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: Sears Says Planning Unde...

If you have spent any time of significance involved or following Bridgeport sports, at some point there has certainly...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: Celebrating Michael Benedum...

This is from Michael Benedum's 88th birthday party in August of 1957 that was celebrated at the city's new swim...

Posted by Dick Duez
Off the Shelf: March Events and Spring B...

March is here, and so is the library’s highly anticipated Spring Event Brochure! Next time you&rs...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
ToquiNotes: Educational Road to End as D...

For nearly four decades, David Mazza has been helping shape lives in his role as an educator. It all started back in 1...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: Thoughts as Easter Sunday...

This Sunday marks the last two weeks of Lent leading to Easter Sunday. As Catholics entered church this Sunday we noti...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen