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Maine Points

Maine Points

Discover Maine Points – Your Weekly Spotlight on Maine’s Movers and Shakers!
Produced by Danny Martignetti of The WGAN Morning News, Maine Points brings you inspiring stories and highlights from organizations making a difference in our community. We proudly share these conversations across all eight stations of the Portland Media Group, ensuring your message reaches listeners throughout Southern Maine. Tune in every Sunday morning on your favorite station:

WGAN – 5:00 AM
WMGX – 5:00 AM
WYNZ – 5:30 AM
WBAE – 5:30 AM
WPOR – 5:30 AM
98.9 WCLZ – 5:30 AM
WZAN – 5:30 AM
WYNZ HD2 – 5:30 AM

Start your Sunday with stories that matter—Maine Points, where Maine’s voice is heard! If you are an organization that wants to be featured, E-mail danny@wgan.com

Friday, August 30, 202408/30/2024

Maine Points: MSSPA

Danny speaks with Peg Keyser with The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals (MSSPA) The mission of the…

Wednesday, August 21, 202408/21/2024

Maine Points: MOFGA Maine

Danny speaks with Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners of America MOFGA. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is creating…

Friday, August 9, 202408/09/2024

Maine Points: Tedford Housing

  Danny speaks with Andrew Lardie, Executive Director of Tedford Housing. Tedford Housing solves housing crises, one household at a…

Friday, August 2, 202408/02/2024

Maine Points: McAuley Residence

McAuley Residence, a department of Northern Light Mercy Hospital, is a comprehensive two-generation program for families affected by substance use…

Friday, July 26, 202407/26/2024

Maine Points: Tunnel To Towers

On September 11, 2001, FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller laid down his life to save others when America was attacked. ●…

Friday, July 19, 202407/19/2024

Maine Points: Cumberland County’s National Night Out

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer,…

Friday, July 12, 202407/12/2024

Maine Points: Waddles For A Cause

Waddles For A Cause is a Maine non-profit that provides financial assistance to families facing Childhood Cancer diagnoses. Whether it…

Wednesday, July 3, 202407/03/2024

Maine Points: Don’t Move Firewood

the perfect topic for 4th of July weekend and campfires are being lit all across the great state of Maine……

Friday, June 28, 202406/28/2024

Maine Points: Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign

This year marks our 10th year of the campaign connecting work ready Veterans with employers needing to hire.

Friday, June 21, 202406/21/2024

Maine Points: Rotary Club of Portland

The Rotary Club of Portland was established just over a century ago, the world’s 177th Rotary Club, chartered on September…

News

5 hours ago in Local

Passenger Faces Charges After Bangor Airport Confrontation

The man was arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail.

5 hours ago in Local

Maine Distributing Free Lockable Marijuana Storage Bags

The bags are being distributed to participating retailers.

8 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills says trade war with Canada is killing jobs in newspaper op-ed

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is delivering a direct message to the Canadian people amid a trade war with the United States.

8 hours ago in Local

Victim identified in fatal Portland hit-and-run

We're learning the name of the person who died in a hit-and-run in Portland last week.

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.

12 hours ago in National, Trending

More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed at least 2 people, others missing

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

1 day ago in Local

A Teen Accused of Crashing His Car into a Plane at the Portsmouth International Airport

The teen was charged on multiple counts including aggravated DWI and disobeying a police officer.

2 days ago in Local

Crews Battle Large Northern Maine Fire for 4-Hours

Firefighters say the exact location of the fire was hard to determine

2 days ago in Local

3 Seriously Injured in I-295 Head-on Crash in Portland

Police say two of the four lanes of I-295 were shut down for just over two hours.

2 days ago in Local

Researchers link species of plankton to survival of Maine lobsters, warn of northward movement

A species of microscopic zooplankton is the primary source of food for thousands of lobster larvae, and are in turn, the unseen fuel for the industry.