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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.

Karen Tensa's Contributions

Business

Starbucks Closing All 379 Teavana Stores, Including 2 In Fairfield County Get it while it's hot... and still around, because Starbucks has announced it will be closing all 379 of its Teavana locations. The corporation said the mall-based chain's underperformance was likely to continue. But if it's your favorite, don't despair: Starbucks will continue to sell Teavana tea at its namesake stores. Teavana's two Fairfield County stores are located in the Stamford Town Center and the Westfield Trumbull mall. The location in the Danbury Fair Mall closed recently. The Teavana locations in the WestFarms mall in Farmington and in the Buckland Hills mall in Manchester wil…

by Daily Voice

07/28/2017

Police & Fire

Bridgeport Man On Probation Leads Stamford Police In Pursuit Onto I-95 STAMFORD, Conn. – A 28-year-old convicted felon from Bridgeport was arrested after engaging officers in a pursuit in Stamford after he was found smoking pot in a hotel parking lot Thursday, police said. The incident began as Stamford Police Officers William Garay and Daniel DeRocco patrolled the West Side of Stamford and spotted a suspicious man in a vehicle in the parking lot at LaQuinta Hotel at 135 Harvard Ave., police said. As DeRocco approached, he could smell marijuana emanating from the vehicle, police said. As they attempted to investigate, the suspect he pulled away, nearly stri…

07/28/2017

Police & Fire

Serious Injuries Reported After Car Goes Over Median On Route 8 In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — A passenger was seriously injured in a crash when a van crossed over the median of Route 8 in Shelton and slammed into the vehicle she were riding in on Thursday morning, state police said. Route 8 northbound was closed for hours after the serious crash, state police said. The collision took place just before Exit 12. A Dodge Grand Caravan driven by 47-year-old Ketty Mancero of Stratford was in the right lane on the northbound side of Route 8. A Chevrolet Express driven by 51-year-old Guy Lochard of Bridgeport was traveling southbound on Route 8. Lochard's van crossed …

by Daily Voice

07/28/2017

Police & Fire

Have You Seen Him? Suspect Stole Electronics From Housatonic CC BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — State police are seeking help in identifying a man who stole electronics in the early morning hours from Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport. The theft occurred at about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, said troopers from Troop G in Bridgeport. A male suspect entered a room where the items were and took a black iPad, a black Galaxy S6 phone and a black iPhone 5, state police said. The suspect was described as a black male, about 5-foot-5 to 5-foot-8 and weighing 150 to 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray T-shirt, green cargo shorts and black sneakers. Th…

by Daily Voice

07/28/2017

News

What Do You Think Of Cardinal Field? Greenwich Wants Your Input GREENWICH, Conn. – The Greenwich school district has KG+D Architects to begin work on a Cardinal Field Feasibility Study to make improvements on the sports field at Greenwich High — and they are looking for input from the public. The purpose of the Feasibility Study is to review possible approaches for repairing and/or improving Cardinal Field and the grounds and facilities surrounding the field. The study will not result in a single plan, but a variety of options for the GPS administration and the Board of Education to consider, the school district announced. The scope of the feasibility…

by Daily Voice

07/28/2017

Politics

Murphy Blasts GOP Health Care Bill On Senate Floor Before Voting It Down U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Thursday to, in his words, "lay out the facts" of the newly released Republican health care bill. The bill would "intentionally destroy the American health care system," Murphy (D-Conn.) said in a statement. Republicans forced the Senate to vote on the bill – which would strip health care from 16 million people by next year, increases premiums by 20 percent next year and eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood – just two hours after they unveiled their secret plan, said Murphy, a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Edu…

by Daily Voice

07/28/2017

Police & Fire

Police: 78-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — A 78-year-old man was reported missing in Stratford on Thursday, NBC Connecticut reported. Vincent Damato was last seen wearing a gray button-down shirt, khaki pants and black shoes, police told NBC CT. He is 5-foot-6 with black hair and brown eyes, weighing about 165 pounds. He may be driving a green four-door 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis, NBC CT said. Police did not provide a photo of the missing man. Anyone with information on him is asked to call police at 203-385-4100. Click here for the story at NBC Connecticut.

by Daily Voice

07/27/2017

News

Convicted Drug Dealer From Bridgeport Pleads Guilty To Immigration Offense BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 36-year-old man who is awaiting sentencing for selling drugs in Bridgeport pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to an immigration offense, prosecutors said. Luis Manuel Rodriguez Burgos, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry of a removed alien, said Deirdre Daly, U.S. attorney for Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in federal court, Rodriguez Burgos was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident in 1995. But in September 2005, he was convicted in Arizona of attempted transportation of narcoti…

by Daily Voice

07/27/2017

Neighbors

Cuteness Alert: Most Beautiful Baby To Ride In Newtown Labor Day Parade NEWTOWN, Conn. — A 2-year-old from Seymour will get her first ride in a chauffeur-driven convertible as she takes a star turn in the Newtown Labor Day Parade — and it's all for a good cause. Rylee Everetts, daughter of Ashley and Shane, is the winner of the 2017 Connecticut Beautiful Baby Photo Contest. She was the first runner-up in last year’s contest. The Connecticut Beautiful Baby Contest is a friendly competition that serves as a charitable fundraiser. Rylee’s photo raised the most money in donations to Homes for Our Troops, a national nonprofit that builds handicap-accessible homes…

by Daily Voice

07/27/2017

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Injured In Fiery Crash In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Stamford firefighters responded to a fiery motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon at Fairfield Avenue and Young Dixon Way, according to a Tweet from the Stamford Fire Department. Engine 3 and Rescue 1 responded, and the fire was quickly extinguished, firefighters said. One person was injured and transported by Stamford EMS to the hospital. No further information was provided on the crash.

by Daily Voice

07/27/2017

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