Scott Osborn, owner of Fox Run Vineyards, stands for a portrait on Fri, Mar 21, 2025, in Penn Yan, N.Y.(AP Photo/Natasha Kaiser)
Central region athlete Mark Yarwood is awarded silver in the 1 kilometer and 500 meter during cross country Special Olympics New York 2025 competition at Bristol Mountain Top in Canandaigua, N.Y., Feb. 22, 2025
The Rochester Fire Dept. looks on at a four alarm fire that broke out, causing the roof to collapse in a building on Canal St. in Rochester, N.Y. on Nov 18, 2024.
A guest sits in awe at the first images from Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile during the Rochester Music and Science Center’s “Rubin First Look Watch Party” on Mon, June 23, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. Natasha Kaiser / WXXI News
A competitor competes in the 16th annual Rochester Cyclocross competition at Genesee Valley park on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.
Ellen O'Rourke walks with Joanna, a 22 year old young woman with an intellectual disability who Ellen is a caregiver for, through Joanna's neighborhood on Nov 22, 2024
Michael, a farmhand employee at Lollypop Farm Humane Society, pets the baby of the herd of Kunekune pigs that he helps take care of on Wed Feb 5, 2025.
Two young boys fight in a boxing competition at the New York State Fair. Syracuse, N.Y. Sept. 1 2024
RIT's Mark Osime, #23 dribbles the ball during RIT’s game against Ithaca College in the Clarke Gym at Rochester Institute of Technology on Jan 14, 2025.
Zachary Tan stands on the When and If, a historic schooner built in 1939 by General George Patton after it docked in the Port of Rochester on Tue, June 24, 2025, in Rochester, N.Y. Natasha Kaiser / WXXI News
The 16th annual Rochester Cyclocross competition on September 21st and 22nd had a variety of competitors. With the competition growing each year, younger and younger athletes come to try their hand at cyclocross. This is the perspective of two athletes, Arlo and Josefina, about their experiences racing cyclocross.
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Ellen and Me
Ellen O'Rourke, a former teaching assistant of 25 years, now works as a part-time caregiver to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is a look into her relationship with one of the individuals she cares for, Joanna, a 22 year old woman with an intellectual disability who she has been working work for 3 months.
