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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

Police & Fire

Police: Darien Man, 67, Sold 'Large Quantities' Of Oxycodone From Home DARIEN, Conn. – A 67-year-old Darien man was busted on charges of selling "large quantities of Oxycodone from his home," which is located near Middlesex Middle School, police said. Benjamin Bruno Jr. was arrested Wednesday at his home at 10 Henry St., Darien police said. Over the past two weeks, the Darien Police Detective Division and Selective Enforcement Unit developed information that Bruno was selling prescription narcotics out of his home, police said. Darien detectives, with assistance from the Stamford Police Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit, "conducted controlle…

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Startford Police Make First Opioid 'Save' With Use Of Narcan STRATFORD, Conn. — Police officers in Stratford saved an opioid overdose victim through the use of Narcan on Thursday morning, the department announced on Twitter. It was the first overdose victim revived through the use of Narcan since the antidote was deployed to Stratford patrol officers, the police department said. Related story: Stratford Police Add Narcan To Tools To Help Fight Opioid Overdoses The incident on Thursday happened on Lordship Boulevard, police said. The Stratford Police Department began using Narcan to combat overdoses as a result of the widespread opioid epidemic…

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11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Man Hit By Car In Bridgeport Hospitalized With Life-Threatening Injuries BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car in Bridgeport on Wednesday night, according to multiple media reports. The man was walking on Main Street when he was hit by the car at about 11:40 p.m., according to the Connecticut Post. He was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center, the Post said. The driver called 911 and remained at the scene, according to NBC Connecticut. Click here for the story at NBC Connecticut and click here for the Connecticut Post story.

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Car Belonging To Missing Danbury Woman Found In N.Y. As Search Continues DANBURY, Conn. — A car belonging to a Danbury woman, 53, who has not been seen since last month was recovered Tuesday in New York state, according to New York State Police. New York State Police said they found the car abandoned in the parking lot at the Putnam Diner in Patterson, N.Y. Laelcira DeLima, 53, was last seen at 5 p.m. Oct. 20 wearing a black v-neck shirt and blue jeans, Danbury police said. She told her two children, ages 15 and 10, that she loved them and was going to a local Walmart to pick up a prescription, said Danbury Police Detective Lt. Christian Carroccio. Related st…

11/09/2017

Obituaries

Services Set For Danbury City Councilman Gregg Seabury, Retired Teacher DANBURY, Conn. — Gregg William Seabury, a Danbury City Councilman and a retired teacher, died Saturday, Nov. 4. He was 67. Seabury passed away in Danbury Hospital, where he was born in 1949. He was a longtime teacher in the Danbury school system, including at Broadview Middle School, Rogers Park Middle School and Danbury High School. Seabury was known to his students as Superman, due to his resemblance to actor Christopher Reeves. After his career in education, Seabury continued to contribute to his community as a councilman for the city of Danbury for 14 years, a position held until hi…

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Vehicle Rolls Down Embankment In Brookfield BROOKFIELD, Conn. — A car rolled down an embankment on Wednesday evening in Brookfield, but no injuries were reported. Both town fire companies responded to the crash scene at 6:15 p.m. at the intersection of Signal Hill Road and Barkwood Hill Road, the Brookfield Volunteer Fire Department's Candlewood Company said in a Facebook post. Modzelewski's Recovery & Heavy Hauling was called to the scene to remove the vehicle, which had rolled down an embankment, fire officials said. There were no reported injuries, fire officials said.

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

Politics

Greenwich Politician Charged With Groping Town Worker Voted Off RTM GREENWICH, Conn. — The Greenwich Representative Town Meeting looks very different after Tuesday's election. Nearly a third of the seats — a total of 73 — changed hands on the 230-member RTM after the election, according to unofficial results from the town of Greenwich and Greenwich Time. And one notorious member of the RTM lost in the election: Christopher von Keyserling, who had served for 32 years. In January, von Keyserling was arrested on a charge of fourth-degree sexual assault after he groped a town employee at the Nathaniel Witherell nursing home, police said. Related story: Cops:…

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

Police & Fire

Greenwich Police Officer Honored For His Work To Keep The Community Safe GREENWICH, Conn. — AAA Northeast is honoring Officer Dan Hendrie as a Traffic Safety Hero and the Greenwich Police Department for its numerous Traffic Safety programs that keep Greenwich residents safe year-round. At AAA’s 8th Annual Community Traffic Safety Awards lunch recently at Testo’s in Bridgeport, AAA commended Hendrie, a motor officer, for his community safety activities. He participates in police motor unit escorts for special events, visiting dignitaries, funerals and charity rides such as the CT 911 United Ride. A former Marine, Hendrie also is the department coordinator for th…

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11/09/2017

Sports

Five Athletes From Saugatuck Rowing Club Announce Plans To Row In College WESTPORT, Conn. — Five members of the Saugatuck Rowing Club athletes on Wednesday signed National Letters of Intent to compete in Division I collegiate rowing programs. The athletes and their college choices (as pictured from left, above) are: Picture, from left, are: Eden Schumer, a student at Staples High School, will attend Duke University; Sydney Kend, a student at New Canaan High School, will attend University of California at Berkeley; Kelsey McGinley, a student at Staples High School, will attend Stanford University; Brooke Schwab, a student at Staples High School, will attend…

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

News

Eversource Digs Up Downtown Stamford To Upgrade Natural Gas System STAMFORD, Conn. — The crews digging up streets in downtown Stamford are upgrading the natural gas distribution system for Eversource. The company is investing more than $700,000 to increase safety and reliability for its customers. The project includes replacing more than 600 feet of existing cast iron and bare steel gas main with newer plastic pipe – which is safer, more durable and better able to handle fluctuations in underground temperatures. The downtown Stamford upgrade project is underway, with construction crews working between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Work wi…

by Daily Voice

11/09/2017

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