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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

Sports

How Bobby Valentine's Career Led Him To AD Post At Sacred Heart University FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Stamford resident Bobby Valentine has enjoyed a plethora of experiences in his athletic and professional career. Valentine, 67, is now the athletic director at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. But he followed a busy and unconventional path to that job: Major League Baseball player for a decade; manager of the Texas Rangers, Mets and Red Sox; first American manager position in the Pacific League of Japan with the Chiba Lotte Marines; television broadcaster; owner of two Bobby Valentine’s Sports Gallery Cafes; and director of public safety in Stamford. In an intervi…

by Daily Voice

01/03/2018

Police & Fire

Police Arrest Bethel Man Found With Damaged, Bloody Car At Gas Station BETHEL, Conn. — A 32-year-old Bethel man was arrested just after midnight on New Year's Day after he was found drunk and driving a damaged car with blood on it at a gas station, police said. Officers were called to the Food Bag at 77 Greenwood Ave. at 1:30 a.m. Jan. 1, police said. They found the driver — identified as Matthew Mistal of 40 Linda Lane — who said he had "hit something on Payne Road" but did not report it, police said. Police later determined that he had hit a guardrail. The blood on the vehicle was determined to be Mistal's, police said. He also told officers …

by Daily Voice

01/03/2018

Police & Fire

Newtown Man Found Passed Out In Car In Bethel Driveway Charged With DUI BETHEL, Conn. — A Newtown man was arrested after he was found passed out in a car – with the engine running — in the driveway of a Bethel home early on New Year's Day, police said. Bethel officers were called to a private residence on Benson Road on a report of a suspicious vehicle at 3:30 a.m. Jan. 1, police said. When officers arrived, the resident said that an unknown male was passed out in a running car, parked in their driveway, police said. Officers spoke with the driver, identified as Michael Chevalier, 24, of 143 Head of Meadow Road, and conducted field sobriety tests, police sa…

by Daily Voice

01/03/2018

Police & Fire

Police: Stamford Worker Attacked Two People At Whole Foods In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A Stamford man who works at the Whole Foods Market in Darien was charged Tuesday with attacking a co-worker and a customer in the store parking lot while high on drugs, police said. Officers were called to an assault in progress at 2:45 p.m. Dec. 8 in the Whole Foods Market parking lot at 150 Ledge Road, police said. A group of bystanders were restraining the suspect — who was was combative, acting erratically and screaming incoherently — when officers arrived, police said. The suspect was identified as store employee Derrick Gonzalez, 27, of 47 Mulberry St., Stamford, po…

01/02/2018

News

No Water, No Heat: Water Main Break Closes Bridgeport's Main Library BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Bridgeport's Burroughs-Saden Library was closed Tuesday, Jan. 2, due to a water main break. The downtown library is expected to reopen Wednesday, Jan. 3, with regular business hours. On Tuesday, the library at 925 Broad St. had no water and, therefore, no heat due to the water main break, the city said. Due to the lack of water, no bathroom facilities were available. The temperature inside the building was about 58 degrees, the city said. The library was also being used a warming center as outside temperatures dipped into the single digits overnight and rose only to …

by Daily Voice

01/02/2018

Police & Fire

Stratford Police Release More Details On Car Crash That Injured Four STRATFORD, Conn. — Stratford police released more details of a crash Friday afternoon when a motor vehicle struck a parked car on Stratford Avenue. Four people were hurt in the crash — and one person sustained with life-threatening injuries, Stratford police said Tuesday. Earlier police reports said three people were injured in the crash. Police identified the occupants of the car and their conditions: The driver, Bryan Dhati of Stratford, sustained non-life-threatening injuries; Passenger Charles Bonilla of Stratford sustained non-life-threatening injuries; Passenger Stanley Augustin…

by Daily Voice

01/02/2018

News

Mark Twain Library In Redding Closes Due To Lack Of Heat REDDING, Conn. — If you're looking for a place to warm in Redding, cross the Mark Twain Library off your list for Tuesday. The library closed as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, due to a lack of heat, according to a Facebook post. It was about 20 degrees outside at the time, with wind chills making it feel ever colder. "We hope to have the issue repaired and reopen regular hours tomorrow, January 3rd," the post said.

by Daily Voice

01/02/2018

Police & Fire

Fairfield Woman Hit, Killed By Car As She Crosses Street In Stamford Updated: STAMFORD, Conn. — A 59-year-old Fairfield woman was hit by a car and killed as she crossed the street near I-95 in downtown Stamford on her way to work Tuesday morning, police said. The woman was in a crosswalk on Elm Street at 7:09 a.m. on her way to work at the new Henkel headquarters when she was hit, the Stamford Advocate said. She was hit by a 2016 Dodge Ram van that was traveling south on Elm Street and turning onto North State Street, police said. A pedestrian was on North State Street intending to cross from the northwest corner to the northeast corner when the collision o…

01/02/2018

Politics

Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton To Announce Statewide Election Plans DANBURY, Conn. — Mayor Mark D. Boughton will be making a "special election announcement" Thursday in downtown Danbury where he is expected to launch his campaign for governor. "After a year of exploring a run for statewide office, I have reached a decision on participating in the 2018 election," Boughton said on his Facebook page. "I hope you will join me in Danbury on Thursday evening for a very special announcement. I could not do this without your support and am honored to have you on our team as we move forward." His Facebook page invites Interested people…

01/02/2018

Police & Fire

Stony Hill Firefighters Find High Level Of Carbon Monoxide In Bethel Home BETHEL, Conn. — Firefighters responding to a carbon monoxide alarm found very high levels of the deadly gas inside a home on Adams Drive in Bethel early Tuesday, according to a Facebook post from the Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Company. Rescue 2 responded to the home off Route 6 at 4:50 a.m. and found dangerous levels of carbon monoxide due to a faulty furnace, the Facebook post said. Crews ventilated the house, and the homeowner contacted a repairman. Related story: As Temps Drop In Connecticut, Risk Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Rises "Thank goodness for working CO alarms! If you hav…

01/02/2018

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