The Persell Middle School Garden Club had its most successful summer yet, thanks to the dedication of students, families, and staff who kept the garden flourishing. Over the summer, co-advisors Annika Putney and Lina Scoma, longtime Persell teachers, welcomed students and families to the ...

Persell Middle School’s fifth-grade team is diving into the first year of Jamestown Public Schools’ implementation of the SAVVAS enVision math curriculum, which was officially adopted last year following a districtwide pilot process. The program, designed to build a deeper conceptual ...

After graduating from SUNY Geneseo 29 years ago, Mary Maggio mailed her cover letter and resume to more than 200 schools across New York state. The second school to request her to interview was Persell Middle School. “When I returned home from the interview, there was a message at my ...

Watercolors will be featured at the next Memory Cafe at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts at noon Oct. 14. Email RSVP@reglenna.com to reserve a space. Memory Cafe at Reg Lenna Center for The Arts is a free respite and arts program for people with forgetfulness or other changes in their ...

The state’s Thruway Authority generally bills drivers accurately for tolls, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit identified some exceptions and recommended better monitoring and corrective actions. “The Thruway Authority has come a long way ...

Donavan Paquette, 29, of Jamestown was sentenced by Judge David W. Foley to a state prison sentence of 6 years after being convicted of third-degree criminal possession of controlled substance. In November 2023, Paquette was arrested for a number of charges following a home visit in a joint ...