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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

Drug Dealer Arrested With 2 Stolen Guns, Heroin, Stratford Police Say STRATFORD, Conn. — A 27-year-old suspected drug dealer was found with two stolen guns and heroin in his possession when officers executed a search warrant at his Stratford home, police said. The Stratford Police Narcotics Unit began in investigation in October into narcotics sales in town by George Siler, 27, of Stratford, police said. Siler was providing low- and mid-lever dealers with heroin, according to information gained throughout the police investigation. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Siler’s residence at 943 Success Ave., police said. The warrant was executed Tuesda…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2017

Business

$50 Million Moment: CEO Of Norwalk's Datto Makes Big Donation To Alma Mater NORWALK, Conn. — The CEO of a billion-dollar data protection company company based in Norwalk made a record $50 million donation to the Rochester Institute of Technology, the place where he got his start. It's the largest donation the private college in New York has ever received. Austin McChord, a member of the Class of 2009, said RIT is where the idea for Datto came to him. “My goal with this gift is two-fold,” said McChord, 32. “First is to help make more resources available to students, alumni and the community at-large to create, build and innovate for the future. But it’s also to…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2017

Obituaries

Service Set For Westport's Vincent Aitoro, 88, Ex-Owner Of Appliance Store NORWALK, Conn. — Services have been set for Vincent Aitoro, owner of Aitoro Appliance Co. until his retirement. The longtime Westport resident died on Dec. 10. He was 88. Born in Norwalk, he was the son of Anthony and Anna Signore Aitoro. Aitoro was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Westport Y’s Men’s Club and a past member of the Silvermine Golf Club, Longshore Country Club and Shore and County Club. Aitoro Appliance was started by his father in 1948 and moved to its current location on Westport Avenue in 1963 and expanded over the years. The store is now run by the family's next gene…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2017

Police & Fire

Fairfield Woman Busted On Drug Charges In Fast-Food Parking Lot STAMFORD — Stamford officers operating on a tip arrested two people in the parking lot of fast-food restaurant while they were making a heroin delivery, police said. On Dec. 7, officers in the Narcotics and Organized Crime squad staked out the McDonald's on East Main Street, Capt. Richard Conklin said. A man matching the suspect’s description in a Ford Expedition threw an object onto the floor of the car as officers approached, Conklin said. They recovered 30 "unstamped" bags of heroin, he said. Jack Socci, 26, of Bridgeport, was charged with possession of narcotics and posses…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2017

Obituaries

Services Set For Matthew Thomas Ogiba, 69, Weston Volunteer Firefighter WESTON, Conn. — Matthew Thomas Ogiba, a longtime resident of Weston, died at Norwalk Hospital on Friday, Dec. 8. He was 69. Ogiba was born in Stamford on Oct. 10, 1948, the son of the late Matthew Henry Ogiba and Alexandria Loretta Czujak Ogiba. He was an active member of the Weston Volunteer Fire Department as well as a coach for his children’s sports teams. Ogiba grew up in the Springdale area of Stamford and graduated from Fairfield Prep. He graduated from Scranton University for his undergrad and completed his M.B.A from UConn before entering a career in finance. He is survive…

12/14/2017

Police & Fire

Bethel Police: Bridgeport Driver Arrested After Leaving Crash Scene On Foot BETHEL, Conn. — A 32-year-old Bridgeport man was arrested after fleeing the scene of a crash in Bethel that closed Putnam Park Road/Route 58 for hours, Bethel police said. A passerby reported that a car had hit a utility pole at about 3:35 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11, on Putnam Park Road in Bethel, police said. Officers found the sedan that had hit the utility pole, however, the driver had left the scene on foot, police said. After a brief search, officers located the driver, police said. While speaking with officers, the driver, identified as Grosmane Hermsdorff, admitted he had been driving…

12/14/2017

Police & Fire

Stratford Police Bust 2 Bridgeport Men With Large Amount Of Heroin, Cocaine STRATFORD, Conn. — Stratford police busted two Bridgeport men on multiple drug charges after executing search warrants at their residences on Main Street and on Priscilla Street in Bridgeport. On Dec. 6, Christopher Andujar and Angel Santiago, who were arrested on warrants, were found to be in possession of a large quantity of heroin and cocaine, police said. Over a half-kilo of heroin and approximately 160 grams of cocaine were seized by officers, along with drug-packaging materials, police said. The warrants were issued after an investigation by the Stratford Police Narcotics Unit. Brid…

by Daily Voice

12/13/2017

Police & Fire

3 Arrested, Large Amount Of Pot Seized In Bust Of Home In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — Thick smoke from the burning of a significant amount of marijuana greeted Norwalk officers as they executed a search-and-seizure warrant Tuesday at a Norwalk residence, police said. Officers from the Special Services Division executed the warrant at 8 Muffin Lane, and Zachary Fisher, Sean Michalski and Michael Doyle were found inside, police said . The kitchen area was full of thick smoke as officers searched the residence, police said. Officers found 200.36 grams of marijuana, four jars of wax marijuana, several trays of homemade edibles believed to be laced with marijua…

12/13/2017

News

Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin Charge In Fatal Overdose In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A West Haven man is facing up to 20 years behind bars after he pleaded guilty to a federal heroin charge related to the fatal overdose of a Bridgeport man over two years ago, prosecutors said. John Rodriguez, 37, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty Tuesday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin Shortly after midnight Nov. 7, 2015, police and emergency medical personnel responded to a residence in Bridgeport after a 29-year-old man was found unresponsive by his roommate. The victim w…

12/13/2017

Police & Fire

Bethel Police: Woman Driving Drunk Was In Car Stolen Out Of Bridgeport BETHEL, Conn. — A 51-year-old woman stopped for driving erratically in Bethel was drunk and behind the wheel of a car stolen out of Bridgeport, police said. The woman, identified as Rebecca Abad Ramirez of Brooklyn, N.Y., was arrested just before 9 a.m. Monday at Walnut Hill Road and Old Shelter Rock Road, police said. The arresting officer was dispatched on a report of an erratic driver in a white Toyota with New York plates and a bicycle rack on the back traveling north on Route 58, Bethel police said. The officer activated lights and siren to attempt to stop the vehicle at Walnut…

12/13/2017

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