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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

MAINE POINTS

Tuesday, November 21, 202311/21/2023

Maine Points: Best Buddies Maine

Danny speaks with Rebecca Williams, State Director for Best Buddies Maine. Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, November 17, 202311/17/2023

Maine Points: Portland Children’s Dyslexia Center

Portland Children’s Dyslexia Center are one of only two facilities in Maine dedicated to helping children with dyslexia learn to…

MAINE POINTS

Monday, November 13, 202311/13/2023

Maine Points: Main Street Bath

Danny speaks with Amanda McDaniel, Executive Director of Maine Street Bath discussing their Old Fashioned Christmas in Bath.

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, November 2, 202311/02/2023

Maine Points: Walk A Mile in Their Shoes

MAINE POINTS

Tuesday, October 31, 202310/31/2023

Maine Points: Maine Chiropractors Association

The Maine Chiropractic Association returns to Maine Points for “The Voice of the Patient.” Join Dr. Crystal Zagwen (“Dr. Z”),…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 20, 202310/20/2023

Maine Points: Fork Food Lab

Maine’s Only Food Business Incubator and Largest Shared Processing/Manufacturing Facility. As a non-profit organization, we are in the market to…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 13, 202310/13/2023

Maine Points: Veterans Foward Maine

Brian Cummings on Maine Points, talking about Veterans Forward, and our big classic car show this coming Saturday Oct 21st—raising…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, October 5, 202310/05/2023

Maine Points: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, September 28, 202309/28/2023

MAINE POINTS: CMTM

Danny speaks with Julie Butcher Pezzino, Executive Director, Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine At the Children’s Museum & Theatre…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, September 21, 202309/21/2023

MAINE POINTS: TEENS TO TRAILS

Teens to Trails works with schools to build meaningful relationships between students, caring adults and the natural world by sharing…

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Roof Worker Has Serious Burn Injuries After Incident in Auburn

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Norway Home Heavily Damaged from Fire

Several fire departments assisted the Norway Fire Department after the house was found under heavy fire conditions.

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Judge dismisses PETA lawsuit over Maine Lobster Festival

The suit was filed against both the festival and the town of Rockland, claiming that the steaming of lobsters went against Maine's animal abuse law.

16 hours ago in Local

Head-on crash in South Berwick sends 2 people to the hospital

Both drivers involved in a head-on crash in South Berwick had to be extricated from their vehicles before being taken to the hospital.

16 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills proposes $300 relief checks for Mainers in final State of the State address

Gov. Janet Mills' final state of the state address Tuesday night included a proposal for $300 relief checks to help address affordability.

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Eating snow cones or snow cream can be a winter delight, if done safely

As the recent winter storm recedes, residents of lesser-affected areas might be tempted to whip up bowls of "snow cream" — snow combined with milk, sugar and vanilla — after seeing techniques demonstrated on TikTok. Others might want to try "sugar on snow," a taffy-like confection made by pouring hot maple syrup onto a plate of snow.

19 hours ago in Local, National

Maine plane crash victims include event planner and corporate pilot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — As snow from a massive storm began to fall in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday night, six people who…

1 day ago in Local

Sen. Collins calls for pause to ICE operations in Maine and Minnesota

Maine Sen. Susan Collins says she's asked for the recent immigration enforcement operation in Maine to be paused.

1 day ago in Local

Jury indicts 2 in connection with Bangor-area sex trafficking

Bangor Police and the FBI are asking for information as two men are indicted on child exploitation and sex trafficking charges

2 days ago in Trending, World

World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany's murder of millions of people and its attempt to annihilate European Jewry.