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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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Sports
Danbury High Football Coach Steps Down After Three Seasons Danbury High Football Coach Steps Down After Three Seasons
Danbury High Football Coach Steps Down After Three Seasons DANBURY, Conn. — Alex Trasacco has resigned as the head football coach at Danbury High School, Athletic Director Chip Salvestrini said on Twitter. "The Danbury Public Schools and Danbury HS Athletics would like to thank Coach Trasacco for his work, dedication and effort on behalf of the athletes he has mentored and coached," Salvestrini said. The Hatters record this season was 1-9. Over Trasacco’s three seasons, the Hatters went 4-25. Trasacco is also a teacher in the Technology Education Department at Danbury High. He teaches construction systems, architectural design, enterta…

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News
Train Hits Car On Tracks In Redding Along Danbury Branch, Metro-North Says Train Hits Car On Tracks In Redding Along Danbury Branch, Metro-North Says
Train Hits Car On Tracks In Redding Along Danbury Branch, Metro-North Says UPDATED: REDDING, Conn. — A commuter train hit a car that was on the tracks at Topstone Road in Redding along the Danbury Branch on Tuesday night, Metro-North said. The one person in the car, whose condition was unknown, was taken to the hospital, Metro-North spokeswoman Nancy Gamerman said. Service was suspended in both directions along the Danbury Branch for over two hours after the accident at 9:10 p.m., she said. Train service was restored at about midnight.   The "unauthorized vehicle" on the tracks was hit by the 8:06 p.m. northbound train heading from South Norwalk to Dan…

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Police & Fire
27-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car In Shelton 27-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car In Shelton
27-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car In Shelton SHELTON, Conn. — A 27-year-old male pedestrian from Waterbury was struck by a car and killed after a multi-vehicle crash in Shelton on Tuesday evening, police said. The accident occurred near 350 Bridgeport Ave., between Platt Road to Cots Street, at about 7:20 p.m., police said.   The Shelton Police Department, Shelton Fire Department, and EMS were dispatched to the scene, police said. The pedestrian was hit during the multiple vehicle accident, police said. The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Bridgeport Avenue remained closed late Tuesday night while the…

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Fairfield's John Mayer Hospitalized For Emergency Appendectomy Fairfield's John Mayer Hospitalized For Emergency Appendectomy
Fairfield's John Mayer Hospitalized For Emergency Appendectomy FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Singer-songwriter John Mayer, a Fairfield native, was hospitalized for an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday morning in New Orleans.  Mayer, 40, who has been touring this fall with the Dead & Company, had been due to perform in a concert Dec. 5 in New Orleans. But that concert date has been postponed, Dead & Company‏ announced via Twitter.  "Information on the rescheduled date will be announced as soon as possible," Dead & Company added. Mayer, a Grammy-winning guitarist and singer, grew up in Fairfield. He performed Sunday night with the Dead & …

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Police & Fire
Click It Or Ticket Campaign Yields 31 Tickets In Westport During Holiday Click It Or Ticket Campaign Yields 31 Tickets In Westport During Holiday
Click It Or Ticket Campaign Yields 31 Tickets In Westport During Holiday WESTPORT, Conn. — To help keep travelers safe during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the Westport Police Department took part in a high-visibility Click It or Ticket campaign to hopefully reduce the number of fatalities and injuries that occur when vehicle passengers fail to buckle their seatbelts. In Westport, the increased enforcement from Nov. 20 through Nov. 27 resulted in the issuance of 31 seat belt citations.  Westport police remind everyone: "Remember to buckle up!" For the Click It Or Ticket effort, Westport police teamed with the U.S. Department of Transportation’…

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Police & Fire
Police: Trio Tried To Pass Fake Bills At Sears In Milford Police: Trio Tried To Pass Fake Bills At Sears In Milford
Police: Trio Tried To Pass Fake Bills At Sears In Milford MILFORD, Conn. — Three people from Staten Island, N.Y., tried to use counterfeit money at the Sears in the Connecticut Post mall in Milford, police said. Officers responded Saturday to the Sears, where they found three people with "numerous" fake $100, $50 and $20 bills in their possession, police said.    Christina Gallo, 18, was charged with possession of marijuana and first-degree forgery.  Geenamarie Gallo, 23, and Kevon Parker, 21, were also charged with first-degree forgery.  Each suspect posted $1,000 bond for a Dec. 26 court appearance. 

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Police & Fire
Police: Three Men Used Counterfeit $50 Bills At Darien Ice Cream Shop, Bar Police: Three Men Used Counterfeit $50 Bills At Darien Ice Cream Shop, Bar
Police: Three Men Used Counterfeit $50 Bills At Darien Ice Cream Shop, Bar DARIEN, Conn. — Darien police are investigating after three men used counterfeit $50 bills at an ice cream shop and restaurant in town last week.  On Thursday afternoon, three black males entered both Gofer Ice Cream and 1020 Post and passed counterfeit $50 bills, police said. At Gofer, the three men ordered ice cream costing less than $6 each, police said. Each suspect paid separately by using a $50 bill each, police said. All three men were given change for their purchases. At 1020 Post, the three men went into the restaurant and sat at the bar. Each ordered a drink costing $11.70. The m…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Man Charged With Burglarizing Home, Violating Protective Order Norwalk Man Charged With Burglarizing Home, Violating Protective Order
Norwalk Man Charged With Burglarizing Home, Violating Protective Order DARIEN, Conn. — A Norwalk man was arrested Sunday and charged with burglary and violating a protective order after entering a woman's apartment in Darien while she was out of town, Darien police said.  The victim went to Darien Police headquarters to report the violation of a protective order. She told police that she had been away, and her neighbor had been watching her home in the Noroton Heights neighborhood of Darien and caring for her dog.  When the victim returned, her neighbor informed her that Sean Mobley, 45, of 21 Neptune Ave., Norwalk, had been in and out of her apartment. The vi…

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Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Bust Underage Beer Pong Party, Issue Two Summonses New Canaan Police Bust Underage Beer Pong Party, Issue Two Summonses
New Canaan Police Bust Underage Beer Pong Party, Issue Two Summonses NEW CANAAN, Conn. — New Canaan officers issued two summonses to teenagers after finding evidence of a beer pong party at a local home, police said.   Officers responding to an anonymous tip of an underage drinking party arrived at a home at 264 Lukes Wood Road at 10:23 p.m. Friday, police said.  At the home, they found multiple red Dixie cups set up on top of a ping pong table in ”beer pong fashion” and determined a youth party had taken place, according to a police report.  Next to the ping pong table, along with the red Dixie cups set up for a drinking game, officers found a case of Bud …

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Police & Fire
Car With Key Inside Stolen While Owner Dines At Post Road Eatery In Darien Car With Key Inside Stolen While Owner Dines At Post Road Eatery In Darien
Car With Key Inside Stolen While Owner Dines At Post Road Eatery In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A white Lexus — left unlocked with the keys in the cupholder — was stolen while the owner dined at a Post Road restaurant last week, Darien police said.  A woman told police she had parked her car facing westbound on the Post Road, near Corbin Drive, at about 1:13 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1.  She visited an area restaurant and returned to where she had parked at about 2:30 p.m., police said.  The 2008 Lexus was gone, and she initially believed it had been towed, police said.  Officers conducted a canvass of the area and found surveillance camera footage from a nearby gas station.…

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