Thank you for listening to this first episode of Orono Now. In this episode we give you all the information regarding the upcoming referendum election happening November 7th, Joe Biden's visit to Lewiston, Penobscot land-back achievements, Israel-Hamas protests on Campus, and the curious case of the Bangor Walmart fire.
https://www.maine.gov/sos/news/2023/2023CitizensGuideOnline.html
https://mainecampus.com/category/news/2023/10/cast-your-vote-on-the-2023-referendum-election-day-or-before-election-day/
Joe Biden Visits Maine: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67313370
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/joe-biden-speaks-maine-shooting-victims-watch-live-stream-today-2023-11-03/
Audio of President Biden was provided by the White House YouTube Channel
Land-Back: https://www.indiangaming.com/land-back-project-restores-30000-acres-of-land-to-penobscot-nation/#:~:text=PENOBSCOT%20COUNTY%2C%20ME%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Penobscot,Nation%20in%20the%2019th%20century
https://www.pressherald.com/2023/11/01/ancestral-land-could-be-returned-to-penobscot-nation/
https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2023-11-01/30-000-acres-near-katahdin-woods-and-waters-being-restored-to-penobscot-nation
Palestine Protest: https://mainecampus.com/category/news/2023/11/rally-at-umaine-aims-to-demonstrate-solidarity-with-palestinians-amid-the-israel-hamas-war/
Bangor Walmart Fire: https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/bangor/smyrna-man-arson-charge-bangor-walmart/97-7d97c0d4-c33b-42b4-b9b0-8033b5bf170b
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