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

Larceny Charge In Newburgh Is Second Arrest For Congressional Candidate ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. — A 27-year-old from Walden who is running for Congress is facing charges in two separate cases: a shoplifting attempt of nearly $1,500 worth of items from Kohl's in Newburgh and trespassing by living in someone's empty house, according to the RecordOnline. After Kohl's employees stopped Steven Brisee with the items at 3 p.m. Sept. 11, he was arrested, charged with felony grand larceny and held on $500 bond, the RecordOnline said. Brisee was also charged with trespassing by state troopers with breaking into and living in a home in Kerhonksen, while the owner wasn’t t…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

Middletown Teen Charged With Trying To Rob Female Pedestrian In Wallkill WALLKILL, N.Y. — A 16-year-old from Middletown was charged with hitting a female victim in the face after she refused to give him money in a robbery attempt, Wallkill police said. Town of Wallkill Police Officer John Zonneveld responded to a report of a robbery at 281 Route 211 East on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 3:50 p.m., police said. A subsequent investigation by Detective Christopher DiNapoli led to the arrest of Thomas Ferranti, police said. Ferranti was arrested after an investigation determined that at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17 he assaulted and attempted to rob a female v…

09/29/2017

Schools

Danbury’s Morris Street Elementary Earns National Blue Ribbon Honor DANBURY, Conn. — Despite the challenge of being in a low-income area with many families struggling to make ends meet, faculty and staff at Morris Street Elementary in Danbury make sure that students have the encouragement and environment in which to succeed. And that work paid off Wednesday when Morris Street School was named as a “National Blue Ribbon School” by the U.S. Department of Education. The 342 schools recognized this year were announced by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. On Nov. 6 and 7, she and the Department of Education will celebrate with the honorees in Washington,…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

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