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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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News

Swim Areas Closed At 3 State Parks, Including Indian Well In Shelton FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — There's good news for fans of shoreline beaches as we head into the unofficial last weekend of summer: All of the parks and beaches in Connecticut are open for Labor Day weekend. But swimming areas at three inland lakes and ponds are closed, the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said. For Labor Day Weekend, the beach at Wadsworth Falls in Middlefield is closed due to the presence of high levels of bacteria And the swim areas at Kettletown State Park in Southbury and Indian Well State Park in Shelton remain closed because of the continued pre…

09/02/2017

Police & Fire

Do You Know Him? Monroe Police Seek Info On Suspect In Wolfe Park Break-Ins MONROE, Conn. — Monroe police are seeking help in identifying a man who used credit cards at a number of area businesses that were stolen from cars at Wolfe Park. The car break-ins occurred between Aug. 25 and Aug. 27 at Wolfe Park at 285 Cutlers Farm Road. The incidents occurred in the late afternoon and early evening hours, police said. Credit cards stolen from the cars have been used by the suspect at a 7-Eleven in Fairfield, the Stratford Service Center in Fairfield, a Citgo in Bridgeport, another Citgo in Newtown and Nunes Auto in Bridgeport. Surveillance video shows the suspect is…

by Daily Voice

09/02/2017

Police & Fire

Scooter Rider Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Crash In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — A person was hospitalized after losing control of their scooter and crashing early Friday on West Avenue in Norwalk, according to The Hour. The scooter went through a red light at Maple Street then crashed at 1:10 a.m., the Hour said. The rider was unresponsive with serious injuries, police told The Hour. The crash is under investigation. Click here for the story at The Hour.

by Daily Voice

09/01/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Darien Man, 51, Used Cocaine With Teens As Young As 14 Years Old DARIEN, Conn. — A 51-year-old man who used cocaine with juveniles as young as 14 in his Darien home was arrested on multiple charges Friday morning, police said. Mark Yarish was taken into custody at 10:30 a.m. by Darien Police on an active arrest warrant. He was charged with five counts of risk of injury to a minor and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment after he "introduced juveniles to narcotics," police said. The arrest warrant was issued as the result of a continuing investigation into Yarish, who was arrested in late July on charges of filling alcohol orders f…

09/01/2017

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man Busted With Two Stolen Guns In Car — With Child, 6, Along MILFORD, Conn. — A 41-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested with two stolen guns in his car during a traffic stop in Milford late Thursday — and he had a 6-year-old child along who was not in a car seat, police said. At 11:15 p.m. Aug. 31, the Milford Police Tactical Narcotics Unit was on an anti-crime patrol near the Howard Johnson Hotel at 1052 Boston Post Road when they noticed suspicious activity in a vehicle driving out of the parking lot. The car was stopped for motor vehicle violations on Boston Post Road near I-95's Exit 39, police said. The driver was identified as Ismael Mangual, …

by Daily Voice

09/01/2017

Police & Fire

Have You Seen Him: Suspect Sought In Gas Station Robbery In Bethel BETHEL, Conn. — Bethel police are seeking to identify the man who robbed a gas station in town late Thursday night. At 10 p.m. Thursday, Bethel Police were called to the Gulf Station at 280 Greenwood Ave. on a report of a robbery. The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash that "he had forced from the attendant," police said. No weapons were displayed in the robbery, police said. While on the scene, Bethel officers received another call reporting a man was attempting to break into a vehicle a short distance away, police said. Police believe the incidents are relat…

by Daily Voice

09/01/2017

Obituaries

'Best Sister:' Surviving Brother Eulogizes Greenwich Student Slain By Dad William Dym eulogized his parents and sister — who died in last Friday's double murder/suicide in Pound Ridge, N.Y. — at a funeral service attended by hundreds at St. Patrick’s Church in Bedford, N.Y. The 20-year-old fondly remembered his father, Steven Dym, his 50-year-old mother Loretta and 18-year-old sister Caroline, who was a high school student in Greenwich, according to multiple reports. “He was my hero, no matter what the circumstances,” William said of his father at the service Wednesday. “No matter what the circumstances, my love for him is everlasting.” When speaking of his moth…

by Daily Voice

09/01/2017

Schools

Students Invited To Check Out The Improvements At Danbury High DANBURY, Conn. — Classes don't start until next Tuesday, but students at Danbury High can head to school on Friday to check out the progress on a massive construction on the campus.In a message on Twitter, Danbury High Principal Dan Donovan invited students to drop by in the afternoon. "DHS will be open [Friday] from 12 to 3 p.m., if you want to walk around. Cleanup still happening so watch your step!" said the Tweet. Also, from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, seniors can drop by the gym lobby to get a parking permit. It's the last day of the presale — the cost is $40 for the year. A tot…

09/01/2017

News

Two Overdose Deaths In Redding Linked To Fentanyl, First Selectman Says REDDING, Conn. — Two recent overdoses deaths in Redding involved the use of fentanyl, a powerful and potentially deadly synthetic opioid, according to Redding First Selectman Julia Pemberton. "Both homes were also the suspected location of drug-dealing activity," Pemberton said. She urged residents that "If you see something, say something and help keep our neighborhoods safe from illicit activity." Pharmaceutical grade fentanyl — which is more deadly than oxycodone — works much faster in the body, she said. Narcan can be used as an antidote in an overdose, but bec…

09/01/2017

Lifestyle

Take A Bite: Donut Crazy Dishes Up New Flavors For Fall FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The folks at Donut Crazy — with locations in Bridgeport, Shelton, Stratford and Westport — like to mix things up. And starting on Friday, Sept. 1, Donut Crazy will be adding two new fun flavors to the mix that sound perfect for fall. Fans can now munch on apple cider doughnuts with cinnamon sugar and the "Samora" — think Samoa, like a Girl Scout cookie. It's a cake doughnut half-dipped in milk chocolate, topped with dulce de leche and toasted coconut, and drizzled with more dulce de leche and chocolate. The special fall doughnuts will be available at …

by Daily Voice

09/01/2017

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