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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

Business

Stamford Health Expands Services At Holly Hill Location in Greenwich STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford Health has expanded its facilities at 75 Holly Hill Lane in Greenwich, more than doubling the space of its office from 14,000 to 33,000 square feet. The expanded space provides patients with a convenient, one-stop medical office where they can access Stamford Health Medical Group primary care physicians and specialists in cardiology, diabetes and endocrinology, general surgery, neurosurgery, colorectal surgery, breast surgery, orthopedics and sports medicine, rheumatology, pain management, and foot and ankle. The facility also offers imaging services, including X…

by Daily Voice

01/16/2018

Schools

Brothers From Newtown Named As Winners In Sen. Murphy's MLK Essay Contest NEWTOWN, Conn. — Two brothers from Newtown are among the winners in the second annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Challenge sponsored by U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy. “Dr. King inspired us all to fight for justice and equality. For the second year in a row, I’m totally blown away by the essays and ideas of these students. It was hard to pick just a few winners,” said Murphy. Kenneth Konrad Miller, 7, a student at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and his brother, Karl Daniel Miller, a student at Newtown High, wrote about their experiences as African-American students in largely white town. In …

by Daily Voice

01/16/2018

Politics

Greenwich's Hope Hicks Expected To Meet With House Intel Committee White House Communications Director Hope Hicks, a 2006 graduate of Greenwich High School, is expected to meet with the House Intelligence Committee this week as part of the Russia investigation, according to CNN. Hicks, 28, was usually by President Donald Trump's side during the campaign, attending nearly every rally as his press secretary, CNN said. The House panel wants to ask Hicks about any contact between other Trump associates and Russians, CNN said. The committee is likely to ask her about the White House's involvement in crafting a misleading response last summer after a June 2016…

by Daily Voice

01/16/2018

Schools

GoFundMe Helps Kolbe Students Who Learned The Ins And Outs Of Government BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — The community is rallying to help send 11 students from Kolbe Cathedral High School in Bridgeport to attend the YMCA Youth & Government State Conference. "These students have worked hard to create bills they would like to see become laws, drafted persuasive opening statements, and learned the ins and outs of parliamentary procedure," said a GoFundMe page started to help the students raise needed funds. "Now, they would like the opportunity to represent Kolbe and Bridgeport at the annual State Conference!" The fundraiser, launched Thursday, had alr…

by Daily Voice

01/16/2018

Schools

New Canaan School Chief Offers Reassurances After Death Of 10-Year-Old NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Superintendent of Schools Bryan Luizzi is offering reassurances and guidance to parents after a 10-year-old boy from New Canaan died suddenly over the weekend. Nico Mallozzi died Sunday after he became ill at a hockey tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. The cause of his unexpected death has not been determined, but the West School fourth-grader had tested positive for Influenza B, Luizzi said in a statement late Monday. The superintendent said the school district has taken the precaution of having the custodians perform extra “cleanings” at all school buildings, he said. &quo…

by Daily Voice

01/16/2018

News

Official: New Canaan Fourth-Grader Who Died Suddenly Had The Flu NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The fourth-grader from New Canaan who died unexpectedly over the weekend had tested positive for Type B Flu, according to the New Canaan Advertiser. Nico Mallozzi, 10, died Sunday after he became ill at a hockey tournament in Buffalo, N.Y., according to multiple reports. According to Dr. David Reed, New Canaan’s director of health, Nico’s brother is now hospitalized with the same type of flu, the Advertiser said. The cause of death for the 10-year-old has not been determined. Nico was a fourth-grader at West School and played hockey for the Norwalk-based Connecticut R…

by Daily Voice

01/15/2018

Police & Fire

Police: Drunken Driver Fell Asleep In Wendy's Drive-Thru In Milford MILFORD, Conn. — A 26-year-old man was arrested on drunken driving charges after he fell asleep in the drive-thru at Wendy's overnight, Milford police said. Milford police were called to the Pilot Travel Center on Old Gate Lane at 2:53 a.m. Sunday about the driver. An investigation led to the arrest of Angel Irizarry of West Haven on a charge of driving under the influence, police said. Irizarry provided a breath sample, which showed he had an elevated blood alcohol level, police said. He was released on $500 bond for a court appearance on Feb. 8.

by Daily Voice

01/15/2018

Police & Fire

Police: 41-Year-Old Man Reported Missing In Shelton Has Been Found Update: The missing man in Shelton has been found, police said.SHELTON, Conn. — Shelton police are looking for a man who was reported missing on Monday morning, according to a Facebook post. Police said that 41-year-old Farranta Smith was reported missing in the area of Old Stratford Road on Monday morning. Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is asked to call police at 203-924-1544.

by Daily Voice

01/15/2018

Police & Fire

Wrong-Way Driver Sideswipes State Police Cruiser On I-95 In Darien DARIEN, Conn. — A 26-year-old Darien woman was charged with drunken driving after drove the wrong way on I-95 and sideswiped a Connecticut State Police cruiser in Darien overnight. Multiple 911 callers reported a wrong-way vehicle traveling north in the southbound lanes at about 12:45 a.m. Monday, state police said. A 2016 Audi A3 was spotted traveling in the wrong direction at a high rate of speed between Exit 6 in Stamford and Exit 12 in Darien, state police said. There were multiple near misses as the car drove the wrong way on I-95, state police said. "With the assistance of DO…

by Daily Voice

01/15/2018

News

Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.'s Days In Connecticut On His Holiday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – As Connecticut and the nation mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15, ConnecticutHistory.org is highlighting the civil rights leader's experiences in the Nutmeg State. ConnecticutHistory.org reminds residents that King's dream had its roots partially in Connecticut, where he worked as a 15-year-old to earn money for school and his family. "In the summer of 1944, a young Martin Luther King Jr. worked at the Simsbury tobacco farm of Cullman Brothers Inc.," ConnecticutHistory.org posted on its website. "King’s letters home to his mother and …

by Daily Voice

01/15/2018

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