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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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New Fairfield Dad Facing Deportation Seeks More Time To Make Case To Stay New Fairfield Dad Facing Deportation Seeks More Time To Make Case To Stay
New Fairfield Dad Facing Deportation Seeks More Time To Make Case To Stay NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A New Fairfield father of two facing deportation to his native Guatemala next week is asking for more time to resolve his immigration problems — and he is getting help from powerful people.  Joel Colindrés, 33, and his U.S.-borne wife, Samantha, were joined by U.S. Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty as well as his new lawyer, Erin O’Neil-Baker, in making his case at a rainy press conference Monday at the couple's home. Colindrés entered the U.S. in 2004 without documentation. In 2010, he married his wife, Samantha, 35, who grew up in Brookfield. They have…

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Vigil Offers Support For Norwalk Mother Facing Deportation To Korea Vigil Offers Support For Norwalk Mother Facing Deportation To Korea
Vigil Offers Support For Norwalk Mother Facing Deportation To Korea NORWALK, Conn. — St. Jerome Church in Norwalk was packed with over 300 people Monday night for a prayer vigil in support of a parishioner who is facing deportation to her native Korea after living in the U.S. for 18 years. Many people took to the podium to speak in support of Jung "Sarah" Courville. She has been married to a U.S. citizen for 14 years and has two U.S.-borne children, one of whom is disabled.  Speakers at the vigil included her husband, Richard; the church pastor, the Rev. David Blanchfield; Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling; U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; the Rev. Anthony…

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Bye-Bye Bluefish: Bridgeport To Welcome Music Amphitheater To Harbor Yard Bye-Bye Bluefish: Bridgeport To Welcome Music Amphitheater To Harbor Yard
Bye-Bye Bluefish: Bridgeport To Welcome Music Amphitheater To Harbor Yard BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — It's the end of the Bluefish era as the City of Bridgeport announced the selection of developers and operators to transform Harbor Yard from a minor league baseball stadium into a state-of-the-art amphitheater. Live Nation, the world’s largest live entertainment company, will join forces with Howard Saffan, owner of the Shelton-based SportsCenter of Connecticut, to create Harbor Yard Amphitheatre LLC, Mayor Joe Ganim announced late Monday.  Ownership of the amphitheater will be retained by the city. The minor league baseball stadium will be renovated at a cost of about $…

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30-Year-Old Man Charged In Road Rage Incident In Shelton 30-Year-Old Man Charged In Road Rage Incident In Shelton
30-Year-Old Man Charged In Road Rage Incident In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — A 30-year-old Ansonia man was arrested in connection with a road rage incident on Route 8 in Shelton on Saturday morning, according to Connecticut State Police. The road rage incident at 9 a.m. resulted in an altercation between two individuals on southbound Route 8, state police said. No further details were released.  Mark Wingster was charged with interfering with an officer, assault on a police officer, reckless driving, risk of injury to a child, breach of peace and second-degree reckless endangerment. Bond was set at $10,000 for Wingster, who is scheduled to appear …

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Smoke Detectors Awaken Residents Of Burning Home In Trumbull Smoke Detectors Awaken Residents Of Burning Home In Trumbull
Smoke Detectors Awaken Residents Of Burning Home In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. — The occupants of a home on Bittersweet Lane in Trumbull avoided possible serious injuries after they were awakened by smoke detectors, according to fire officials.   Fire crews were dispatched at 1:43 a.m.  Monday for the house fire, said a statement from Alex Rauso Jr., chief of the Long Hill Fire Department. Firefighters entered the house and found a fire in the basement, Rauso said. The blaze, which was contained to the basement, was quickly extinguished, he said.  The fire appeared to be caused by a dehumidifier in the basement, Rauso said. The Trumbull Fire Marshal's…

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Massachusetts Man Charged With DUI After Slamming Into Stone Wall In Easton Massachusetts Man Charged With DUI After Slamming Into Stone Wall In Easton
Massachusetts Man Charged With DUI After Slamming Into Stone Wall In Easton EASTON, Conn. — A Massachusetts man was charged with drunken driving after slamming his car into a stone wall in front of a home on Rock House Road last month, Easton police said.   A 911 caller reported the crash at  about 7:12 p.m. July 28, police said.  The driver — Alexander Brumeister, 27, of West Newbury — was not injured but appeared intoxicated, police said.  He failed three sobriety field test that he was asked to perform and his behavior during booking, where he refused to take a breath test, was erratic, police said.  Burmeister was charged with driving under the influence, fai…

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Brookfield Woman Charged With Drunken Boating On Candlewood Lake Brookfield Woman Charged With Drunken Boating On Candlewood Lake
Brookfield Woman Charged With Drunken Boating On Candlewood Lake BROOKFIELD, Conn. — A 43-year-old Brookfield woman stopped on Candlewood Lake on Friday night for not having the proper navigation lights was charged with driving a boat under the influence, according to the News-Times. Jennifer Muehlfeld, who was stopped at 8:30 p.m. by Environmental Conservation Police, did not have a Safe Boating Certificate and did not have the proper floatation devices onboard, the News-Times said. When a Candlewood Lake Authority Marine Patrol took Muelfeld to shore for sobriety tests, she began punching and kicking a picnic table and power transformer, the News-Times…

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Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Danbury Customer Finds Metal Shard Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Danbury Customer Finds Metal Shard
Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Danbury Customer Finds Metal Shard NORWALK, Conn. – After a shopper from the Stew Leonard’s store in Danbury returned a package of imitation crab meat after reportedly finding shards of metal in it, the dairy store immediately recalled the item.  The return was made Sunday, Aug. 6, and  Stew Leonard’s immediately pulled all of the imitation crab meat from the shelves, the store said in a press release.  The store also checked the packages for metal as well as for any other foreign objects, Stew's said. "Nothing was found and this appears to be an isolated incident," the store said.  "Stew Leonard’s is working…

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New Canaan Boy Who Nearly Drowned At Chelsea Piers Released From Hospital New Canaan Boy Who Nearly Drowned At Chelsea Piers Released From Hospital
New Canaan Boy Who Nearly Drowned At Chelsea Piers Released From Hospital STAMFORD, Conn. — The 5-year-old New Canaan boy who was pulled from a pool at Chelsea Piers in Stamford after nearly drowning last week has been released from Yale-New Haven’s Children’s Hospital, police told the Stamford Advocate.  Stamford police called it a "miracle" as they cheered the news of the boy's recovery, the Advocate said.   The boy, who had been hospitalized unconscious after the accident on Thursday, made a rapid improvement over the weekend, the  Stamford Advocate said. Related story: New Canaan Boy, 5, Who Nearly Drowned At Chelsea Piers Remains Unconscious Stam…

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Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Customer Finds Metal Shard Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Customer Finds Metal Shard
Stew's Recalls Imitation Crab Meat After Customer Finds Metal Shard After a shopper from the Stew Leonard’s store in Danbury returned a package of imitation crab meat after reportedly finding shards of metal in it, the dairy store immediately recalled the item.  The return was made Sunday, Aug. 6, and  Stew Leonard’s immediately pulled all of the imitation crab meat from the shelves, the store said in a press release.  The store also checked the packages for metal as well as for any other foreign objects, Stew's said. "Nothing was found and this appears to be an isolated incident," the store said.  "Stew Leonard’s is working with the outside…

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