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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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Bridgeport Woman Charged With Illegally Collecting $10K In Unemployment Bridgeport Woman Charged With Illegally Collecting $10K In Unemployment
Bridgeport Woman Charged With Illegally Collecting $10K In Unemployment BRIDGEPORT, Conn. —  A 45-year-old Bridgeport woman collected nearly $10,000 in unemployment benefits while working at a Norwalk supermarket, according to the office of the chief state’s attorney. Lisa A. Rolston, of 32 Beechwood Ave., was arrested last week and charged with first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud. Rolston "grossly under-reported the wages she earned working at a Norwalk supermarket," allowing her to fraudulently collect $9,541 in unemployment benefits from October 2012 through May 2015, according to the arrest wa…

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CT Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats Against Federal Judge CT Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats Against Federal Judge
CT Man Pleads Guilty To Making Threats Against Federal Judge A Hartford man is facing up to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty Friday to making threats against a U.S. bankruptcy court judge in Connecticut, prosecutors said. Dusan Mladen, also known as David Mladen, 62, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to one count of making a false statement to a federal law enforcement agent who was investigating the threats made against the unidentified U.S. bankruptcy court judge. According to court documents and statements made in court, Mladen was a litigant in a proceeding pending before the U.S. Bankrup…

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Danbury Woman, 22, Charged With Abandoning Baby Mulls Plea Deal Danbury Woman, 22, Charged With Abandoning Baby Mulls Plea Deal
Danbury Woman, 22, Charged With Abandoning Baby Mulls Plea Deal DANBURY, Conn. — A 22-year-old Danbury woman charged with abandoning her newborn son behind a Main Street market is considering a plea deal in the case, according to the News-Times.  Anny Castillo, 22, was charged with child abandonment, risk of injury and cruelty to persons in July. Her newborn son was found at 11:30 p.m. May 21 behind the Zaytuna Grocery by a man walking in the area who heard the boy crying, police said. Castillo's attorney confirmed the plea bargain but did not disclose what the prosecutors had offered, the News-Times said.  Castillo said she gave birth alone at home af…

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Business
Stew Leonard's Next Big Opening Will Be Into New Jersey Stew Leonard's Next Big Opening Will Be Into New Jersey
Stew Leonard's Next Big Opening Will Be Into New Jersey NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk-based Stew Leonard's has submitted plans to build a giant dairy store as part of the redevelopment of the Paramus Park Mall in New Jersey, NorthJersey.com reports. A 12-screen movie theater is also part of the plan to replace the Sears anchor store at the Paramus Park Mall, NorthJersey.com reports. The farm-style supermarket would occupy the first floor of Sears and include a wine department, outdoor seating areas and displays, fresh food stations and more, the article says. The facade of the store would include the signature farm silo of Stew Leonard's, NorthJerse…

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Police & Fire
Police: Owner & Bartender Sold Cocaine Out Of Stratford Bar Police: Owner & Bartender Sold Cocaine Out Of Stratford Bar
Police: Owner & Bartender Sold Cocaine Out Of Stratford Bar STRATFORD, Conn. — Was it a bar or a drug factory? Police busted the owner and bartender of an establishment in Stratford on charges of selling cocaine out of the bar, police said Friday. The Stratford Police Narcotics, Vice and Intelligence Unit received many complaints of ongoing drug activity at the Stony Brook Bar and Restaurant at 825 Success Ave. in Stratford, Stratford police Capt. Frank Eannotti said.  An investigation determined the bar's owner, Angelo Recine, along with bartender, Laurie Herb, were trafficking cocaine from the bar, police said. Detectives conducted numerous buys o…

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Detour: Route 7 Closed This Weekend As State Wraps Up Bridge Work Detour: Route 7 Closed This Weekend As State Wraps Up Bridge Work
Detour: Route 7 Closed This Weekend As State Wraps Up Bridge Work RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — A $3.5 million project to replace a bridge on Route 7 on the Ridgefield/Wilton border is nearly complete — after one more closure this weekend.  Route 7 will closed Friday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. until Monday, Oct. 16,, at 6 a.m., according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. This is the sixth and final weekend road closure for the ongoing bridge construction activities. This means that thousands of cars and trucks will be detoured off Route 7 and through Ridgefield this weekend. For traffic heading north on Route 7, the detour will send traffic onto Route 102…

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Lifestyle
Where's The Very Best Pizza In America? Connecticut! Where's The Very Best Pizza In America? Connecticut!
Where's The Very Best Pizza In America? Connecticut! FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — The Daily Meal has come out with its latest rankings of the “101 Best Pizzas In America” for 2017 — and the No. 1 pizza in the nation can be found right here in Fairfield County. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, with locations in Danbury, Fairfield and New Haven, among others, landed at the top of the list — again. Pepe’s white clam pie is the No. 1 selection. “This is a Northeastern pizza genre unto its own, and Pepe's is the best of all — freshly shucked, briny littleneck clams, an intense dose of garlic, olive oil, oregano, and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano atop a ch…

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'Petal It Forward' Brings Flower Power To The Streets Of Stamford 'Petal It Forward' Brings Flower Power To The Streets Of Stamford
'Petal It Forward' Brings Flower Power To The Streets Of Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. — Drivers and pedestrians were startled Wednesday by the sight of three women in bright pink holding armloads of roses along the streets of downtown Stamford at lunchtime on Wednesday.  And they were surprised to learn their mission.  The women from Stamford Florist hit the streets to spread good cheer by giving away flowers to passersby. And every person got TWO free roses — one to keep and one to give to another person. Proving the point — it's better to give than to receive.   "You just brightened my day!" one woman exclaimed as Joy Lorusso handed her a yellow…

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SHU Student Accused Of Making Up Rape Story Applies For Probation Program SHU Student Accused Of Making Up Rape Story Applies For Probation Program
SHU Student Accused Of Making Up Rape Story Applies For Probation Program BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A woman charged with making up a story that she was raped by two football players while they were students at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has applied for a special probation program, according to the Connecticut Post.  The judge on Wednesday continued the case against Nikki Yovino, 19, of South Setauket, N.Y., who is charged with second-degree falsely reporting an incident and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, the Post said. Mark Sherman, her lawyer, also applied for accelerated rehabilitation for Yovino on Wednesday, the Post said.  With accelera…

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Police & Fire
Naked Man Found Shot To Death At Bridgeport Housing Complex Naked Man Found Shot To Death At Bridgeport Housing Complex
Naked Man Found Shot To Death At Bridgeport Housing Complex BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 24-year-old man died after he was shot seven times at Building 1 of the Greene Homes apartment complex late Wednesday afternoon, according to city spokesman Av Harris.  The victim "appears to have been high on PCP" and "was found naked," Harris said in a statement.  The fatal shooting took place at about 5:30 p.m., Harris said.  Bridgeport police were on the scene investigating Wednesday evening at the housing complex in the Hollow.  The man was found fatally shot multiple times in the basement entryway, but he may have been shot in a different ar…

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