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Julie Perine

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Julie (Hadorn) Perine is former Lifestyles Editor for the Exponent Telegram and continues to freelance for WV Living, Morgantown and WV Wedding magazines. Her professional background also includes marketing and public relations for both the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson and the United Way of Harrison County. She most recently served Bridgeport as City Clerk and Executive Assistant to City Manager A. Kim Haws and Mayor James R. Christie. Julie was raised in Bridgeport and is a graduate of BHS and Fairmont State. She and her husband Jeff have raised their four children here in Bridgeport. Deanna is a French teacher at Bridgeport High School; Brittany is a part-time graduate student and stay-at-home mom of 2-year-old Della; Jeffrey is a caterer and on-site chef at Via Veneto/The Veranda in Bridgeport and Jacob is a 7th grade student at Bridgeport Middle School. Jeff is owner/operator of Hadorn Distributing Company in Bridgeport and also pastors Ten Mile Baptist Church in Dola.

Recent Posts

Bridgeport City Council Handles Several Items of Business at Second Meeting of the Year

Posted on January 29, 2026

At a packed Bridgeport City Council meeting - held at 7 p.m. Wed., Jan. 28 - several items of business were discusse...

Pure Forme Pilates Coming to The Square @ Bridgeport

Posted on January 28, 2026

Former owner of The Beauty Ward, Madison Ward Del Greco is opening another business. Pure Forme Pilates is coming to T...

BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation Sets Hall of Fame Banquet Date

Posted on January 25, 2026

The Bridgeport High School Alumni & Friends Foundation will be celebrating this year’s Hall of Fame a little...

Seth Frazier Opens Nocturnal Tattoo Studio at Platinum Suites

Posted on January 24, 2026

After working out of Weston for a few years, Seth Frazier has moved to Bridgeport. For the past six months, Nocturnal Tatt...

It's Happening: Fond Memories of J. Eddie's Candies

Posted on January 18, 2026

On Jan. 8, the former Leeson’s Import Motors storage facility was demolished, leaving a large pile of rubble on a little p...

Studio 9 Dancers Bring Home Multiple Wins from WVU Best of the Best Dance Competition

Posted on January 18, 2026

Studio 9 Dance Academy is well known for various dance classes offered and local showcases of those students’ skills....

Volition Health and Wellness is Open at Gabe's Plaza

Posted on January 17, 2026

A Family Nurse Practitioner, Sarah Woods has opened Volition Health and Wellness in Platinum Suites on Thompson Drive. It...

Nominations Open for 2026 BHS Alumni & Friends Foundation Hall of Fame

Posted on January 14, 2026

Nominations are open for the 2026 Bridgeport High School Alumni & Friends Foundation Hall of Fame. Th...

Mountaineer Grille Reopens in Bridgeport

Posted on January 11, 2026

After a quiet pre-holiday season opening, Mountaineer Grille is making a popular comeback in Bridgeport. Closed during...

Solara Pilates and Wellness Makes it Official with Ribbon Cutting

Posted on January 10, 2026

Dr. Lori-Ann Jackson has combined physical therapy and Pilates to create Solara Pilates and Wellness. &nb...

Meadowbrook Mall Target Store to Undergo Major Renovation

Posted on January 08, 2026

After opening nearly 23 years ago at Meadowbrook Mall, Target has a major renovation in its future. ...

Connect-Bridgeport's 2025 Top Feature Stories #7

Posted on December 30, 2025

A Feb. 1 blog by Julie Perine deals with some unsung heroes of the education system, our school bus drivers. In a season o...

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From the Bench: Bridgeport's Non-Losing ...

As the winter sports season rolls well into its middle and even ending phase, this week’s blog is going to look...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: "Hawk" Romeo Honored in Mid...

This photo, believed to be from the mid-2000s, shows the late Ron "Hawk" Romeo being recognized for h...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Fond Memories of J. Eddi...

On Jan. 8, the former Leeson’s Import Motors storage facility was demolished, leaving a large pile of rubble on a little p...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: A Beautiful Tale of BHS's Al...

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

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Off the Shelf: Highlighting Both the Rol...

This week we are looking at one of the library’s more unique collections—our board games and RPGs (roleplaying...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Digging into a New Read i...

It is a “Winter Wonderland” out there. The world is covered in a white blanket, and the thermometer does n...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
The Cyber Beacon: Community Cyber Awaren...

Editor's Note: Blogger Joe Earley will see a disruption in his blog in the months ahead. Earley is running for the Wes...

Posted by Joe Earley

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