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Frenchville school officials agree on temporary education plan for students
A fire last Sunday burned Dr. Levesque Elementary School. Superintendent Sirois says even though the school is gone, every student will start learning on Sept. 9 Author: Hannah Yechivi (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:18 PM EDT July 29, 2021 Updated: 8:53 PM EDT July 29, 2021
FRENCHVILLE, Maine A few days after a massive fire burned the Dr. Levesque Elementary School in Frenchville, MSAD #33 school officials and school board members have been meeting throughout the week to decide the fate of the students education this upcoming school year.
Most of the school is now in ashes, and officials have determined that even though a part of the school is partially standing, the entire school is a total loss.
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Phet Gouvonvong is among those killed in a confrontation with police in Central Massachusetts in recent years.
Cases involving fatalities at the hands of police have garnered increased scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd last May.
There have been 42 fatal shootings by police officers in Massachusetts since 2015, as tracked by a Washington Post database. More than 6,300 people have been shot and killed by on-duty police officers in the U.S. since 2015.
The rate of shootings has remained steady, reports The Washington Post. Nearly 1,000 people die every year in police incidents. This means, on average, two to three people die every day in encounters with police.
WORCESTER A 31-year-old armed man shot by Worcester police on April 20 told a police dispatcher that the bomb strapped to him was attached to his heart, and that if his heart were to stop, the bomb would blow up.
Phet Gouvonvong Jr. called 911 about 10:30 p.m., and was transferred to an emergency dispatcher in Worcester. A short time later, he asked for police officers to be sent to his location, in the area of 258 Grafton St.
Gouvonvong said he did not know where he was, instead telling the dispatcher he was near a church, a basketball court and a Pizza Hut. The dispatcher asked if he was on Grafton Street, and he said that he was. He also said he had an AR rifle.