Profiles

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 nearly 20 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

Bridgeport's Girls in 1st Place, Boys in 5th after Day One of State Track Meet

Posted on May 18, 2013

Bridgeport’s girls were in first place after the first day of the West Virginia State Track and Field Championship Mee...

Bridgeport PD's Motorcycle Program Receives Initial Funds to Replace One of Its Fleet

Posted on May 18, 2013

Bridgeport’s Police Department has gotten good mileage – and good value – since it instituted its motorc...

Hundreds of Thousands Planned for Annual Street Repaving, Repairs; See if Your Street is On List

Posted on May 18, 2013

Since Tom Brown has been the Bridgeport City Engineer, and even before that, contactors have annually done paving and...

ToquiNotes: For Those Who Forget the Hill's Department Store Fireworks Display, It's About to Make a Return

Posted on May 18, 2013

I still remember piling into the back of the old blue Pontiac Bonneville station wagon. More than likely I had my fait...

Traffic Interruptions to Take Place on Virginia Avenue Tuesday; While One Section of Road Set for Closure

Posted on May 17, 2013

One of Bridgeport’s busiest roadways will see some traffic interruption this coming week, according to the offic...

Single Vehicle Accident Along Interstate 79 Results in Ambulance Transport, Minor Traffic Woes

Posted on May 16, 2013

A single vehicle accident along Interstate 79 early this afternoon may end up appearing to be worse than it actually w...

Unable to Compete against Opposing Teams, Shields Finds Way to Keep Baseball Club Crisp During Postseason WESTEST Break

Posted on May 16, 2013

Bridgeport High School baseball Coach Robert Shields doesn’t want to complain too much. Considering the weather...

Indians Sweep of Region II Track Meet Sends Huge Contingent to State Meet Starting Friday

Posted on May 14, 2013

On the one hand, the rankings for the Class AA, Region II meet proved correct. On the other, the rankings didn’t...

Rec Complex Debt Slashed as Council Puts $325,366 on Facility as Part of $700,000 Allotment of Additional Revenue

Posted on May 14, 2013

Thanks to additional revenues raised primarily from one-time construction projects in the city, the still relatively n...

City Council Unanimously Extends Haws' Contract as Bridgeport City Manager to 2019

Posted on May 13, 2013

Who will serve on the city’s governing body for the next two years won’t be known completely until next mo...

Indians Advance in Postseason Baseball Play, but Cougars Make Tribe Earn It

Posted on May 13, 2013

The weather wasn’t the only thing that proved to be unsettled last week when sectional baseball action got under...

Hodge On Line with First Pitch to Friend, Fellow BHS Alum Musgrave Prior to WVU Win vs. TCU

Posted on May 13, 2013

For the first time since 2010, Bridgeport High School alums Jeremy Hodge and Harrison Musgrave were back on a baseball...