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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 35 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

From the Bench: After Nearly Two Decades, Softball at BMS to See New Face as Billy Estok Steps Down

Posted on June 21, 2026

There are optimists. There are eternal optimists. Then, there is Billy Estok.   I met Estok a few dec...

ToquiNotes: Finding Peace and Positives on One-Year Anniversary of Period of Unparalleled Personal Grief

Posted on June 20, 2026

Today, as many celebrate West Virginia Day, I am wrapping up what is the most miserable 365-day period of my life. Und...

Bridgeport's Kerr Makes Statement at State Women's Amateur Golf Tournament with Runner-Up Finish

Posted on June 18, 2026

Bridgeport High School’s Audrey Kerr continues to prove her golf game translates well beyond the prep circuit. And Tue...

New City Pool Policy for Youth Ages 12 to 17 Attending without Parent or Guardian has been Well Received

Posted on June 18, 2026

Bridgeport Interim City Manager Joe Shuttleworth told members of City Council at the June 8 meeting that a new policy...

Work Taking Place at Pickleball Facility at Lakes Set to Add Needed Amenity as More Upgrades on the Way

Posted on June 17, 2026

For fans of the new pickleball facility at Deegan and Hinkle Lakes Park, there is more good news.   W...

BHS Lands Four Spots on First Team, Two on Second as Shields Named Big 10 Conference Coach of Year

Posted on June 16, 2026

Bridgeport landed a league-high four first-team selections to the recently released Big 10 Baseball All-Conference team fo...

Bridgeport Fire Police Respond to Jerry Dove Drive as Two-Vehicle Wreck Sends One for Medical Treatment

Posted on June 16, 2026

A section of Bridgeport that has been the site of multiple accident saw another one Monday afternoon that resulted in...

Nine Years After Opening Shop, National Retailer with Nearly 1,000 Stores Closes Meadowbrook Mall Site

Posted on June 15, 2026

A national retailer that was approaching its 9-year anniversary of doing business at the Meadowbrook Mall has ceased o...

Haberbosch Wilson, Manchin Named to '26 Class of West Virginia Executive Magazine's Sharp Shooters

Posted on June 12, 2026

Annually, West Virginia Executive Magazine releases what it calls the “Sharp Shooters” class, which consis...

First Step Taken in Next Seven-Figure-Plus Project at White Oaks as Planning Panel Votes 4-1 for Initial OK

Posted on June 10, 2026

Growth looks to be continuing along multiple fronts and the latest could be in the residential area.  ...

Retired Therapy Dog Connor Honored for Service to City with Proclamation; Celebrates with Attempted Nap

Posted on June 09, 2026

Being honored for years of service, or retirement, by Bridgeport City Council is not unusual. Deciding to lie down on...

Nation's Largest Rehabilitation Hospital Owner Set to Open Multi-Million Dollar, 36-Bed Bridgeport Facility

Posted on June 04, 2026

The largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in the United States is opening a new facility in...

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