Crisis Chronicles

Posted on June 18, 2025

Around 5 p.m. on Friday, May 30th, my phone started buzzing with weather alerts. This spring has been particularly int...

Posted on February 12, 2025

Every February, we recognize Heart Month, a time to raise awareness about cardiovascular health and encourage everyone...

Posted on November 02, 2024

It was around September 25 that Hurricane Helene started gathering enough intensity to gain a significant amount of attent...

Posted on October 05, 2024

Tales from the desk of an emergency manager ... Opioid addiction has been devastating our state for years, but a...

Posted on September 07, 2024

Tales from the Desk of an Emergency Manager. Episode 3. National Preparedness Month: "Disasters Don't Wa...

Posted on September 10, 2023

Through almost anything in life, the pivotal point of success and failure is almost critical at the crux of communication....

Posted on August 18, 2023

The job of an emergency manager is relatively new. The Stafford act, signed into law by President Carter in 1988, created...

From the Bench: Past Players, Community ...

For perhaps the first time ever, former players and eventually members of the community will have a chance to own a pi...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Bask...

This photo, courtesy of Frank Yerkey, is of him lining up a picture perfect jump shot from the baseline in 1962 again...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Baylor Comes Home

Many have been following the journey of 2-year-old Baylor Waggamon since early-2025 when he was awaiting a heart transplan...

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: When a Thank You Simply is N...

Sometimes, a thank you is not enough. Being able to look back with a little clearer mind in recent days, I do not beli...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: New Book Review Features ...

Arrivederci is a cookbook that I compiled and made available to the public around 2000. The book was an immediate succ...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen