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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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Instructor Killed, Two Hurt In Plane Crash Near Dutchess Border Instructor Killed, Two Hurt In Plane Crash Near Dutchess Border
Instructor Killed, Two Hurt In Plane Crash Near Dutchess Border This story has been updated. A male flight instructor was killed and two other people were seriously injured after a four-seat airplane crashed at a small airport on the Sherman-New Milford border on Friday morning, according to NBC Connecticut. The Cessna C-172 aircraft crashed at about t 9:17 a.m., a.m. at the end of Runway 17-35 at Candlelight Farms Airport in New Milford, the Federal Aviation Authority said in a statement. The aircraft had departed from the Danbury Municipal Airport, about 20 miles away, earlier with three people onboard, the FAA said. At 9:51 a.m., New Milford police…

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Instructor Killed, 2 Hurt In Plane Crash Near Sherman Border Instructor Killed, 2 Hurt In Plane Crash Near Sherman Border
Instructor Killed, 2 Hurt In Plane Crash Near Sherman Border Updated: DANBURY, Conn. — A male flight instructor was killed and two other people were seriously injured after a four-seat airplane crashed at a small airport on the Sherman-New Milford border on Friday morning, according to NBC Connecticut. The Cessna C-172 aircraft crashed at about t 9:17 a.m., a.m. at the end of Runway 17-35 at Candlelight Farms Airport in New Milford, the Federal Aviation Authority said in a statement.  The aircraft had departed from the Danbury Municipal Airport, about 20 miles away, earlier with three people onboard, the FAA said.  At 9:51 a.m., New Milford police …

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Police & Fire
Man Wanted On Fishing Violation Busted With Fake Driver's License In Darien Man Wanted On Fishing Violation Busted With Fake Driver's License In Darien
Man Wanted On Fishing Violation Busted With Fake Driver's License In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — Darien officers discovered that a Stamford man stopped for driving a car with a cracked windshield was wanted on a warrant for violating sport fishing regulations, police said.   Officers stopped the 53-year-old man while he was driving his gray 1997 Nissan Sentra southbound on Hoyt Street near St. John Cemetery, police said. The car had a large crack in its windshield, police said.  The driver presented officers with an “International Driver’s License,” which he said he had purchased at a store in Stamford, police said.  Officers determined that the man did not have a vali…

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Business
Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected
Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected The parent company of Applebee's and IHOP will be closing about 160 of the restaurants, far more than what it had planned to shut down, some possibly in Bergen and Passaic counties.About 105 to 135 Applebee's restaurants will close, up from the 40 to 60 that were slated for closure in the first quarter, DineEquity said late Thursday afternoon. And an estimated 20 to 25 IHOPs will be shuttered as well, an increase from about 18.  Specific restaurant closures and locations have not yet been announced. Bergen and Passaic counties have Applebee's locations in Garfield, Hackensack, Northvale, Pa…

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Tropical Storm System Could Impact Connecticut Tropical Storm System Could Impact Connecticut
Tropical Storm System Could Impact Connecticut A tropical system that will be moving up the East Coast could impact Connecticut next week, depending on its track.The system, which is now over an area of about 200 square miles in the Caribbean, is called Invest 99L.  The National Hurricane Center uses the term "invest" to identify features being monitored for possible development into a tropical depression or tropical storm. When clusters of storms in the Atlantic have the potential to become tropical depressions, they are assigned a number between 90 and 99. The "L" after the number indicates it's in the Atlantic. Ho…

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Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected
Applebee's, IHOP To Close More Restaurants Than Expected The parent company of Applebee's and IHOP will be closing about 160 of the restaurants, far more than what it had planned to shut down.About 105 to 135 Applebee's restaurants will close, up from the 40 to 60 that were slated for closure in the first quarter, DineEquity said late Thursday afternoon. And an estimated 20 to 25 IHOPs will be shuttered as well, an increase from about 18.  Specific restaurant closures and locations have not yet been announced. With more than 2,000 restaurants in 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and 15 other countries around the world, Applebee's is one of the world's…

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Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Out Of The Hospital, Back On Twitter Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Out Of The Hospital, Back On Twitter
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton Out Of The Hospital, Back On Twitter DANBURY, Conn. — You had to know that Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton was feeling better when he was back on Twitter.  And he's now out of the hospital, just two days after undergoing surgery to have a lemon-sized benign tumor removed from his brain.  "I'm heading out of here," he said via Twitter @MayorMark on Thursday afternoon.  Earlier he had Tweeted to his beloved dog, Ellie. "Yes, I miss you too. You're my buddy, my pal, my friend." The mayor also sent a message to his constituents back home: "Danbury is in my heart. Always. Thanks for your love and thoughts and…

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Police & Fire
Convicted Felon From Stratford Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say Convicted Felon From Stratford Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say
Convicted Felon From Stratford Busted With Loaded Gun In Car, Police Say STRATFORD, Conn. — A convicted felon from Stratford was arrested after he was found with a loaded handgun during a traffic stop near I-95 in Milford, police said. Anthony Velez, 25, was a passenger in a car that was stopped on Schoolhouse Road near I-95 on Wednesday, Aug. 9, police said.  An investigation led to the arrest of Velez, who had a loaded handgun in his possession at the time, police said. He does not have a valid permit for the weapon, which he is banned from possessing because he is a convicted felon, police said.   He was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, no pisto…

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Car Break-In Caught On Surveillance Video At Darien Home Car Break-In Caught On Surveillance Video At Darien Home
Car Break-In Caught On Surveillance Video At Darien Home DARIEN, Conn. — Whoever broke into a tan Prius that was parked at Darien home for two weeks might be surprised to know the burglary was caught on camera.  At 7:50 a.m. Aug. 4, Darien officers responded to 95 Leroy Ave. on a report that an unlocked vehicle had been entered, police said.  The owner of the car, a 2010 Toyota Prius with New Hampshire plates said she was in the area visiting relatives and that her car had been parked in the driveway for two weeks, police said.  That day, she discovered that the Prius had been entered, with the glove box left open and its contents strewn on the …

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Coast Guard Finds Kayaks But No People After Flare Sighting Over The Sound Coast Guard Finds Kayaks But No People After Flare Sighting Over The Sound
Coast Guard Finds Kayaks But No People After Flare Sighting Over The Sound While responding to reports of flare sightings over Long Island Sound, the Coast Guard and local agency crews found two unmanned kayaks off the coast of Madison, Conn., but the search was called off when no boaters were found. At 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound command center received a report from two sources who witnessed two red parachute flares in the area of Madison. A 45-foot response boat-medium boatcrew from Coast Guard Station New Haven and several fire boats from the area began searching the area for a possible boater in distress. Tho…

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