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jyoung@post-journal.com Submitted Photo The Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park will soon be improved thanks to a $40,000 New York state grant awarded to the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy. CASSADAGA — The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has been awarded a $40,000 New York state grant for improvements to its Cassadaga Lakes Nature Park. The park, located on Route 60 just outside of Cassadaga, encompasses 77 acres of forest and wetlands at the head of the Cassadaga Lakes, including 26 acres of shoreland wetlands and 1,100 feet of natural shoreline. “We thank State Sen. George Borrello, Assembl...

Dec 27, 2020 Mary Davis holds her Outstanding Performer Award while posing with Denise Jones, The Resource Center’s executive director. Volunteer of the Year Peter Carlo poses with his wife, Mary Ann. Mary Davis holds her Outstanding Performer Award while posing with Denise Jones, The Resource Center’s executive director. The Resource Center presented its Volunteer of the Year Award and recognized a hard-working employee during a luncheon held as part of the agency’s 32nd annual Ability Awareness Awards. The Elmer Muench Volunteer of the Year Award was given to Peter Carlo...

PUBLISHED 6:03 PM ET Dec. 14, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:03 PM EST Dec. 14, 2020 SHARE There was a certain amount of symbolism, whether intended or not, of Hillary Clinton in Albany on Monday casting the first electoral vote in New York that will make Joe Biden president and Kamala Harris vice president.  Clinton, of course, is a member of a club no one wants to belong to, a club that includes Al Gore and Samuel Tilden: Presidential candidates who won a majority of the popular vote, but failed to reach the needed electoral votes to take the White...

Brianna Wicks poses with her mother, Patty. The Resource Center presented its honors for employer of the year and outstanding achievement at a North County luncheon held as part of the agency’s 32nd annual Ability Awareness Awards. The Outstanding Achievement Award was given to Brianna Wicks of Westfield. Wicks has had a momentous year on her pathway to becoming an adult. After finishing school and enrolling in The Resource Center’s Dunkirk Day Habilitation Program last year, she moved out of her family home. She and her mother had researched her options, weighing Wicks’ medical and ...

The Resource Center recently presented its Advocate of the Year Award and Personal Success Award. Jennifer DeWolf of Sheridan was named the Advocate of the Year. She is a direct support professional at The Resource Center, working with people with disabilities in TRC’s Dunkirk Day Habilitation Program and at some of the agency’s homes in the North County. DeWolf respects the people she supports and is committed to assisting them in meeting their milestones. She also engages the people she supports to participate in community service projects. DeWolf stands out in other ways. When she...