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Ellington High School Teacher Selected As Grant Recipient
65 Connecticut teachers will leverage about $250,000 into learning for themselves, their students and school communities.

E-mail: tim.jensen@patch.com
Hometown: Enfield
Birthday: November 9
For four decades, Tim Jensen has reported news and sports in north central Connecticut. He currently oversees seven Patch sites: Enfield, Windsor Locks-East Windsor, South Windsor, Ellington-Somers, Granby-East Granby, Suffield and Windsor. He is president of the Connecticut Sports Media Alliance, serving as chairman of the prestigious Gold Key Dinner since 2015, and is a member of the board of directors and past vice chairman of the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame. Tim is commissioner of Blitzkrieg! Pro, an independent professional wrestling promotion based in Enfield. He has two adult children: Alex, a recent graduate of Seton Hall Law School, and Mia, who is in a doctorate program at Springfield College.
65 Connecticut teachers will leverage about $250,000 into learning for themselves, their students and school communities.

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