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Maine Points

Maine Points

Maine Points is produced weekly by Danny Martignetti from The WGAN Morning News. We try to ensure that organizations are represented on Maine Points by utilizing all 8 stations at Portland Media Group.

The Show airs as follows every Sunday Morning across all our stations                      WGAN @ 5:00AM ~ WMGX @ 5:00AM ~ WYNZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WBAE @ 5:30AM  ~ WPOR @ 5:30AM  ~ 98-9WCLZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WZAN @ 5:30AM  ~ WYNZ HD2 @5:30AM                                         

If you are an organization that wants to be featured, E-mail danny@wgan.com

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, July 6, 202307/06/2023

Maine Points: Yarmouth Clam Festival

The beloved Clam Festival is successful because of our hundreds of Yarmouth volunteers who donate their time to the festival…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 30, 202306/30/2023

Maine Points: Grammy Rose Dog Rescue

The Dog Days of Summer? We kick off July with a special “Maine Points on the Road” edition of the show, as we travel to Acton, Maine to talk to Chris McKinley and Cindy Norwood of Grammy Rose Dog Rescue and Sanctuary.

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, June 22, 202306/22/2023

Maine Points: Sweetser

Dr. Marc Kaplan is Sweetser’s Medical Director. He has been with Sweetser since 1997. Dr. Kaplan is a member of…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, June 15, 202306/15/2023

Maine Points: Maine Outdoor Film Festival

Danny speaks with Nick Callanan, Director of Maine Outdoor Film Festival. The Maine Outdoor Film Festival (MOFF) curates and produces…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, June 8, 202306/08/2023

Maine Points: Portland Ovations

Portland Ovations is a nonprofit cultural organization based in Southern Maine dedicated to gathering communities to share in the power…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 2, 202306/02/2023

Maine Points: SARSSM

Since 1973, Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine (which we refer to as SARSSM) has provided free services in…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 25, 202305/25/2023

Maine Points: Portland Wine Week

Portland is a genuine foodie mecca. Bon Appetit magazine named Portland its “Restaurant City of the Year 2018” . Fine…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, May 19, 202305/19/2023

Maine Points: Scarborough Land Trust

Danny speaks with Andrew Mackie, the executive director of Scarborough Land Trust. Founded in 1977, SLT has a rich history…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 11, 202305/11/2023

Maine Points: The Children’s Center

The Children’s Center is A nonprofit preschool on Stevens Ave in Portland Maine. It maintains the rigorous standards of excellence…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, May 5, 202305/05/2023

Maine Points: Bonny Eagle Car Show

News

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Backers of Maine Red Flag Drill Down Argument Ahead of Vote

Supporters say the law could have helped stop the Lewiston mass shootings two years ago.

6 hours ago in Trending, World

Hurricane Melissa is set to hit Jamaica as its strongest storm since records began

Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to lash the island since recordkeeping began 174 years ago.

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Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th, Shohei Ohtani went deep twice during another record-setting performance and the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 in an instant classic Monday night.

12 hours ago in Local

Maine Ballot Questions Reflect National Political Issues

Two ballot measures represent the latest efforts to put two hot-button national issues directly before voters in Maine.

18 hours ago in Local

Maine Agency Issues Recall of Cannabis Vape Cartridges

The recall is for Yani adult use vape cartridges called "Watermelon Chimera."

20 hours ago in Local

Cat Dies in Campground Fire in Farmington

Crews were sent to the fire at 283 Red Schoolhouse Road in Farmington

21 hours ago in Local

Lewiston Police Ask for Return of Items Mistakenly Taken from Closed Store

Officers say they were sent to a report Saturday of people removing items from Goshen Super Market.

21 hours ago in Local

Waterville police respond to 2 unrelated shootings within 24 hours

Waterville police say two shootings reported within 24 hours are not related.

22 hours ago in Local

Manager of Maine U.S. Senate hopeful Graham Platner’s campaign steps down for family reasons

The manager of Graham Platner's campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine is stepping down for family-related reasons.