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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

Sears Appliance & Hardware In Shelton To Close By End Of The Year SHELTON, Conn. — The Sears Appliance & Hardware store located at 705 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton will be closing its doors for good by the end of the year, according to the Connecticut Post. The closure — coming after 20 years in business — is posted in a handwritten sign near the front door, the Post said. A going-out-of-business sale is underway at the location, with discounts of 30 percent to 60 percent on items, including lawnmowers, refrigerators, and washers and dryers, the Connecticut Post said. After the Shelton store closes, loyal customers will have to head instead to the Se…

by Daily Voice

11/28/2017

Neighbors

Monroe Native Joins NBC Connecticut As Evening Anchorman MONROE, Conn. — Monroe residents may notice a familiar face reading the news on NBC Connecticut. Mike Hydeck, the newest anchorman on NBC 30, is now on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekday newscasts, working alongside co-anchor Keisha Grant. Hydeck attended Masuk High School in Monroe and the University of Connecticut. This is also a return for him in the Hartford television news market. Hydeck, who returned to his home state from a stint as a morning anchor at WUSA in Washington, D.C., previously was a morning anchor at WFSB in Hartford. Hydeck's career highlights include covering two presi…

by Daily Voice

11/28/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Bridgeport Woman Left 2 Kids Alone In Food Court While She Shopped BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A Bridgeport woman is charged with leaving two children — ages 2 and 8 — unattended in the food court at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford while she shopped on Black Friday, Milford police said. Officers went to responded to the mall on Boston Post Road at about 4:15 p.m. Friday after receiving reports that a juvenile had been left alone there, police said. Hasenah Alessi, 30, of Golden Hill Street, Bridgeport, left the "two children unattended in the food court at the mall while she shopped at Macy’s," police said. Alessi was charged with leaving a child …

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

News

Scare With Fishermen Causes Huge Metro-North Delays In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. — Riders on Metro-North faced delays of up to an hour after a conductor feared a train might have hit a fisherman who illegally crossed the tracks Sunday night, according to Westport police. The problem began at about 8:15 p.m. when Westport police received a call from Metro-North regarding the possible pedestrian strike on the tracks east of the Saugatuck station, Westport police spokesman Lt. Matt Gouveia said. A Metro-North conductor "observed two individuals carrying fishing equipment crossing the tracks in an unauthorized area," Gouveia said. "The condu…

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

Police & Fire

Firefighter Spots Blaze In Newtown Home, Helps Elderly Resident To Safety NEWTOWN, Conn. — A passing firefighter spotted a blaze burning at a Newtown home Sunday afternoon and came to the aid of an elderly resident there, according to a story at NBC Connecticut. Heavy smoke was coming from the garage of the home at Fir Tree Lane and Berkshire Road when firefighters arrived from all five fire companies in Newtown along with members of the Southbury Fire Department, NBC 30 said. An elderly woman who lives in the home made it to the back door, where the passing firefighter was able to help her to safety, NBC Connecticut said. One firefighter suffered minor injuri…

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

Police & Fire

Brookfield Firefighters Tackle Burning Brush, Help At Smoke-Filled Home BROOKFIELD, Conn. — Both Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department companies were kept busy by responding to five separate incidents from Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to a Facebook post. One incident was a large brush fire that broke out between houses on South Lake Shore Drive in the Candlewood Shores neighborhood, the post said. Also, a large house on Christian Lane filled up with smoke. Other incidents included two carbon monoxide emergencies and a call to assist EMS, the Facebook post said.

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

Police & Fire

Suspect Who Shot At Bridgeport Cop Facing Charges In 3 More Robberies BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A27-year-old local man facing attempted murder charges after allegedly exchanging gunshots with a police officer is now facing charges in three additional robberies in Bridgeport, police said. Jachin Brown, 27, was arrested Nov. 15 after shooting an off-duty officer during a violent armed robbery at EbLens in Bridgeport, police said. Stratford police also have an arrest warrant for Brown charging him in an armed robbery at BAR in which the bartender was shot. A Bridgeport police spokesman said the Robbery Squad has prepared three additional arrest warrants for Brown in…

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

Police & Fire

Danbury Firefighters Use Jaws Of Life To Free Victim From Car Crash DANBURY, Conn. — Danbury firefighter were called to a a two-car crash on Lee Mac Avenue on Saturday afternoon, according to a Facebook post. The crash occurred at about 2:35 p.m. near the Department of Motor Vehicles. One victim had to be rescued from one of the cars by firefighters using the Hurst "Jaws of Life" equipment. Danbury EMS and police also helped at the scene, the Facebook Post said. In the photo above, firefighters can be seen using the equipment to remove the roof of the car.

by Daily Voice

11/27/2017

News

Westport Man's Tree Invention, Arrest Of Football Players Top The News FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The arrest of two high school football players in an assault, the death of a veteran police officer from cancer and an invention to make cutting down Christmas trees much easier — those were some of the top stories from Daily Voice in the past week. ICYMI — click on the link to read the entire story: On Wednesday, Jack Joyce and Brian Minicus, both 18-year-old Darien High seniors and starting football players, were arrested along with an unidentified juvenile in connection with an assault on a teenager in New Canaan, police said. The arrests came on the eve of …

11/26/2017

Police & Fire

Rally To Call For Murder Charge For Bridgeport Cop In Death Of Teen BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The family and friends of Jayson Negron, a 15-year-old who was shot and killed by a Bridgeport police officer, are planning to rally near the state Capitol to demand that the officer be charged with murder, according to the Connecticut Post. The rally will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday on Hungerford Street, between Capitol Avenue and Russ Street, the Post said. The purpose is to demand the release of information about the investigation into the death of the Bridgeport teen, organizers told the Post. Negron's death has been ruled a homicide, and a state police investigation i…

by Daily Voice

11/26/2017

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