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Sports Blog

From the Bench: BHS Alum Bonamico's Last Ride at WVU Proves Special as He Goes Out as a Winner

It was back in 2016 when Dante Bonamico entered West Virginia University. He was a preferred walk-on player invited by...

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Jeff Toquinto

Jeff Toquinto

History Blog

Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 2000-01 Color Guard and Business on Clarksburg's Pike Street in the 1970s

This is the 2000-2001 Bridgeport High School color guard. Shown, front row, from let, is Lindsay Bryant, Anna Long, J...

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Dick Duez

Dick Duez

It’s Happening

It's Happening: 2020 in Review

At the recent meeting of Bridgeport Rotary, I shared a synopsis of 2020 here in Bridgeport. I scrolled through stories...

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Julie Perine

Julie Perine

A&E Blog

ArtsLink: Lessons Learned from Musical Theater Icon

Everyone has a favorite Sondheim musical, or at least they should.   Stephen Sondheim is one of the t...

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Jason Young

Jason Young

ToquiNotes

ToquiNotes: How COVID Closed One Local Business and Kind Gesture that Kept it Open for a Short Time

It was more than a year ago, in October of 2019 to be exact, when I was able to write the story of a city resident tak...

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Jeff Toquinto

Jeff Toquinto

Emergency Services Blog

How You Can "Be A Force of Nature" in Face of Disaster

Severe weathercan strike anywhere at any time.Thunderstorms and lightning,flash floods,tornadoesand evenwinter stormscan d...

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Shaunda Rauch

Shaunda Rauch

Weekend Angler

Weekend Angler: The Summer Transition to Fall Fishing

It’s been a hot, beautiful summer across much of the south. Temperatures ran above average with rainfall well be...

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D. Keith Bartlett

D. Keith Bartlett

Mikini Bikini

Women Dress for Women

You could say the corporate office where I work isn’t your typical Fortune 500 environment.  Now well-known ...

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Christina Iaquinta Stuber

Christina Iaquinta Stuber

Conservation Station

Conservation Station: Make Your New Year's Resolutions Count

I would like to wish you all a wonderful and safe holiday season!  Thank you for all the support you, my readers,...

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Stacy Martin

Stacy Martin

Off the Shelf

Off the Shelf: Books from New Netflix Romance Series Available at Library as New Hours to Begin Jan. 25

Netflix debuted a romance series based on the books of Julia Quinn at Christmas.  It turned out to be one of their mo...

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Sharon Saye

Sharon Saye

Health & Fitness

BHS Partners with United Summit Center to Offer Free Mental Health Support Group for Teens

After last fall’s launch of the Bridgeport High School Suicide Prevention Club, now called Life League, the grou...

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Trina Runner

Trina Runner

Healthy Kids First

Healthy Kids First: Farmers Market Zucchini Fries

The Bridgeport Farmer’s Market is in full swing and will feature a number of delicious finds this weekend like g...

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Mandy Curry

Mandy Curry

The Locavore Next Door

The Locavore Next Door: How to Speak & Eat Like a Local

Growing up there were culinary traditions and ways of doing things that I just took for granted.  It wasn’t...

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Carrie Robinson

Carrie Robinson

Brady's Blog

Brady's Blog: The Ten Thousand Foot View of Bridgeport's Color War

I’ve been thinking a lot about Tracy Marrow the last few weeks.  I’m sure that name means nothing to most...

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Tim Brady

Tim Brady

College View

College View: Campus Thoughts of WVU's Big 12 Move

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article initially appeared in The Daily Antheneum, West Virginia University's student newspape...

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Lacey Palmer

Lacey Palmer

Journey to the Crown

Journey to the Crown: Winding Up Appearances as Miss WV

It has been quite some time since I have posted about my recent appearances! Here is what I have been up to around the...

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Kaitlin Gates

Kaitlin Gates

Strong Ideas

STRONG Idea: 12 Days of Fitness; Day 12

On the twelfth DAY OF FITNESS, my trainer gave to me 12 Squat Hops 11 Full Body Sit-ups 10 Stance Jacks...

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Emily Stapleton

Emily Stapleton

Wheels Up

Wheels Up: Telling RFK to Get a Haircut and Other Presidential Bridgeport Visit Tidbits

Thanks again for the great feedback on my article featuring Chet Whitehair.  He is truly a fascinating man. I was thi...

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Charles Koukoulis

Charles Koukoulis

Benedum Blog

Benedum Blog: Gearing Up for the "Festival of the Century"

The Bridgeport Benedum Festival is gearing up for its biggest and best event in many years. As festival chair, I am as...

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John Belcastro

John Belcastro

Let’s Get Fresh

Let's Get Fresh: Riffle Farms, Where the Buffalo Roam

Happy October! We have two weeks left of our outdoor market and then we are back inside for our winter market series....

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Bob Workman

Bob Workman

A Little Know-Howe

A Little Know-Howe: Can WVU Match K-State Effort as OSU and Nation's Leading Rusher Set to Arrive

Can they do it again?    That’s the question that faces the Mountaineer football team as it looks...

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Brad Howe

Brad Howe

The Grapevine

The Grapevine: Generations of Family in Service to the Community, Local Businesses and Talk on the PWA

A highlight for the new year, 2021, was the swearing in of my grandson, Ben Queen, as a member of the West Virginia House...

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Rosalyn Queen

Rosalyn Queen

Student Perspective

Student Perspective: Member of RAZE, Leah Stutler Shares its Mission to Stomp Out Tobacco Use

RAZE is a statewide, teen-led movement to spread the word of the Lies of Big Tobacco in West Virginia. The definition of R...

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Leah Stutler

Leah Stutler

City Faces

City Faces in Different Places

This week's City Face is Michele Wagner. Meet her here!   How long have you lived in Bridgeport and what...

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Julie Perine

Julie Perine

Cantrell’s Corner

Cantrell's Corner: A Presidential Experience

Last Friday, I found myself with a V.I.P Pass to meet 43 of the former presidents of the United States. Well, they were Jo...

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Hannah Cantrell

Hannah Cantrell

Floral Design with Cara

Floral Design with Cara: January Flowers for January Babies

The month of January has two birth flowers. The first is the carnation which comes in several different colors that convey...

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Cara Ewald

Cara Ewald

Green Your Summer

Green Your Summer: Waste Management Provides Storm Readiness Actions for Residence

It’s a service that, once restored, means things are getting back to normal. Much like electricity for your home...

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Amanda Cunningham

Amanda Cunningham

Movie Review

Movie Review with Jeff McCullough: Hardcore Henry

As far as filmmaking goes, it's a deadest rule that you never want to put style over substance. Syrup is delicious...

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Jeff McCullough

Jeff McCullough

Frankie's Furry Friends

Loaf for Adopt a Senior Pet Month

Did you know that November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month? So today I wanted to feature Loaf.   Loaf is...

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Frankie Michelle Dennison

Frankie Michelle Dennison

Level Up

Level Up: Review of the Slime Rancher

I am not typically drawn to games about peaceful farm life, but when Slime Rancher was made free with Xbox Live Gold,...

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Samual Cale

Samual Cale

Book Review

Book Review: The Pecan Man

It is 1976, and the warm summer skies of Mayville, Florida bring a mounting sense of excitement. Fourth of July flags...

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Hannah Povroznik

Hannah Povroznik

Sweat & Smiles

Sweat & Smiles: The Many Layers of Asking for Help and Why It's Not Only Okay, but Transformational

Did you know ultra independence is a defense mechanism?   That was a casual question posed to me by a counselor. I...

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Melissa Romano

Melissa Romano

Vincent’s Views

Vincent's Views: Trio of New Bridgeport High Teachers Look Back at First Year as an Indian Educator

As several of Bridgeport's teachers left to pursue a life of retirement, new pupils became the teachers and followed i...

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Vincent Pinti

Vincent Pinti

Financial Corner with Gabe Fiest

Planning for Retirement? Seek Advice from a Financial Planner, Survey Says

Provided by Gabriel Fiest, a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc.   Navigating the maze of de...

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Gabriel Fiest

Gabriel Fiest

Roles Flipped

Rolls Flipped: Under the Sea

Just in time for summertime adventure inspiration, our stay-at-home dad blogger Shaun Fleming shares his passion for scuba...

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Shaun Fleming

Shaun Fleming

Outside the Tribe

Connect-Bridgeport's 2020 Top COVID-19 Stories: #8

Editor's Note: This blog first appeareed on Connect-Bridgeport on March 16. The girls state basketball tournament...

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Chris Johnson

Chris Johnson

Healthy Faces

Healthy Faces: Meet Perris Oliverio Reed

"Healthy Bridgeport" is comprised of health-concious individuals; the same group that served as the steering committee for...

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Julie Perine

Julie Perine

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    From the Bench: BHS Alum Bonamico's Last...

    It was back in 2016 when Dante Bonamico entered West Virginia University. He was a preferred walk-on player invited by...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

  • Photo

    Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 2000-01 C...

    This is the 2000-2001 Bridgeport High School color guard. Shown, front row, from let, is Lindsay Bryant, Anna Long, J...

    Posted by Dick Duez

  • Photo

    It's Happening: 2020 in Review

    At the recent meeting of Bridgeport Rotary, I shared a synopsis of 2020 here in Bridgeport. I scrolled through stories...

    Posted by Julie Perine

  • Photo

    Off the Shelf: Books from New Netflix Ro...

    Netflix debuted a romance series based on the books of Julia Quinn at Christmas.  It turned out to be one of their mo...

    Posted by Sharon Saye

  • Photo

    The Grapevine: Generations of Family in ...

    A highlight for the new year, 2021, was the swearing in of my grandson, Ben Queen, as a member of the West Virginia House...

    Posted by Rosalyn Queen

  • Photo

    ToquiNotes: How COVID Closed One Local B...

    It was more than a year ago, in October of 2019 to be exact, when I was able to write the story of a city resident tak...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

  • Photo

    Healthy Faces: Meet Perris Oliverio Reed

    "Healthy Bridgeport" is comprised of health-concious individuals; the same group that served as the steering committee for...

    Posted by Julie Perine

  • Photo

    City Faces in Different Places

    This week's City Face is Michele Wagner. Meet her here!   How long have you lived in Bridgeport and what...

    Posted by Julie Perine

  • Photo

    Sweat & Smiles: The Many Layers of Askin...

    Did you know ultra independence is a defense mechanism?   That was a casual question posed to me by a counselor. I...

    Posted by Melissa Romano

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