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Jeff Toquinto

Jeff Toquinto

jeff@connect-bridgeport.com

Jeff Toquinto is the Communications Director/Administrator of Connect-Bridgeport. He is a 1992 cum laude graduate of Fairmont State College with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in History. He has spent more than 30 years in the journalism field, most of it involving the coverage of Bridgeport, while also spending four years working with two architectural/engineering firms.

Recent Posts

ToquiNotes: A Beautiful Tale of BHS's Alma Mater, its Late Author and How it Helped Beat Back Dementia

Posted on January 24, 2026

Editor's Note I: This blog ran nearly 10 years ago, in August of 2016. For anyone who has a loved one battling dem...

"Major Disruptive Winter Event" Heading to Bridgeport, State as High Snow Definite, and Ice Issues Possible

Posted on January 23, 2026

No matter what happens over the next 24 hours, Bridgeport and the entire state will be the recipient of a major winter sto...

Fix on Way? City Gets Good News from State Agency; Now Set to Meet with WVDOH on Route 50 Flooding

Posted on January 23, 2026

A state problem that has impacted Bridgeport businesses and residents for decades could potentially be nearing a resol...

Bridgeport Council Okays $5,000 to Receive Executive Summary, Report on Months-Long City Investigation

Posted on January 22, 2026

Bridgeport City Council opted to provide additional funding to an ongoing internal investigation being carried out as...

Benedum Airport Authority Okays More than $6 Million on Projects, Equipment Needed for New Terminal

Posted on January 21, 2026

The opening of the new terminal at the North Central West Virginia Airport is getting closer and another big step was...

Academics Prove Pivotal for Owen Sondericker Opting to Play Baseball for Fairmont State University

Posted on January 20, 2026

Bridgeport High School’s quartet of collegiate signings last week ended with a student athlete in a similar posi...

From the Bench: Trying to Legislatively Fix Regulation that is a Rotting Carcass Law for State's Prep Sports

Posted on January 18, 2026

It did not take long, nor should it have taken long. It should have never needed to have taken place at all.  ...

BHS Baseball Program Keeps Sending Players to Next Level as Guy Avolio Signs with Salem University

Posted on January 16, 2026

Stepping up to a challenge is not new for Bridgeport High School senior Guy Avolio. Last year, due to injury, Avolio t...

Bridgeport High State Champion Mikaela DeMoss Inks to Continue Her Athletic Career at Fairmont State

Posted on January 15, 2026

Bridgeport’s Mikaela DeMoss has been a standout in distance running during her time at BHS. Now, she hopes to co...

Bridgeport High School Turns Out Another DI Athlete as Kasen Baun to Play Baseball at Ohio University

Posted on January 14, 2026

There have been plenty of four-year players for long-time Bridgeport baseball Coach Robert Shields. The number drops c...

City Christmas Tree Destroyed in December Storm as Nearly $100,000 in Main Street Damages Took Place

Posted on January 13, 2026

A storm that swept through Bridgeport’s last month downtown did roughly six-figures worth of damage to streetlig...

New Year, another New UHC Project as Earth Moving in Full Force for $40 Million Outpatient Surgery Center

Posted on January 09, 2026

The start of 2026 includes something that happens every year at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center in Bridgeport &nda...

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