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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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Sen. Murphy Explains How Long Island Sound Funding Went From Zero To $8M Sen. Murphy Explains How Long Island Sound Funding Went From Zero To $8M
Sen. Murphy Explains How Long Island Sound Funding Went From Zero To $8M GREENWICH, Conn. — If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day.  "People want to spend time by the water — it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic Environmental Center just steps from the water. Long Island Sound is "a $5 billion asset — with fishing, tourism, boating, aquaculture — you name it," said Murphy. "It is an unbelievable ecological and economic ass…

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CT Democrats: Trump's Pardon Of Arpaio 'Further Divides Our Country' CT Democrats: Trump's Pardon Of Arpaio 'Further Divides Our Country'
CT Democrats: Trump's Pardon Of Arpaio 'Further Divides Our Country' High-ranking Democrats from Connecticut were quick to criticize President Donald Trump for pardoning Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was convicted of contempt of court for illegally targeting Latinos. “Sheriff Arpaio engaged in behavior that targeted minorities and broke the law. When a court ordered him to stop, he continued and violated the court order,” said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. “This act by President Trump is not just a dog whistle, but a bull horn, to others who would seek to target minorities with violence and discrimination and persecution. It undermines the rule of law and …

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Swim Areas Reopen At 3 Shoreline Connecticut State Parks Swim Areas Reopen At 3 Shoreline Connecticut State Parks
Swim Areas Reopen At 3 Shoreline Connecticut State Parks FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Good news for beachgoers: The swim areas have reopened at Hammonasset Beach, Rocky Neck, and Silver Sands State Parks for the weekend, according to the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection. Those three Connecticut shoreline beaches had been closed Friday due to high bacteria counts. The water was retested, and the beaches reopened Saturday. Retesting is typically not done until Monday, but given that three shoreline parks were closed DEEP decided to do the retests before the weekend. The swim area at Indian Well State Park in Shelton reopened …

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Update: Route 25 In Newtown Reopens A Day After Fiery Crash Update: Route 25 In Newtown Reopens A Day After Fiery Crash
Update: Route 25 In Newtown Reopens A Day After Fiery Crash UPDATE: NEWTOWN, Conn. — Route 25 in Newtown reopened at about 7:30 am. Saturday, about 19 hours after a two-vehicle crash took down a pole and power lines and set a dump truck on fire.  NEWTOWN, Conn. — Route 25 in Newtown will be closed until at least Saturday after a serious accident Friday afternoon that downed a utility pole at Cold Spring Road near the Monroe border, police said.   The accident took place at 12:15 p.m. noon on Route 25, also known as South Main Street, police said.  A dump truck, driven by a 49-year-old Bridgeport man, was traveling south in the left lane when a 2001…

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Remains Recovered Of CT Sailor Killed In Accident On USS John McCain Remains Recovered Of CT Sailor Killed In Accident On USS John McCain
Remains Recovered Of CT Sailor Killed In Accident On USS John McCain U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers recovered and identified remains of Louis Doyon, a 26-year-old from Connecticut who died aboard the USS John S. McCain after it collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore on Monday. U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon was from Suffield. His body was recovered late Thursday.   More divers and equipment arrived at Changi Naval Base in Singapore to continue search-and-recovery operations for eight missing sailors inside flooded compartments of the ship, the U.S. Navy said. Divers also recovered the remains of 22-year-old Electron…

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Swim Areas Remain Closed At Several Connecticut State Parks Swim Areas Remain Closed At Several Connecticut State Parks
Swim Areas Remain Closed At Several Connecticut State Parks FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — Connecticut residents who hope to go swimming at a state park — as we head into one of the last weekends of summer — may be in for a disappointment.  Three of Connecticut's shoreline beaches were still closed Friday due to high bacteria counts, and the swim areas were closed at four inland parks as well, the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection announced. The swim areas at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, and the eastern portion of Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme are closed due to test results show…

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Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Honor Of CT Sailor Killed On USS John McCain Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Honor Of CT Sailor Killed On USS John McCain
Flags Flying At Half-Staff In Honor Of CT Sailor Killed On USS John McCain U.S. and state flags in Connecticut are ordered to fly at half-staff in honor of U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon, 26, of Suffield, who was among those who died onboard the USS John S. McCain when it collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore. “It is with tremendous sadness that we mourn the loss of Petty Officer Doyon and his fellow shipmates, who gave their lives serving our nation,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said Friday. “Petty Officer Doyon is an American hero who represented the best of Connecticut and the United States. This loss reminds us of the dangers face…

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Downed Tree Closes Road After Causing Fire, Power Outages In Ridgefield Downed Tree Closes Road After Causing Fire, Power Outages In Ridgefield
Downed Tree Closes Road After Causing Fire, Power Outages In Ridgefield UPDATE: RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — About a tenth of the town lost power and Route 102 was closed Friday morning after a tree fell on a power line and caught fire, according to media reports.  The incident happened at the corner of Rockwell Road and Branchville Road, closing both roads, according to the Ridgefield Press and the state Department of Transportation.  A downed tree on the wire created “heavy fire on the road” at the intersection, the Press said. The Ridgefield Fire Department and Police Department were on the scene and expect Branchville Road/Route 102 to be closed in the area until 3…

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Wilton Police: Two Bronx Men Busted After Trying To Cash Forged Check Wilton Police: Two Bronx Men Busted After Trying To Cash Forged Check
Wilton Police: Two Bronx Men Busted After Trying To Cash Forged Check WILTON, Conn. — Wilton officers arrested two men from New York who were nabbed in town after they tried to cash a forged check at a bank in town, police said. At 2 p.m. Thursday, officers were dispatched to a bank located in the Town Center on a report of an individual who was attempting to cash a forged check, police said. The suspect left the bank before officers arrived.  But a short distance away, a Wilton detective located a vehicle occupied by two individuals, one of whom matched the description of the suspect, police said.  The passenger, identified as Shaquille Williams, 24, of the…

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Aquarion Delays Water Main Project On Myrtle Ave In Westport After Concerns Aquarion Delays Water Main Project On Myrtle Ave In Westport After Concerns
Aquarion Delays Water Main Project On Myrtle Ave In Westport After Concerns WESTPORT, Conn. — Just days before the project was set to begin, the Westport Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Wednesday to revoke the permit for a water main installation project on Myrtle Avenue.  Aquarion Water Co. was scheduled to begin working on Aug. 28, which had drawn complaints about road disruptions in the area. The Board requested that Aquarion consider postponing the work in that area until early next spring, First Selectman Jim Marpe said. Aquarion subsequently notified the Public Works Department that it is pulling a permit for a road opening in April and that the work or…

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