Profiles

Jeff Toquinto

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

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #5

Posted on January 01, 2026

Editor's Note: KCI Aviation is not just one of the biggest names in the aerospace industry, but the company is one of...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #5

Posted on January 01, 2026

For nearly a quarter of a century, Paul Rasmussen served the Harrison County Bureau of Emergency Services, impacting count...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Sports Stories: #6

Posted on December 31, 2025

Editor's Note: The first and only tie. First, Bridgeport's return to the Class AAA state cheerleading competition nea...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #6

Posted on December 31, 2025

Editor's Note: One of the city's longest serving employees, Bridgeport Fire Chief Phil Hart, retired during the 2025 calen...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Sports Stories: #7

Posted on December 30, 2025

Editor's Note: Bridgeport's girls soccer team was looking to bring home a Class AAA state title, but ran...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #7

Posted on December 30, 2025

Editor's Note: A project announced in 2022 got started in 2025 as Mon Health's latest neighborhood hospital got th...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Sports Stories: #8

Posted on December 29, 2025

Editor's Note: Bridgeport's golf program's youth movement paid off in the regular season as well as in the...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #8

Posted on December 29, 2025

Editor's Note: A second Main Street fire made the list, but this time the building in question was destroyed. The Lees...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #9

Posted on December 28, 2025

Editor's Note: The goal when The Bridge Sports and Recreation Complex opened in 2012 was to expand it into a premier s...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Sports Stories: #10

Posted on December 27, 2025

Editor's Note: It was not the ending that Coach Ali Burton and her squad wanted, but it was a testament on the fact th...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #10

Posted on December 27, 2025

Editor's Note: Replacing infrastructure is an expensive proposition. However, the city began a process that was first disc...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top News Stories: #11

Posted on December 26, 2025

Editor's Note: A city issue from 2024 continued in 2025, and steps to remedy it also took place this year. The on...

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Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Admi...

This is the Bridgeport High School administration during the 1987-88 school year. If anyone has any memories of those...

Posted by Dick Duez
ToquiNotes: Revisiting Story of When a B...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This blog first ran prior to Christmas 2016. This is one of the most beautiful stories I've ha...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: A Look at New 2026 Readin...

Thank you to everyone who came to the library, visited our table at community events, used our online collection, or c...

Posted by Angela Spatafore