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ToquiNotes

ToquiNotes: He Impacted Countless Lives Coaching and Even More as a Friend - Recalling Don Roupe

Posted on April 10, 2021

I may have the dates wrong, but it seemed to be the fall of 1995 and I was working – for the first time –...

ToquiNotes: Sunday's Calendar Turn Means Arrival of Easter and 30th Anniversary of Pastor Mike Hopkins

Posted on April 03, 2021

It will be Sunday less than 24 hours from now for anyone reading this blog the day it is published. Actually, it will...

ToquiNotes: With World Down Syndrome Day a Week Past, Tonkery's Celebrates Daily with Baby Cade

Posted on March 27, 2021

Perhaps competitive spirit, the will to overcome and do what the experts say cannot be done, is a genetic trait. I hav...

ToquiNotes: From Worst to Best Day as Sami Wilson's Journey for New Kidney Reaches a Happy Ending

Posted on March 20, 2021

UPDATE: Debbie Huffman, Sami Wilson's aunt, had successful surgery donating a kidney as part of the kidney swap progra...

ToquiNotes: One of Our Own being Recognized with One of State's Most Prestigious Journalism Awards

Posted on March 13, 2021

It is not often that you will find myself bragging in this blog. And when it comes to bragging about anything yours truly...

ToquiNotes: Beloved Chef who Ran Restaurants in Clarksburg, Bridgeport until 2013 Back Cooking Again

Posted on March 06, 2021

Good Italian food from local establishments is something just about everyone who reads this blog knows about. The only...

ToquiNotes: For this Blog's Beer Drinking Friends, a Review of Cheap Beverage Choices from Years Ago

Posted on February 27, 2021

Every once in a while, a change of pace is needed; something a little more lighthearted. With that in mind, this week’...

ToquiNotes: Sometimes Messy Secret Hidden in Plain Sight that is Responsibility of City Manager Wetmore

Posted on February 20, 2021

I am not the right person to talk to when it comes to the fine arts or an evening involving the arts. It is not that I do...

ToquiNotes: An Impact on Those Who Knew Him and Those Who Needed Him - The Life of Lou Aragona

Posted on February 13, 2021

At the end of the movie Saving Private Ryan, Private First Class James F. Ryan stands before his wife at the Normandy Amer...

ToquiNotes: Another COVID-19 Impact Reveals Itself on Law Enforcement and Public Can Lessen Blow

Posted on February 06, 2021

A few weeks back, I was joking with a friend of mine in law enforcement at an agency outside of Bridgeport. I told him...

ToquiNotes: After 27 Years, Donna Baldini Mitchell to Leave Pete Dye Golf Club as Last Original Member

Posted on January 30, 2021

The Pete Dye Golf Club has been around for nearly three decades. The course initially opened in July of 1993 with the...

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

Posted on January 23, 2021

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...

ToquiNotes: The Closure of One of Harrison County's Oldest Businesses and its Impact on Most Vulnerable

Posted on January 16, 2021

The sign was depressing, even though it was not there the following day. It was not anything fancy; rather it was simp...

ToquiNotes: BHS Junior Savannah Pudder Keeping Cousin's Memory Alive with Noah's Boxes of Sunshine

Posted on January 09, 2021

It is not unusual for a high school student to babysit. It is certainly not unusual for an older cousin to babysit the...

ToquiNotes: A Life Filled with Impact Noticed up Close and from Afar - Rembering Angie Tangari Fowler

Posted on December 26, 2020

People notice. Sometimes they notice from close up. Sometimes they notice from afar.   There was one young...
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    From the Bench: After a COVID Hiatus, th...

    With all due respect to the great athletic programs and games at Bridgeport High School, prior to COVID-19 there was n...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    Time Travel: A Once Vibrant Main Street ...

    If this looks familiar, it should. You can still see this structure on Main Street that for many years was home to Th...

    Posted by Dick Duez

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    It's Happening: Playground Priorities

    I have great memories of playing on the playground at the old All Saints Catholic School parking lot. I grew up just n...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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    ToquiNotes: He Impacted Countless Lives ...

    I may have the dates wrong, but it seemed to be the fall of 1995 and I was working – for the first time –...

    Posted by Jeff Toquinto

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    The Grapevine: A Recap of Easter Sunday,...

    Just a short recap on Easter Sunday.  I did get to attend mass at my church on Easter and Palm Sunday.  It w...

    Posted by Rosalyn Queen

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    Off the Shelf: Time Nears to Re-Open You...

    If there is one thing we have all learned during this last year under coronavirus is: nothing is certain.  I am point...

    Posted by Sharon Saye

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    Outside the Tribe: A Carpenter's Best To...

    When someone close to you passes away, there is a balancing act between grief and reflection.   I’ve do...

    Posted by Chris Johnson

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    City Faces in Different Places

    Today's Bridgeport City Face is often seen on foot around town. And it's likely you've heard his music, too. Meet John...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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    Healthy Faces: Meet Jennifer Blair

      "Healthy Bridgeport" is comprised of health-concious individuals; the same group tha...

    Posted by Julie Perine

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DigiMarCon South 2021 - Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition

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DigiMarCon America 2021 - Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference

 

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