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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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Police & Fire

Driver Killed When Car Sought In Earlier Crash Hits Tree On Merritt FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A man was killed when the car he was driving — which had been involved in an earlier accident — slammed into a tree off the Merritt Parkway late Monday night, police said. The fatal crash occurred at 11:35 p.m. as the 2015 Chrysler 200 was heading south near Exit 46 of the Merritt near the Fairfield-Trumbull border, state police said. The car began taking the exit ramp at Exit 46 but failed to negotiate the curve, continued straight off the road and into the woods, then slammed into a tree, state police said. The crash area is near the rest area. The car had been soug…

by Daily Voice

08/15/2017

News

Bridgeport Man Gets 12 Years In Federal Prison For Sex Trafficking 2 Girls BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 29-year-old Bridgeport man was sentenced Monday to spend 151 months behind bars for trafficking two minor girls to engage in sex. The prison term for Jason "Boots" Prawl will be followed by five years of supervised release, said Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for Connecticut. On May 9, Prawl pleaded guilty to one count of sex trafficking of a minor. According to court documents and statements made in court, he recruited, harbored and transported two minor victims to engage in commercial acts of sex. Related story: Bridgeport Man Charged With Promoting Prost…

08/15/2017

News

Friends Rally To Help Family Of Danbury Man, 20, Killed In Motorcycle Crash DANBURY, Conn. — Friends of an 20-year-old Danbury man who died in a motorcycle crash are rallying to help his parents pay for his funeral. Guilherme "Gui" Freitas Rola, a graduate of Henry Abbott Tech High School, was killed in a crash on South Street in Danbury on Sunday, Aug. 7. "The expenses for this are simply a lot to bear for his family, and I am asking for any and all support that is possible," said Mike Jacobs, who started a GoFundMe to help Rola's family. "Any amount will help and will be greatly appreciated by all. "It has been a hard and sad tim…

08/15/2017

News

Immigration Case Reopened For Norwalk Mother Ordered Deported To Korea NORWALK, Conn. — The immigration hearing will be reopened for a Norwalk mother of two who was ordered deported to her native Korea later this month, according to The Hour. Jung Courville learned Monday that an immigration judge in Philadelphia has granted a motion to reopen her case, The Hour said. Her attorney, Sung Hwang, said this decision should halt the order for her to leave the country, The Hour said. Her attorneys are hopeful that she can gain remain in the country due to her marriage to a U.S. citizen, The Hour said. Courville has lived in the U.S. for 18 years and has been mar…

by Daily Voice

08/15/2017

News

New President & Medical Director Taking The Reins At Silver Hill Hospital NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Dr. John Santopietro will take over the job as new president and medical director at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, effective in early September. “On behalf of the entire board, I am delighted to make this announcement,” said Peter Orthwein, chairman of the Silver Hill Hospital Board of Directors. “John has a broad knowledge of the mental healthcare industry on a national level. He is an innovative leader with a track record of growth and program development, as well as an opinion leader and national spokesperson for mental health." Santopietro joins Silver Hi…

08/15/2017

Obituaries

Services Set For Anthony 'Duke' Morasco, Died In New Milford Plane Crash NEW MILFORD, Conn. — Anthony J. "Duke" Morasco, a Danbury-based flight instructor, mechanic and craftsman who also loved to write and sing, died Friday, Aug. 11, in a plane crash in New Milford. He was 57. Morasco was a graduate of New Milford High School. He attended Heidelberg College in Ohio and Western Connecticut State University. At the time of his death, he was employed as a flight instructor at Arrow Aviation in Danbury. In his life, Morasco excelled in many areas. He was an expert mechanic and craftsman who was able to build, replace, repair or re-create nearly anything. …

by Daily Voice

08/15/2017

Obituaries

Services Set For Gabriel Bara-Bardo, 18, Of Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Gabriel Antes "Gabe" Bara-Bardo, a lifelong Danbury resident and a student at ACE Alternative Center of Excellence, died Saturday, Aug. 5. He was 18. He was born in Danbury on July 26, 1999. Bara-Bardo loved music and was an avid guitarist who had aspirations to attend music school. He loved the art of tattoos and spending time with friends. He was an "old soul" who often spoke in poetic terms and anyone who knew him could attest to his kind and gentle nature. He not only illuminated the lives of those he touched, but he now shines on through his deci…

by Daily Voice

08/15/2017

News

'Vigil Against Hate: Bridgeport Crowd Urged To Stand Up To Racism After Va. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A vigil was held on the McLevy Green in Bridgeport on Sunday to rally against the violence at a White Nationalist protest over the weekend in Charlottesville, Va. "Join us as we condemn the terrorist acts happening in Charlottesville," said a Facebook post, calling it a "Vigil for Charlottesville and Against Hate." About a hundred people gathered in the downtown plaza to hear from speakers and raise the voices against the outbreak of violence. Eric Cruz Lopez, a pro-immigration activist, urged the crowd to confront racism and bigotry where ever they…

08/15/2017

Police & Fire

Couple Charged With Having Sex By The Sound In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Two people were arrested after they had sex on the rocks Saturday at West Beach at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, according to the Connecticut Post. Hannah Brouard, 36, of Stratford and David Rodrigues, 41, of Bridgeport, were charged with public indecency and risk of injury to a minor, police told the Post, and Brouard was also charged with interfering with police. Many people on the beach, including a 10-year-old child, witnessed the act, which took place on the rocks leading to the lighthouse, The Connecticut Post said. Click here for the story at the Connecticut Post.

by Daily Voice

08/15/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Fire Crews Tackle Burning Van During Rush-Hour On Merritt FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The Fairfield Fire Department quickly extinguished a burning van on the southbound Merritt Parkway during the Monday morning rush hour. Fire crews responded to the scene of the burning white cargo van, which was just north of the Burr Street overpass, according to a Facebook post. The right lane was closed, with traffic inching by in the left lane, as firefighters doused the flames, first with a dry chemical extinguisher and then with a hose line. Related story: Car Fire Cleared From Merritt Use of the fire extinguisher slowed down the spread of the fuel-fed fire in t…

by Daily Voice

08/14/2017

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