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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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Norwalk Hearing Delayed For Two Charged In Wilton Bear Killings Norwalk Hearing Delayed For Two Charged In Wilton Bear Killings
Norwalk Hearing Delayed For Two Charged In Wilton Bear Killings NORWALK, Conn. — A hearing for two men charged in the illegal killing of two young bears in Wilton was delayed from Thursday until Oct. 20, according to The Hour.  State Environmental Conservation Police received an anonymous tip Saturday, Sept. 16, that an archery hunter had illegally shot and killed two black bears on private property in Wilton. The officers found Antonio Lio, 28, of Wilton carrying a bear skin, head and paws in a backpack as he walked out of the woods, EnCon police said. Daniel Moran, 33, of Norwalk, was with him, EnCon police said. The bears, described as under 2 years…

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Staples Scholars: 4 Students Honored As National Merit Semifinalists Staples Scholars: 4 Students Honored As National Merit Semifinalists
Staples Scholars: 4 Students Honored As National Merit Semifinalists WESTPORT, Conn. — Staples High School announced that four members of the Class of 2018 have qualified as National Merit Scholarship Corporation semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program.  The Staples semifinalists are Nicole Arellano, Marshall Heiser, Leya Luo, and Jessica Xu.  Nationwide, 16,000 semifinalists -- fewer than 1 percent of the over 1.6 million students who took the 2016 PSAT/NMSQT qualifying exam -- will compete for 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million.  Staples High School Principal James D’Amico praised the achievements of …

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Police & Fire
Long Hill FD Tackles Burning Trash At Transfer Station In Trumbull Long Hill FD Tackles Burning Trash At Transfer Station In Trumbull
Long Hill FD Tackles Burning Trash At Transfer Station In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. — The Long Hill Fire Department quickly doused a large pile of burning trash at the transfer station Wednesday morning, according to a Facebook post. The fire units were dispatched at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to the Transfer Station on Spring Hill Road on a report of smoke coming from the building, the post said.  The first arriving chief found a large trash pile on fire, the post said.  Long Hill firefighters handled the incident and returned to service in about an hour.

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Norwalk Police Nab Suspect At The Scene Of Break-In At Cellphone Store Norwalk Police Nab Suspect At The Scene Of Break-In At Cellphone Store
Norwalk Police Nab Suspect At The Scene Of Break-In At Cellphone Store NORWALK, Conn. — Officers responding to an overnight alarm at an AT&T Store on Belden Avenue found the glove-wearing suspect walking out of the parking lot, Norwalk police said.  At 3:02 a.m. Wednesday, officers arrived at the AT&T Store at 30 Belden Ave., on a commercial burglar alarm, police said.  The alarm company had observed a suspect on the store's surveillance cameras, police said.  Arriving officers found the front door had been shattered, police said. Moments later, the suspect walked out of the parking area onto Belden Avenue, police said.  The suspect, Barry Turner, 19…

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Stamford Teenager Sleeping In Dumpster Nearly Killed In Trash Compactor Stamford Teenager Sleeping In Dumpster Nearly Killed In Trash Compactor
Stamford Teenager Sleeping In Dumpster Nearly Killed In Trash Compactor STAMFORD, Conn. — A runaway Stamford teenager discovered at least two reasons why it was a bad idea to sleep in a Dumpster, according to the Stamford Advocate.  First, he was sleeping a Dumpster. And second, it got worse when a garbage truck arrived to empty it at about 3 a.m. Tuesday, the Stamford Advocate said.  Luckily, the driver heard the boy's screams when he dumped the contents of the Dumpster into the truck and began crushing it, the Advocate said.  The driver stopped the compactor, and the boy climbed out with only scrapes and bruises, the Advocate said. Why did he run away? The …

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Cold-Case Arrest: Norwalk Police Charge Waterbury Man, 30, In 2010 Murder Cold-Case Arrest: Norwalk Police Charge Waterbury Man, 30, In 2010 Murder
Cold-Case Arrest: Norwalk Police Charge Waterbury Man, 30, In 2010 Murder NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk police arrested a Waterbury man Tuesday on murder charges in connection with a 2010 cold case, according to police.  Ibo Boone, 30, was charged with murder Tuesday and held on $1 million bond. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Norwalk Superior Court on Wednesday morning. Boone was charged with murder in the death of Michael "Mizzy" Robinson Jr., 21, police said.  Robinson was shot to death in the area of South Main Street and Grove Street in Norwalk on Oct. 29, 2010, according to a statement. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, Boone was 23 at t…

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Weston Police Investigate Untimely Death At Bisceglie-Scribner Park Weston Police Investigate Untimely Death At Bisceglie-Scribner Park
Weston Police Investigate Untimely Death At Bisceglie-Scribner Park WESTON, Conn. — The Weston Police Department is investigating the untimely death of a person on Wednesday morning at Bisceglie-Scribner Park in Weston, according to the Weston Forum. Police have not yet released the name of the deceased but said there was no danger to the public, the Forum said. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, the Weston Forum said. Click here for the story at the Weston Forum.

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Update: Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Milford Found Update: Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Milford Found
Update: Missing 16-Year-Old Girl From Milford Found UPDATE: She has been found safe.  MILFORD, Conn. — A Silver Alert has been issued Wednesday for a 16-year-old teenager girl from Milford who is missing. Cassidy Davis, who was reported missing Wednesday, is a 5-foot-2 white female weighing 110 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Davis was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and jeans and carrying a black and pink backpack. It is not known where Davis was last seen. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Milford Police at 203-783-4766.

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Three-Vehicle Cleared From I-95 In Norwalk Three-Vehicle Cleared From I-95 In Norwalk
Three-Vehicle Cleared From I-95 In Norwalk Update: The crash scene has been cleared in Norwalk, DOT said. NORWALK, Conn. — Traffic was jammed for 6 miles after a three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Norwalk on Wednesday morning just after rush hour, according to the Department of Transportation. The crash occurred just after 9 a.m. on I-95 southbound between Exits 17 and 16 approaching Route 7, DOT said.  The right and center lanes are closed in the area, DOT said, and emergency responders are on the scene. The backup is 6 miles long back to Exit 19, DOT said.  It was not known when the accident scene would be cleared. 

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Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Backups On I-84 Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Backups On I-84
Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Backups On I-84 This story has been updated. Traffic backups were reported on a stretch of I-84 near the Putnam border during the Wednesday morning commute. The traffic jam lasted for 1.5 miles between Exits 3 and 1 in Danbury because of the crash near Exit 1, Connecticut DOT said. 

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