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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

Indictment: Ex-Newtown Lawyer Stole $1.9M From Clients, Family, Friends NEWTOWN, Conn. — A federal grand jury indicted a 61-year-old former lawyer from Newtown on Wednesday on charges of defrauding clients, family members and friends of over $1.9 million, prosecutors said. Thomas M. Murtha, who previously had a law office in Bridgeport, was indicted on four counts of federal wire fraud, said Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. From November 2011 to April 2017, Murtha fraudulently obtained and converted hundreds of thousands of dollars from his victims, including clients of his law practice, family members and friends, said the indictment, handed …

by Daily Voice

08/17/2017

Police & Fire

72-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies After He Was Hit By A Car In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 72-year-old Bridgeport man died after he was hit by a car while crossing Old Town Road on Wednesday morning, according to the Connecticut Post. The accident happened at about 6:45 a.m. as Albert Youle, 72, was heading for his car, which was parked on McAdoo Avenue in Trumbull, the Post said. The driver of the car cooperated with police at the scene, and it had not been determined whether any charges would be filed, the Connecticut Post said. Click here for the story at the Connecticut Post.

08/16/2017

Police & Fire

15-Year-Old Danbury Boy Charged With Felony Murder In Death Of 18-Year-Old DANBURY, Conn. — A 15-year-old Danbury boy was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony murder in connection with the homicide of an 18-year-old Danbury man earlier this month, police said. Ronald Massagli, 15, was charged in connection with the death of Gabriel Bara-Bardo, 18, police said. Bara-Bardo was found alone and unconscious in the roadway next to his vehicle on Abbott Street at 5:46 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, by officers who responded to a report of suspicious activities, police said. He died later of his injuries without regaining consciousness, police said. The Office of the …

08/16/2017

News

Greenwich's Hope Hicks Named Interim Communications Director At White House GREENWICH, Conn. — Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High school and a close confidante of President Donald Trump, is the new interim communications director at the White House, according to the Washington Post. Hicks will fill the role while the administration searches for a permanent replacement for Anthony Scaramucci, who was fired last month after just 10 days on the job, according to the Post. Hicks will work with White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and will assist with the search for the replacement, the Post said. Related story: National Spotlight Finds Green…

by Daily Voice

08/16/2017

News

Bridgeport Man Gets 30 Months In Prison For Dealing Heroin In Fatal OD BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport man will spend 30 months behind bars for distributing the heroin involved in the fatal overdose of a Stratford woman late last year, prosecutors said Wednesday. Ramon "Blade" Killings, 39, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release in connection with the woman's death, said U.S. Attorney for Connecticut Deirdre M. Daly. In the early morning of Dec. 4, Stratford Police responding to a 911 call at a local home found a 33-year-old woman who had died from a suspected drug overdose in the bedroom, according to court documents and statement…

08/16/2017

Politics

Murphy Arriving In Newtown For Town Hall Tonight As He Walks Across CT U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy is heading toward Newtown — on foot — in preparation for a Town Hall meeting with voters Wednesday evening. For the second summer in a row, the senator is embarking on a “Walk Across Connecticut.” He has taken to the streets and dirt roads of the state to listen to and get feedback from Connecticut residents. Murphy began his walk in Killingly on Sunday morning, and is walk 103 miles through 21 towns. He will finish the walk Thursday in Danbury. Members of the public are invited to attend Murphy’s town halls. The Newtown Town Hall is tonight at 6:45 p.m. in the gym…

08/16/2017

News

Long Delays On Metro-North After Person Is Hit By Train UPDATE: Train service was running on schedule Wednesday afternoon following the fatal accident in Port Chester. GREENWICH, Conn. — Long delays were reported Wednesday morning on the New Haven Line after a person was hit by a train in Port Chester, N.Y., Metro-North said. Service between Rye and Greenwich is experiencing delays of 30 to 40 minutes at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, Metro-North said. Customers at Rye, Port Chester and Greenwich who want to travel eastbound must board a westbound train to Harrison to catch a train for eastbound service. No further information was released on the in…

by Daily Voice

08/16/2017

News

Wanted In Redding: Mark Twain Library Seeking Volunteers For Big Book Sale REDDING, Conn. – The Mark Twain Library’s annual book sale over Labor Day weekend features tens of thousands of items. And it requires the help of hundreds of volunteers. The library is putting out a call for volunteers for its 57th Annual Book Fair, which will be held over Labor Day weekend at the Redding Community Center, 37 Lonetown Road. Volunteers are needed in the days leading up to the sale, from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31, during the Book Fair from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4, and afterward, on Tuesday, Sept. 5. “Since we moved here to Redding, the library is one of my family’s favorite places in …

by Daily Voice

08/16/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Stamford Man Busted With Cocaine During DUI Stop In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A 32-year-old Stamford man who was stopped after his car swerved over the double-yellow line on Hoyt Street in Darien was arrested on a drug charge, police said. Officers stopped Giovani Gilmar Medina-Flores at 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13 at Hoyt Street and Lynn Court in his 2005 Toyota 4Runner, police said. The officer smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the 4Runner, police said. When asked, Medina-Flores admitted to having "a couple of drinks,” police said. Medina-Flores’ eyes were glassy and bloodshot, police said. He submitted to roadside standard…

08/16/2017

Politics

Blumenthal Condemns 'Disgusting, Indefensible' Trump Comments FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) blasted President Donald Trump’s remarks defending racist protesters at a white nationalist rally over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va. Blumenthal specifically called out Trump for blaming the violence in Charlottesville on both sides of the conflict, saying, "one side was to blame." One person died over the weekend as the largest gathering of white nationalists in a decade descended on Charlottesville, along with hundreds of counter-protesters. Blumenthal issued a series of Tweets on the issue: Trump's repug…

by Daily Voice

08/16/2017

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