Karen Tensa

Managing Editor, Connecticut

ktensa@dailyvoice.com

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

Services Set For Newtown's Randall Pineau, 52, Who Died In Boating Accident Services Set For Newtown's Randall Pineau, 52, Who Died In Boating Accident
Services Set For Newtown's Randall Pineau, 52, Who Died In Boating Accident NEWTOWN, Conn. — Services will be held Friday and Saturday for Randall J. Pineau, who died as the result of a boating accident on the evening of Tuesday, July 11, on Lake Zoar. He was 52.  Pineau was the husband of Katherine Pineau and the father to three young men, Ryan, Connor and Cory. He had a beloved dog, Tuxedo.  He was born in Owensboro, Ky., on Oct. 27, 1964, to Patricia and Albert Pineau. After graduating from Masuk High School in Monroe, Pineau joined the U.S. Navy and served from 1982 to 1986. He repaired tactical air navigation systems for the military’s aircraft. He was stati…
Pickup Truck Ends Up Stuck On A Rock After Monroe Crash Pickup Truck Ends Up Stuck On A Rock After Monroe Crash
Pickup Truck Ends Up Stuck On A Rock After Monroe Crash MONROE, Conn. — Members of the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department responded to an unusual crash Tuesday afternoon on Church Street.  A pickup truck ended up stuck on a rock. Crews worked to remove the truck from its perch. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, according to a Facebook post from the Monroe Volunteer Fire Department. 
60-Year-Old Brookfield Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash 60-Year-Old Brookfield Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash
60-Year-Old Brookfield Man ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Crash BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The motorcyclist killed in a crash Saturday night in Brookfield has been identified as 60-year-old town resident Gregory Arnold, according to the News-Times. The crash occurred at about 10:20 p.m. Saturday on Candlewood Lake Road near Huckleberry Hill Elementary School in Brookfield, police said. It involved two cars and one motorcycle, said police, who have released few details about the crash.  Related story: Motorcyclist Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Brookfield Arnold, of North Pleasant Rise, was was taken to Danbury Hospital, where he died, police said.  Danbur…
Two People From Danbury Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-84 Two People From Danbury Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-84
Two People From Danbury Seriously Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-84 Two people from Danbury — including a 96-year-old man — suffered serious injuries in a five-car pileup on I-84 west in Putnam County o Monday, according to the New York State Police. The chain-reaction crash, which occurred at about 12:40 p.m. Monday, began when Nancy A. Scott, 64, of Carmel, N.Y., who was traveling west on I-84, failed to slow down as the vehicles in front of her decreased their speed due to traffic, according to New York State Trooper Melissa McMorris. Scott slammed into the back of a Toyota Avalon driven by Linda Laboy, 64, of Danbury. Laboy’s vehicle subsequently struck…
Two-Car Crash Blocks West Rocks Road In Norwalk Two-Car Crash Blocks West Rocks Road In Norwalk
Two-Car Crash Blocks West Rocks Road In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — A two-car crash briefly shut down West Rocks Road in Norwalk on Tuesday afternoon.  The crash was reported just before 2 p.m. near 211 W. Rocks, police said.  Norwalk police are on the scene and investigating. 
Dump Truck Driver Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Large Rock In Easton Dump Truck Driver Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Large Rock In Easton
Dump Truck Driver Charged With DUI After Crashing Into Large Rock In Easton EASTON, Conn. — A dump truck driver traveling erratically northbound on Route 58 from Fairfield into Easton was arrested on drunken-driving charges after crashing into a large rock, Easton police said.  At 9:45 p.m. July 12, a 911 caller reported the dump truck had crossed the double yellow line and nearly hit oncoming vehicles, police said.   Multiple callers reported that the truck went off the road on Route 58 just south of Burr Street but did not strike anything, police said.  Officers enroute to the area found the dump truck, which was disabled in the soft southbound shoulder of the r…
Do You Know Them? Milford Police Seek Suspects In Robbery Attempt At Sonic Do You Know Them? Milford Police Seek Suspects In Robbery Attempt At Sonic
Do You Know Them? Milford Police Seek Suspects In Robbery Attempt At Sonic MILFORD, Conn. — Police are looking to identify two suspects who attempted to rob the Sonic in Milford on Monday morning. Two male suspects entered the restaurant at 1365 Boston Post Road at about 8:40 a.m., police said. One suspect placed an empty bag on the counter and told an employee to fill the bag with money, police said.  The employee then walked away from the register, and the suspects left the restaurant without any money and got into a dark-colored SUV, police said. The suspects were described as two heavy-set black men. One was wearing a gray sweatshirt and gray sweatpants with …
Danbury Firefighters Knock Down Blaze In Package Store Danbury Firefighters Knock Down Blaze In Package Store
Danbury Firefighters Knock Down Blaze In Package Store DANBURY, Conn. — No one was injured when a liquor store at 88 North St. in Danbury was damaged in an early morning fire on Tuesday, according to media reports. Firefighters in Danbury tackled the blaze, which started just before 6 a.m. in the front corner of Tony Gallo's Hi-Way Package Store, said NBC Connecticut.  Residents of the apartments above the store escaped unharmed, and none of the apartments was damaged, NBC Connecticut said. The package store, located about a block from an entrance ramp to I-84, was the scene of the murder of store manager Robert Gallo on Jan. 18, 1999, accordi…
Monroe Girl Scout Troop Refurbishes Trail To Earn Bronze Award Monroe Girl Scout Troop Refurbishes Trail To Earn Bronze Award
Monroe Girl Scout Troop Refurbishes Trail To Earn Bronze Award MONROE, Conn. — The 12 members of Girl Scout Troop 34219 from Monroe completed a project to repaint the emergency trail blaze markers on the Orange Trail at Webb Mountain Park to earn the prestigious Girl Scout Bronze Award.  The numbered trail markers can be used by hikers in emergencies when communicating their location to first responders.  The Bronze Award is the highest award that Girl Scout Juniors (Grades 4 to 5) can earn. The girls demonstrate achievements in leadership development, project planning, and taking action in a positive way that addresses an important community need. Th…
Purr-fect View: Beardsley Zoo Opens Viewing Area For Rare Amur Leopards Purr-fect View: Beardsley Zoo Opens Viewing Area For Rare Amur Leopards
Purr-fect View: Beardsley Zoo Opens Viewing Area For Rare Amur Leopards BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – If you want to get a better look at the rare Amur leopards at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, you're in luck.  The zoo has opened its newest renovation this summer: A large viewing window and sheltered wooden platform has been added to make it easier for visitors to check out the rarest big cats in the world, the Amur leopard.  “We finished our new viewing window in June and are thrilled to be able to offer an even better opportunity to view our Amur leopards,” said Gregg Dancho, zoo director. “They are such beautiful animals, and critically endangered in the …
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