🌱 The Bridge's Angel Tree offers a way to help local children
Bridgeport, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGood day Bridgeport! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- The Bridge's Angel Tree offers a way to help local children
- Bridgeport childcare director speaks out over delayed state reforms
- Bridgeport soccer celebrates another round of honors
Also on today's calendar: Tomes, Tropes & Texts: Unpublished (Ages 12-17) and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 67 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Cloudy, a little rain; cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 34.
- Friday: Colder with periods of rain, with a high of 41 and low of 30 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Angel Tree at The Bridge Sports Complex helps local children in need this Christmas (wvnews.com) — An Angel Tree in The Bridge Sports Complex lobby gives residents a way to buy Christmas gifts for local children, with donations due back by Dec. 2. The Bridge's first partnership with the Salvation Army of Clarksburg started with 25 children's wish lists, and 14 remained available at the interview. 
• Childcare providers, lawmakers frustrated as department hasn't followed new law; funding a concern (newsfromthestates.com) — Cubby's Childcare Center director Jennifer Trippett in Bridgeport says providers feel punished for seeking support as West Virginia's childcare reforms remain delayed. A required electronic attendance system is months overdue, leaving providers with cumbersome paperwork. State officials cite missing technology funding, while lawmakers press for action to stabilize an industry already losing providers.
• Bridgeport, East Fairmont well represented on all-Big 10 soccer list (wvnews.com) — Bridgeport's state champion boys soccer team added conference honors, with Grayson Church named Big 10 Player of the Year and Nathaniel Jones named Coach of the Year. Church, Riel Figueroa and Paxton Pomeroy earned first-team recognition, while several other Bridgeport boys and girls also appeared on the season's honors lists.
📸 Around Bridgeport
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Tabletop Adventures (Ages 10-17) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
3:30 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Tomes, Tropes & Texts: Unpublished (Ages 12-17) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Monthly Matinee: Little Women (Adults) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Little Learners (Ages 3-6 and Caregivers) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Game Night at Stone Tower Brews (Adults) →
Stone Tower Brews, 8000 Jerry Dove Dr, Bridgeport
5:00 pm -
Saturday Stories (Ages 0-6 and Caregivers) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
10:00 am -
"Switch" It Up (Ages 12-17) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
11:00 am -
Santa's Arrival →
Meadowbrook Mall, 2399 Meadowbrook Rd, Bridgeport
11:00 am -
Building Club (Ages 3+) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Juice Box Social (Ages 0-5 and Caregivers) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Makerspace Open Hours: Cricut (All Ages) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
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Brush Hour (Adults) →
1200 Johnson Avenue, Bridgeport
5:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello, we are looking for some moving blankets, but i don't see any for free or for sale on here, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace.
Does anyone have any moving blankets you no longer need? Thanks ! (Nextdoor Garrett/Lodge /Wilkinson)
- Grube, Inc. posted a job opening for Bartender - Buffalo Wild Wings - Bridgeport, WV in Bridgeport. Apply here.
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Shift Leader $12.00/hr.-$14.00/hr. (4:00AM-1:00PM or 2:00PM-10:00PM Shift Available) in Bridgeport. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bridgeport here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clarksburg
- U.S. Attorney Recognizes Law Enforcement, Public Servants in Clarksburg with Awards (justice.gov)
- West Virginia U.S. attorneys launch statewide fraud task force (wvnews.com)
- Local restaurant to provide free meals to veterans, first responders on Veterans Day (wboy.com)
Fairmont
- Fairmont State receives NASA grant for middle school STEM event (wvnews.com)
Ok Bridgeport! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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