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Ski instructor Justin Griffith helps STARS Stars and Stripes veterans camp participant Jeanie Murphy as she makes her way up the magic carpet at Steamboat Resort. It was the first time Murphy has skied since she became visually impaired. (Photo by John F. Russell) STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Jeanie Murphy learned to ski in Austria when she was stationed in Mannheim, Germany, with the U.S. Army more than 20 years ago. “I’m originally from Little Rock, Arkansas, where if the snow is in the air, the...

RACINE — Racine Unified School Board member Dr. Michael Frontier wants to see change on the school board. So he’s stepping aside to allow for that — and is hoping a person of color fills his place. “I think the board is sympathetic to issues, but when we have a school district that is probably 60% minority, there should be some representation of the commitment of the student body and the families,” Frontier said, noting how all nine current members of the School Board a...

RACINE — Following a Racine Unified School Board session earlier this month that told a proposed charter school’s governance board that potential locations were lacking, the governance board is pursuing other possibilities. “Since the last meeting, we have options. And I’d like to discuss that because I don’t think that this is a done deal yet,” said Milt Thompson, a member of Racine Scholars Academy’s board and its proposed director. Thompson After a review b...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection with a crash last year that severely injured his passenger in Fairfield County.Brian O’Connell, a Wilton resident, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Stamfor...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection with a crash last year that severely injured his passenger in Fairfield County.Brian O’Connell, a Wilton resident, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Stamfor...

On Safer Internet Day, Today with Claire Byrne reporter Brian OConnell found out just how difficult it is to have a significant online presence when you’re a woman and not receive – at best – unwanted attention from men you don’t know. Image-based abuse and online harassment are alarmingly frequent and Irish law has been updated recently in an attempt to combat this. Brian spoke to two women who regularly receive unsolicited contact from men.  Brian told Claire that it really stru...

A 22-year-old man has been charged with assault in connection with a crash last year that severely injured his passenger in Fairfield County.Brian O’Connell, a Wilton resident, was arrested on a warrant on Tuesday, Feb. 9, by the Stamfor...

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They responded to a call about a house party in The Lough area of the city. The call was made by one of the tenants of the house and Gardaí discovered a house party ongoing in the property and fines were issued to the organiser and the attendees. "Weve spoken to the lady in question and shes admitted that she did organise the house party and shes going to be issued with a €500 fine, " Garda Dromney said after the incident. The tenant who alerted the Gardaí said this wasnt his first o...

Service Leadership CEO Paul Dippell and his team will join the ConnectWise strategy organisation, reporting to Chris Timms, executive vice president of growth. Dippell will continue to lead Service Leadership. “We prioritised this acquisition as the TSP industry is experiencing significant disruption. At ConnectWise, we’re big believers in the value of data analysis and this disruption is showing that understanding data is critical because it allows TSP’s to make business and strategic de...