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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, 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…

Friday, June 7, 202406/07/2024

Maine Points: HLAA Chapter For Maine

On this weeks show, Danny speaks with Margaret Myatt
Vice President Of Hearing Loss Association Chapter (HLAA) For Maine, DownEast.

Friday, May 31, 202405/31/2024

Maine Points: Madeline’s Mission

On this weekend’s show, Danny connects with Amie Marzen from Madeline’s Mission- a Maine nonprofit that supports families grieving the…

Thursday, May 23, 202405/23/2024

Maine Points: Camp Sunshine + Maine Veterans Spotlight

On the first half, Danny speaks with Kayley Walker with Camp Sunshine and Gene Prentice: President with Maine Classic Car…

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Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

Maine Points: The Locker Project

The Locker Project is a non profit organization that works to provide produce and dry goods for food insecure families…

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