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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

Bridgeport Police Investigate Stabbing In Neighborhood BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A man was reportedly stabbed by a neighbor Tuesday night on the 100 block of Wheeler Avenue, according to the Connecticut Post. At least one person was taken to St. Vincent’s Medical Center for treatment, but the extent of the injuries was not known, the Post said. Police were investigating the incident, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Post said. No further information was available late Tuesday. Click here for the story at the Connecticut Post.

by Daily Voice

10/04/2017

Police & Fire

Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries As Blaze Damages Home In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. — A firefighter suffered minor injuries fighting a blaze in a home in New Canaan on Saturday evening, according to the New Canaan Advertiser. The fire, which was reported at 5 p.m. by a passerby, caused significant damage to the home at 48 Silver Ridge Road, the Advertiser said. No one was home at the time, the Advertiser said. It was brought under control with assistance from firefighters in Norwalk, Wilton, and Vista, N.Y., the Advertiser said. An injured firefighter was treated and released from Norwalk Hospital’s Emergency Department, the Advertiser said. The house…

by Daily Voice

10/03/2017

News

Fairfield Man Who Broke Into Home, Watched Girl Sleep Arraigned On Charges FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Fairfield man, who police said broke into his neighbor’s home and was found standing over their sleeping daughter, was arraigned Tuesday in Bridgeport Superior Court on numerous charges, the Connecticut Post said. Eric Kusheba, 36, pleaded not guilty to home invasion, carrying a dangerous weapon, voyeurism, second-degree stalking, third-degree criminal mischief and possession of child pornography, the Post said. He also requested a jury trial, the Post said. Related story: Fairfield Police: Man In Bathrobe Broke Into Home, Watched Girl Sleep Superior Court Judge Robert …

by Daily Voice

10/03/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Bridgeport Man Charged In Stabbing Near Dunkin' Donuts In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. — A Bridgeport man who stabbed one of his attackers during a fight at a Dunkin' Donuts in Norwalk was arrested and charged with assault, according to The Hour. The fight was reported at about 4 p.m. Saturday at the Dunkin' Donuts on Main Street, police said. Three juveniles entered the doughnut shop and jumped an employee, Jeffrey Sumpter, 21, and began punching him, police told The Hour. Related story: 1 Victim Seriously Injured In Stabbing Near Dunkin' Donuts In Norwalk Sumpter had a knife and stabbed one of his attackers in the leg before they fled to the nearby Rainb…

by Daily Voice

10/03/2017

Politics

Murphy: Hurts & Scars Made Wider Due To Senate Inaction On Mass Shootings WASHINGTON – As he took to the floor of the U.S. Senate on Monday evening, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) lambasted his Congressional colleagues for taking no action in the wake of continued mass shootings like the one in Las Vegas that left 59 dead and more than 500 injured. Murphy demanded that Congress take immediate action to pass comprehensive gun safety reforms – such as expanding background checks and closing the terrorist watch list loophole – to reduce gun violence. “We have become normalized and regularized to 50 people losing their lives. This is a uniquely American problem,” …

10/03/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Man From Norwalk Found With Alcohol While Substitute Teaching NORWALK, Conn. — A man from Norwalk who was working as a substitute teacher in Wallingford was arrested after he refused to leave the school grounds and was found with bottles of alcohol, according to Wallingford police. At 3:55 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, officers were dispatched to Pond Hill Elementary School at 299 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford, for a disturbance, police said. School officials told officers that a substitute teacher, identified as Kelly Bolling, 24, of 7 Cedar Crest Place, Norwalk, was refusing to leave the school, police said. A school administrator said that Bolling had b…

10/03/2017

Business

Charter Communications To Build New 15-Story HQ In Downtown Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Charter Communications announced plans Tuesday to build a new 500,000-square-foot, 15-story headquarters at 406 Washington Blvd. near the Stamford train station. A Fortune 100 company Charter Communications also committed to adding 1,100 more jobs at its headquarters in Stamford, according to the announcement from Charter and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The company plans to break ground on the new headquarters early next year. “Today is a great day for Connecticut,” Malloy said. “Charter’s announcement to create an additional 1,100 jobs shows that our strategic investments a…

by Daily Voice

10/03/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Man Stabs Co-Worker's Boyfriend During Home Invasion In Stratford STRATFORD, Conn. — A Bridgeport man who arrived at unannounced at co-worker's home in Stratford late Monday broke in through a bedroom window, hit the co-worker and stabbed her boyfriend before fleeing on a bicycle, Stratford police said. The home invasion occurred at a residence on Hollister Street, police said. Juan Santiago, 22, of Bridgeport, went to the co-worker's home for an unknown reason, police said. Santiago was not invited into the home, police said. He eventually climbed through a bedroom window of the residence, where the female homeowner and her boyfriend confronted him, …

10/03/2017

Traffic

Update: 2-Car Crash Cleared From I-95 In Bridgeport Update: All the crashes have been cleared from I-95 on Tuesday morning. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A two-car crash was causing delays Tuesday morning on I-95 in Bridgeport, according to the Department of Transportation. The crash was on the southbound side between Exits 26 and 25, with the left lane closed, DOT said. The crash was reported Tuesday at 8:27 a.m., DOT said. An earlier three-car crash on the southbound side of I-95 in Westport has been cleared, according to the Department of Transportation. The crash, which had been blocking the left lane, was reported at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, DOT s…

by Daily Voice

10/03/2017

Police & Fire

Police: Car Broken Into, Purse Stolen At Randall Preserve In Easton EASTON, Conn. — A woman reported that her car was broken into and her purse stolen while she walked her dog last week at the Randall Preserve in Easton, police said. The woman told police that she parked her vehicle at approximately 7:30 a.m. Sept. 25 to walk her dog around the park. She said there was no one else in the park at the time, she never saw anyone else walking, and did not hear anything suspicious, police said. While the woman was walking, she was met by another woman, whom she did not know, who asked whether she was the owner of the vehicle in question and said that the wi…

10/03/2017

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