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It's Happening: Send the Light

If I hadn't known better, I would have thought all was right with the world. Afte...

By Julie Perine March 27, 2020 8:00 AM EST in It’s Happening

It's Happening: A Pristine Sunday in the City

Posted on March 18, 2020

Editor's Note: This was written just a couple short weeks ago, but during a simpler time. We do have much to look...

It's Happening: Heather Mudrick Steps Out of Her Comfort Zone for a Heart to Heart at Ruby Memorial Hospital

Posted on March 10, 2020

It was the third time Heather Mudrick had stepped inside Ruby Memorial Hospital since her husband Mark die...

It's Happening: Ashley Hotsinpiller's Passion for the Fallen Stars 5K

Posted on March 04, 2020

The shotgun start is at 8:30 a.m. Within minutes, the first of runners cross the finish line and others follow suit for th...

It's Happening: Have a Cup of Joe

Posted on February 23, 2020

Joe, Java, Brew; it has a lot of names, but it is most well known for the name derived from the Coffea plant which bears t...

It's Happening: The Chronicles of Mojo, the Mystery Kitty

Posted on February 12, 2020

Back in July, I posted on Connect-Bridgeport that a tiny tabby kitten had been found. I didn’t expect anyone to...

It's Happening: The Shawnee Powwow Circa. 1940

Posted on February 03, 2020

Students and graduates of Bridgeport High School are familiar with The Shawnee Powwow. Everything published in the sc...

It's Happening: Opportunity Lives Here - and Within You

Posted on January 30, 2020

I recently interviewed one of our city’s young men who is starting a new business based on a lifelong hobby. I could...

It's Happening: Through the Years in Bridgeport; No Better Place to Be

Posted on January 20, 2020

From the time my mom, dad, sister and I moved to Bridgeport, I liked it here. It was circa 1967. Lyndon B. Johnson was pre...

It's Happening: Mom to Mom, You Did It!

Posted on December 31, 2019

You did it. You shopped and you wrapped. You climbed on ladders and strung lights and you wrestled with...

It's Happening: Standing Behind the Indians

Posted on December 08, 2019

We have a stack of Bridgeport High School yearbooks at home, spanning years from 1976 to 2018. My husband Jeff and I, as w...

It's Happening: A Silver Medal and a Golden Act of Kindness

Posted on October 27, 2019

The middle school cross country season culminates with the county championship; the highest level of competition for that...

It's Happening: Looking on the Bright Side and Healing after The Shoppes of Averil Place Fire

Posted on October 22, 2019

On Oct. 3, The Shoppes of Averil Place, established by Lotus Averil MacDowell, erupted in flames and was declared a total...

It's Happening: BHS Supporting Karen Smith in Her Fight with Cancer

Posted on October 13, 2019

For two decades, Karen Smith has been an integral part of Bridgeport High School. The head school custodian has been a...

It's Happening: Getting into the Nitty Gritty of Bullying

Posted on October 06, 2019

It’s National Bullying Prevention Month. Nationally and locally, efforts are being made to curtail the behavior...

It's Happening: Simpson Creek Baptist Church Outreach Group Makes Clarksburg Mission Shine

Posted on October 03, 2019

Simpson Creek Baptist Church is where I was baptized and where my husband and I were married. Occasionally, I get a chance...

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From the Bench: Looking Back at Arguably...

Editor's Note I: With March madness officially eliminated and the boys state basketball tournament status in limbo...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Mr. and Miss BHS from 1995 ...

This picture taken from the Bridgeport High School 1995 Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook shows Mr. and Miss BHS for the 1994-95 scho...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: Clarksburg Native Sarah Foli...

This morning would typically be the start of a festive morning for Harrison County native Sarah Folio. She would be ou...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Library Closed, Fines Wai...

The library remains closed until further notice because of the Coronavirus. You can still return books in the bo...

Posted by Sharon Saye
It's Happening: Send the Light

If I hadn't known better, I would have thought all was right with the world. Afte...

Posted by Julie Perine
City Faces in Different Places

Meet this week's City Face, Melinda Oliverio. What brought you to Bridgeport? My family moved to Br...

Posted by Julie Perine
Outside the Tribe: State Tournament Canc...

Normally this is the time of year when I write something about taking a final look at the girls state basketball tournamen...

Posted by Chris Johnson
Sweat & Smiles: Coming Together in Time ...

I’ve not always been a woman’s woman. When I was very young I preferred following my brother around. Growing up I had...

Posted by Melissa Romano