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...

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 Stranger Things Series ...

Are you ready for the series finale of Netflix’s Stranger Things? I know we are! We are having one big, final ce...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Thoughts on New Year Reso...

As we approach a new year we wonder just what emphasis we should put on resolutions. Depending on just where we decide...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen