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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

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Friday, August 18, 202308/18/2023

Maine Points: Chalk The Port

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Thursday, August 10, 202308/10/2023

Maine Points: WinterKids

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

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Friday, August 4, 202308/04/2023

Maine Points: Maine GearShare

Maine GearShare began as an idea in 2017 when local outdoor-focused foundations had started recognizing a pattern of requests for…

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Thursday, July 27, 202307/27/2023

Maine Points: Portland Free Pantry

We talk with Mei DW, Kristin Lash, and Anna Heath about their creation and launch of a first-of-its-kind in New…

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Friday, July 21, 202307/21/2023

Maine Points: Bill Dodge Auto Group

My guest this week is a familiar face to all of us here at Portland Radio Group… we’re talking to…

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Friday, July 14, 202307/14/2023

Maine Points: Agassiz Village

Agassiz Village was founded in 1935 at its present lakeside location in Poland Maine by Mr. & Mrs. Harry E.…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

News

8 hours ago in Local

Passenger Faces Charges After Bangor Airport Confrontation

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

9 hours ago in Local

Maine Distributing Free Lockable Marijuana Storage Bags

The bags are being distributed to participating retailers.

12 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.

12 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.

16 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.

16 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.