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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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Police & Fire

Greenwich Democrats Withdraw Support Of Marzullo After Shoplifting Arrest GREENWICH, Conn. — The executive committee of the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee has withdrawn its support for Drew Marzullo, a candidate for selectman who was arrested last month on a shoplifting charge. "The Greenwich Democratic Party believes elected officials must be held to the highest standards of integrity, honesty and transparency. The Executive Committee has concluded that Drew Marzullo’s actions over the past month have not measured up to these standards," said a statement released late Thursday. "Accordingly, the Executive Committee has withdrawn its support f…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Neighbors

Norwalk River Valley Trail Set For Another Extension In Wilton WILTON, Conn. — The Norwalk River Valley Trail has finished the boardwalk, extending the east side of the Wilton Loop to Twin Oak Lane. Thanks to the generosity of Wilton residents, $200,000 was raised over the summer to fund the construction of the next section of the NRVT from Twin Oak Lane to Skunk Lane. Timber & Stone will begin construction of this 2,000-foot section in October and expects to be finished by December. “The support for the NRVT among Wilton residents is inspiring," said Pat Sesto, president of the Friends of the NRVT. "They’re making it possible for the T…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Traffic

Wilton Border RIDGEFIELD Conn. — Motorists hoping for a quick trip along Route 7 are in for a rude awakening this weekend in the Ridgefield-Wilton area. Once again, the major state road will be closed for work on a bridge just north of the Branchville train station. The closure is set for 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, until 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2, according to the state Department of Transportation. This is the fifth weekend this summer that Route 7 has been closed for work on the bridge. Northbound traffic will be detoured to Route 102, Branchville Road, through Ridgefield on Route 35 back up to Route 7 …

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

Stamford Man Gets 13 Years In Prison For Shooting 5 Outside Nightclub STAMFORD, Conn. — A Stamford man was sentenced Thursday to 13 years in prison for shooting 10 bullets from a .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol into a crowd outside a downtown nightclub in 2014, leaving five people wounded and shocking the city, according to the Stamford Advocate. Dayron Wills, 25, said opened fire outside Tino's Nightclub near Columbus Park because he was afraid for his life, according to the Advocate. Wills had faced 20 years in prison if convicted but pleaded guilty last year to four counts of first-degree assault, the Stamford Advocate said. The victims were four men …

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Business

Fitness Studio Started In Australia Opens First U.S. Location In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. – F45, the functional training network founded in Australia, has opened its first Connecticut location in Fairfield. Fairfield First Selectman Mike Tetreau cut the ribbon at the grand opening celebration at F45 Fairfield USA on Saturday. It is located at 915-917 Post Road in the Fairfield Shopping Center. “I am thrilled to have F45 in Fairfield. I am sure with their help we will be the most fit community in the State,” said Tetreau. “The timing couldn’t be better with Restaurant Week just around the corner. Welcome to Fairfield!” Founded in Australia in 2014, F45 training…

09/29/2017

Politics

Murphy: 'Abhorrent' That GOP Embraces Moore After Comments On Sandy Hook U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took to Twitter and to the airwaves to blast Roy Moore, who won the Alabama primary this week to become the Republican candidate to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions in the Senate. “Here Roy Moore says that the Newtown community is to blame for the Sandy Hook School massacre bc they weren't following "God's law." Sick,” Murphy posted on Twitter @ChrisMurphyCT. And in an appearance Thursday night on "All In With Chris Hayes" on MSNBC, Murphy used even stronger language. Hayes asked Murphy, "Are you surprised that your Republican colleag…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Neighbors

Art Fans Invited To Enjoy 'Impressions Of Weir Farm' At Wilton Exhibit WILTON, Conn. — An opening reception will be held Friday to celebrate an exhibit called "Art In the Park: Impressions of Weir Farm" that features the entries in an art festival held at Weir Farm National Historic Site. The exhibit and reception will be held at G&B Cultural Center, 49 New St., Wilton, on Friday Sept. 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will be supported by the park partners, The Weir Farm Art Center and The Friends of Weir Farm National Historic Site. "The Art in the Park: Impressions of Weir Farm" exhibit is on view at the G&B Cultural Center now th…

by Daily Voice

09/29/2017

Police & Fire

New Canaan Officer Arrests Panhandler Wanted By State Police NEW CANAAN, Conn. — After New Canaan police responded to a report of someone panhandling near a gas station, they ended up arresting the man on a warrant from the Connecticut State police. On Wednesday, Sept 27, officers found Forest Mark Paulovic. 50, of Norwalk, near Main and Church streets, police said. After a computer check of Paulovic's record, officers learned there was a warrant for his arrest issued by Connecticut State Police at Troop G in Bridgeport, police said. Officers took the man into custody and transported him to headquarters. Paulovic was charged on the warrant with f…

09/28/2017

Police & Fire

Nanny Charged With Leaving Sleeping Baby In Car In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. — A 41-year-old nanny left a sleeping 6-month-old baby alone in a car while she went into a grocery store on Wednesday, New Canaan police said. New Canaan police were called to Acme on Elm Street at about 10:50 a.m. about the baby, who was left inside a car with the engine running and the air conditioning on, police said. Natarine Hilton, who lives in Old Greenwich and works for an unidentified family in New Canaan, had gone into Acme to buy items, police said. A caller alerted police. Officers made contact with Hilton at the home of her employers and issued her a misd…

by Daily Voice

09/28/2017

Police & Fire

5-Alarm Stamford Fire Ruled 'Accidental;' House Likely To Be Demolished STAMFORD, Conn. — A large fire that damaged three houses near Stamford Hospital on Monday evening has been ruled an accident with the specific cause "undetermined," Fire Chief Trevor Roach said Thursday. One of the houses sustained "extensive fire damage that most likely will result with it being totally demolished," Roach said in a statement Thursday. A total of 32 people were displaced by the fire. The five-alarm fire began at 5:12 p.m. Monday in a small 5-foot by 7-foot room that had been built on a rear porch on the first-floor of 50 Alden St., he said. An air con…

09/28/2017

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