Bangor, Maine News Update: May 10, 2021
The Maine CDC reports 244 new cases of COVID-19 statewide. Androscoggin County is the only area of Maine that remains yellow in the Department of Education’s color coding system, because of a continued elevated case rate in the region. The yellow designation suggests a hybrid learning model, with a combination of in-person and remote learning.
The driver who hit and killed a woman in a crosswalk near Jackson Laboratory in December will not face any criminal charges, after the Hancock County District Attorney said the state couldn’t meet the burden of proof. Now, McKenna Unobskey’s family says they want the driver held accountable. DA Matt Foster told WABI-TV that the family still has the option to file a civil suit.
Sun Journal
“Live from Mali, West Africa” with Souleymane (Solo) Sana was presented via Zoom to students, in school and at home, in grades 3 through five at Bangert Elementary School on Thursday, Feb 25.
The event was by Atlantic Dance Theatre, a New Bern nonprofit service organization for dance that has provided dance education programming for public schools across North Carolina over a span of 25 years.
The class learned an African dance and viewed a dance performed by Solo. Students also learned about African musical instruments and were able to ask questions about life in Mali such as what kind of shoes do they wear and what type of clothing do they wear to keep cool in Mali.