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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

Friday, January 27, 202301/27/2023

Maine Points: Community Matters More

Danny speaks with Gavin Robinson, Community Relations Manager, Bangor Savings Bank. Community Matters More is a program of the Bangor…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 20, 202301/20/2023

Maine Points: MOFGA

Danny speaks with Sarah Alexander, Executive Director of The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. The Maine Organic Farmers and…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, January 12, 202301/12/2023

Maine Points: Children’s Dyslexia Center

Danny speaks with Thomas E. Pulkkinen, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Barbara Labrecque, Director with The Portland Children’s…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 6, 202301/06/2023

Maine Points: WinterKids

WinterKids is the only nonprofit in Maine dedicated exclusively to increasing outdoor physical activity in children and families during our…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 30, 202212/30/2022

Maine Points: Ripple to River Review

Maine Points, I’m revisiting some of the great organizations that have been highlighted by Royal River Heat Pumps in the…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, December 22, 202212/22/2022

Maine Points: Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office

Danny speaks with Sheriff Kevin Joyce from The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. He discusses the non-profits they work with, VIP…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 16, 202212/16/2022

Maine Points: Camp Sunshine

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 9, 202212/09/2022

Maine Points: Day One

Danny speaks with Stephanie Coreau, & Cheryl Daly The Maine Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, December 2, 202212/02/2022

Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust | Salvation Army

On first half, Danny speaks with Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust. The Kennebunkport Heritage Housing Trust (KHHT) will be hosting a…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, November 17, 202211/17/2022

Maine Points: Center For Grieving Children 11/27

The Center for Grieving Children was founded in 1987 by Portland, Maine resident Bill Hemmens, following the death of his…

News

9 hours ago in Local

Crews Spent 5 Hours in Frigid Weather Battling Fire in Bucksport

Investigators have not released the cause of the overnight fire in Bucksport.

10 hours ago in Local

Rockland Councilors Say They Received Threats Over Vote Against ICE Cooperation

The City Council last week approved a local ordinance barring Rockland employees from assisting federal immigration agents

11 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills to allow law limiting police cooperation with ICE to become law

Gov. Janet Mills is allowing a bill to become law that will limit the ability of state and local police to work with immigration agents.

11 hours ago in Local

Home invasion call leads to 3 arrests and drug bust in Livermore Falls

Police arrested three people and seized $30,000 worth of drugs in Livermore Falls on Monday.

13 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner’s son Nick arrested after the director and his wife were found dead at their home

Rob Reiner's younger son, Nick Reiner, was in jail Monday after being booked for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home a day earlier, authorities said.

20 hours ago in Local

Storm Later in Week to Melt Some Snow in Maine, Portland

Temperatures have been below normal for the past three weeks or so.

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Rob Reiner, son of a comedy giant who became one in turn, dies at 78

Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally …" and "This Is Spinal Tap," has died. He was 78.

22 hours ago in Local

UMaine System to Cut Budget with Projected Shortfall

The projected deficit is a result of several challenges.

1 day ago in Local

Iconic Loon Population Up in Maine

Maine is home to a few thousand of the distinctive black-and-white waterbirds.

1 day ago in Local

Man Faces Attempted Murder from Dixmont Shooting

Penobscot County deputies say they received a call reporting a man was out of control and recklessly firing a gun.