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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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Neighbors

5-Year-Old Geography Whiz From Stratford Drops In Again To Wow 'Ellen' STRATFORD, Conn. — Nate Seltzer, a 5-year-old whiz kid from Stratford, is becoming a regular of sorts on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The pint-sized geography expert will appear on the popular talk show again on Wednesday, Nov. 8. First, Nate shows off the “Ellen” set he built using LEGOs. And of course, he then blows Ellen away with his talent for geography by identifying city grids from all over the world. (And maybe he had a bit of help with one!) Ellen also surprises Nate with a life-size LEGO version of himself. If you can't get to a TV, watch Nate's appearance above. Nate first…

11/08/2017

News

Nature’s Touch Recalls Frozen Organic Green Beans In CT Due To Listeria Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods is recalling its frozen organic green beans after Connecticut inspectors detected Listeria in a sample of the product, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration. Keep yourself and your family safe by checking your freezer for 10-ounce bags marked “Organic Fine Whole Green Beans” from Nature's Fresh with a UPC number 8 73668 00141 8. The packages also have a best-before dates from June 4, 2017, through June 21, 2019. Consumers who have purchased the product are urged to discard it or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Nature’s Touc…

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11/08/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Norwalk Man, 50, Threatened To Kill Girlfriend With Knife NORWALK — A 50-year-old Norwalk man was arrested Sunday night after he threatened to kill his girlfriend with a knife, according to The Hour.Michael Johnson and the victim had gotten into an argument, and he broke a window in an attempt to get into her residence, The Hour said. While outside, Johnson yelled that he would “kill everyone” inside, police told The Hour. When apprehended nearby a short time later, Johnson was found with a knife, 2.1 grams of marijuana and a smoking pipe, The Hour said. He was held on $100,000 bond and charged with second-degree threatening, third-degree crimin…

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11/08/2017

Politics

ICYMI: Democrats Win 3 Seats On Redding's Board Of Finance REDDING, Conn. -- There's no change on the Board of Selectmen in Redding after Tuesday's election, with the members running unopposed. Democrats captured three seats on the Board of Finance, according to unofficial results. Democratic First Selectman Julia Pemberton was returned to office along with Democratic Selectman Margaret O’Donnell and Republican Selectman Michael Thompson. In a contested race for the Board of Finance, two Democrats were the winners: Jamie Barickman and Robert Dean, with Democrat Edward Miller voted in to fill an opening. Here is the ballot, with the known winn…

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11/08/2017

Politics

ICYMI: Democrat Del Monaco Ousts Chapman As New Fairfield First Selectman NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two-term incumbent First Selectman Susan Chapman was unseated by Democratic challenger Pat Del Monaco in Tuesday's election in New Fairfield. Democrat Khris Hall and incumbent Republican Kim Hanson also won seats on the town's Board of Selectmen. Del Monaco and Hall are longtime members of the town’s Inlands and Wetlands Conservation Commission, which Del Monaco has chaired for the last 15 years. Here is the ballot, with the known winners in bold. (Results are unofficial.) First Selectman: Pat Del Monaco - D - 2,018 votes Susan Chapman - R - 1,521 votes Select…

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11/08/2017

Police & Fire

Brookfield Rallies To Help Family Of Woman Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver BROOKFIELD, Conn. — The pedestrian killed by a ht-ad-run driver near a Brookfield condo complex has been identified as a local 55-year-old woman. Linda Richardson was walking near Sandy Lane Village, at Sandy Lane near Homestead Lane, when she was hit by car at 6:10 p.m. Monday, police said. Brookfield police are seeking help in finding the unknown vehicle, which struck Richardson and left the scene at a high rate of speed without stopping. The vehicle likely sustained damage to its center and/or left side of the front fender, hood, and windshield, police said. Related story: Brookfield …

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11/08/2017

Politics

ICYMI: Chris Spaulding Scores Landslide Win For Weston First Selectman WESTON, Conn. -- Democratic challenger Chris Spaulding soundly defeated Republican incumbent Nina Daniel in the race for Weston First Selectman in voting Tuesday, according to election results from the secretary of the state. Spaulding's landslide win — he received more than twice as many votes — led the way for other Democratic victories in Weston in the municipal election. In the race for Selectman, Democrat Brian Gordon topped Republican Stephan Grozinger. But both won seats on the Board of Selectmen because they each earned more votes than Daniel. Democrat Steve Ezzes won election…

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11/08/2017

Police & Fire

Firefighters Free Driver From Rollover Crash In Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. — The driver of a pickup truck was injured in a rollover crash on Tuesday morning on Mill Plain Road in Fairfield, fire officials said. Fairfield firefighters arrived at the accident scene within seven minutes and found a two-vehicle accident rollover with entrapment, the Fairfield Fire Department said in a Facebook post. "Firefighters stabilized, assessed and provided access to an entrapped driver," the post said. The driver was freed from the vehicle, evaluated at the scene and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. There was no information on the drive…

11/08/2017

Politics

GOP's Ken Kellogg Wins Race For First Selectman In Monroe MONROE, Conn. — Republican Ken Kellogg is the new first selectman in Monroe, winning the election to fill the seat left empty by the retirement of Steve Vavrek, according to the Connecticut Post. Kellogg won with 2,801 votes in a three-way race against Democrat Dan Hunsberger (2,064 votes) and petitioning candidate Frank Bennett (110 votes), the Post said. Kellogg and Hunsberger are both members of the Town Council. Here is the ballot, with the known winners in bold. (Result are unofficial.) First Selectman: Daniel Hunsberger - D Ken Kellogg - R Francis C. Bennett - Petitioning Candid…

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11/08/2017

Politics

Democrat Knickerbocker Wins Fifth Term As First Selectman In Bethel BETHEL, Conn. — Democrat Matthew S. Knickerbocker won his fifth term as the Bethel First Selectman in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial returns. Incumbent Knickerbocker beat back a challenge from Republican Cynthia J. McCorkindale. Early results show that Democrat Richard C. Straiton and Republican Paul R. Szatkowski also won election to the Board of Selectmen. Here is the ballot; known winners are in bold. (Results are unofficial.) First Selectman: Matthew S. Knickerbocker - D Cynthia J. McCorkindale - R Selectman (vote for one): Richard C. Straiton - D Paul R. Szatkowsk…

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11/08/2017

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