Karen Tensa

Managing Editor, Connecticut

ktensa@dailyvoice.com

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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Stamford Man, 58, Charged With Attempting To Sexually Assault 6-Year-Old Stamford Man, 58, Charged With Attempting To Sexually Assault 6-Year-Old
Stamford Man, 58, Charged With Attempting To Sexually Assault 6-Year-Old STAMFORD, Conn. — A 54-year-old Stamford man has been charged with attempting to sexually assault a 6-year-old girl at a family party last month, police said. Stamford police were called at 8:35 p.m. Saturday to private home on the East Side on report of a child being assaulted by a man.  Officers arrived and learned that during a family gathering, Pedro Catalan-Veliz, of 86 Warren St., "accosted a 6-year-old female and held her against a vehicle in the driveway outside of the view of the other attendees at the party," police said.  A family friend walking her dog saw Catalan-Vel…
Black Bear Sightings Reported In Easton, Near Fairfield Border Black Bear Sightings Reported In Easton, Near Fairfield Border
Black Bear Sightings Reported In Easton, Near Fairfield Border EASTON and FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Black bears have been spotted in two different parts of town, the Easton Police Department said on its Facebook page. Bear sightings have been reported the Black Rock Road/Rock House Road area. And Fairfield Police report sightings near the Fairfield/Easton line, police said.  In the past 12 months, 10 black bear sightings were reported in Easton and three in Fairfield.  In that same time period, over 6,000 bear sightings were reported across the state.  Bears are attracted to garbage, pet food, compost piles, fruit trees, and birdfeeders. To deter bears, resi…
Two Fairfield Boaters Die After Vessel Capsizes In Long Island Sound Two Fairfield Boaters Die After Vessel Capsizes In Long Island Sound
Two Fairfield Boaters Die After Vessel Capsizes In Long Island Sound Update: The two boaters have been identified in the fatal accident as officials release more information. Click here for an updated story from the Daily Voice. original story: FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Two Fairfield men are dead after a boat capsized Sunday in Long Island Sound near the west breakwall off New Haven, the Coast Guard announced. A Good Samaritan reported an overturned and damaged vessel at 9:15 a.m. Sunday, the Coast Guard said. A unresponsive individual was also found on the rocks of the breakwall, who was later to be determined as a passenger of the capsized vessel. Two Coast Guar…
Erratic Speeding Leads To Bust Of Stamford Driver On DUI Charge In Darien Erratic Speeding Leads To Bust Of Stamford Driver On DUI Charge In Darien
Erratic Speeding Leads To Bust Of Stamford Driver On DUI Charge In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A Stamford man was busted on a DUI charge in Darien after he went through a stop sign in view of a police officer, then proceeded to drastically speed up and slow down, Darien police said.  The black 1998 Honda Civic failed to stop for a stop sign at Hoyt Street and Middlesex Road at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, police said.  The officer pulled behind the car on Hoyt Street and saw it change speeds drastically several times, between 25 mph and 49 mph, police said.  The vehicle was stopped at Camp Avenue, and the officer saw that the driver, Walter Martinez, 27, had glassy eyes and…
Norwalk Driver Charged With Hit-And-Run Of Bicyclist In Darien Norwalk Driver Charged With Hit-And-Run Of Bicyclist In Darien
Norwalk Driver Charged With Hit-And-Run Of Bicyclist In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A 31-year-old Norwalk man was charged with hitting a bicyclist in Darien and then fleeing the scene, police said.  Officers were dispatched to the Post Road and West Norwalk Road at 3:35 p.m. Aug. 15, police said. The bicyclist told officers that he had stopped on the sidewalk to wait until it was safe to cross the intersection, police said.  A driver stopped at the stop sign and waved the bicyclist across, he told police.  As the bicyclist crossed, a gray 2003 Acura RSX made a left turn onto West Norwalk Road and hit the bicyclist, police said.  The Acura initially stopp…
Trumbull Woman Wins High Roller Trip To Foxwoods On 'Losing' Lottery Ticket Trumbull Woman Wins High Roller Trip To Foxwoods On 'Losing' Lottery Ticket
Trumbull Woman Wins High Roller Trip To Foxwoods On 'Losing' Lottery Ticket TRUMBULL, Conn. -- It turned out that Karin Brey of Trumbull was a winner with her “Foxwoods High Roller” instant lottery ticket after all.   Brey submitted her non-winning “Foxwoods High Roller” instant tickets into a CT Lottery Second Chance website.  There are 25 Second Chance Drawings, and each winner receives a free two-night stay at Foxwoods-designated hotel for two, round-trip limousine service, a $2,000 check from the CT Lottery, and a $1,000 Foxwoods Gift card to be used during the stay. Brey was a winner of the weekend getaway prize.  When Brey received a call from CT Lottery he…
Trader Joe’s In Westport Evacuated Due To Fire In Freezer Unit Trader Joe’s In Westport Evacuated Due To Fire In Freezer Unit
Trader Joe’s In Westport Evacuated Due To Fire In Freezer Unit WESTPORT, Conn.— The Trader Joe's store in Westport was evacuated Friday night due to a "deep-seated fire inside a freezer unit," a fire official said. A 911 call came in at 8:53 p.m. Friday from an employee at Trader Joe's on the Post Road East, reporting a fire in a refrigeration unit inside the store.  "The employee was attempting to extinguish the fire using a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful," Westport Assistant Fire Chief Brett Kirby said in a statement. "Dispatch advised the employee to pull the fire alarm to evacuate the store." Two engines, a tr…
DOT Begins Monthlong Project On 2 Miles Of Route 1 In Norwalk DOT Begins Monthlong Project On 2 Miles Of Route 1 In Norwalk
DOT Begins Monthlong Project On 2 Miles Of Route 1 In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — Over 2 miles of Route 1 will be milled and resurfaced in Norwalk, with the working starting late Sunday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced.The project consists of milling and resurfacing 2.27 miles of Route 1 in Norwalk from the Darien Town Line to Belden Avenue, DOT said.  The regular work schedule for this project is 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays.  Work will continue through Friday, Sept. 29, DOT said.  Traffic control personnel and signs will be used to guide motorists through the work zone.  The milling segment of this project is sch…
Car Vs. Building, Little League Team's Run Top The Week's News In Westport Car Vs. Building, Little League Team's Run Top The Week's News In Westport
Car Vs. Building, Little League Team's Run Top The Week's News In Westport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — ICYMI: Here are the most-read stories of the past week in Fairfield County, as reported by Daily Voice.  Police responded after a car crashed into the building at 83 East Ave. in Norwalk. Nobody was seriously injured, but two people were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Bridgeport police said Cadell Moore, the 34-year-old man who was shot to death on Sixth Street, was not the intended target of the shooter. Moore was fatally shot in the head while working on his car, police said.  A convoy of state and Fairfield police — with lights flashi…
Details Emerge In Death Of Student From Greenwich's Convent Of Sacred Heart Details Emerge In Death Of Student From Greenwich's Convent Of Sacred Heart
Details Emerge In Death Of Student From Greenwich's Convent Of Sacred Heart New details have emerged in the death of a girl who attended Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich a day after her body was found in her Westchester County home, police said.Caroline Dym, 18, was killed by her father — the victim of a double murder-suicide, police said. She was entering her senior year at Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, where she was a golf standout. At 11:10 a.m. Friday, State Police from the Somers, N.Y., barracks and the Pound Ridge Police Department responded to a home at 23 Fox Hill Road in the Town of Pound Ridge for an apparent murder/suicide, state poli…
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