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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

Wednesday, March 1, 202303/01/2023

Maine Points: Mary’s Walk 2023

MARY’S WALK IS BACK. Just repeating these four short words brings a smile to our faces, and memories from more…

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Friday, February 17, 202302/17/2023

Maine Points: 211 Maine

211 is known as the place where people go when they don’t know where else to go. 211 Maine maintains…

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Thursday, February 9, 202302/09/2023

Maine Points: Youth Journalism International

Danny speaks with Jackie Majerus of Youth Journalism International. Youth Journalism International started off in 1994 as a small, informal…

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Sunday, February 5, 202302/05/2023

Maine Points: Portland Ballet

Danny speaks with Nell Shipman, Artistic Director for the Portland Ballet.  Founded in 1980, Portland Ballet is Maine’s professional ballet…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

News

20 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills vetoes moratorium on new data centers in Maine

Gov. Janet Mills has vetoed a first-in-the-nation moratorium on new data centers in Maine.

20 hours ago in Local

Judge gives Maine 30 days to review signatures for transgender student referendum

A judge on Friday gave the Maine Secretary of State's Office 30 days to review signatures gathered for a referendum concerning transgender students.

2 days ago in Local

Two Arrested in Months-Long Maine Drug Enforcement Investigation

Both were taken to the Somerset County Jail.

2 days ago in Local

All Residents Displaced from Biddeford Apartment Fire

The Red Cross is working with the building owner and tenants to find temporary housing.

2 days ago in Local

Missing teens found after traffic stop in Portland

Portland Police say they located two missing teenagers from the Augusta area during traffic stop overnight Thursday morning.

2 days ago in Local

Lewiston man sentenced for manslaughter, OUI in connection with fatal crash

A Lewiston man was sentenced to five-and-a-half years behind bars for causing a fatal crash in Lewiston last spring.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

NFL teams are almost on the clock as draft night in the Steel City has arrived

Put aside the mock drafts because it's time for the real deal. The NFL draft is here in the Steel City.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought by advocates who said cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

3 days ago in Local

Augusta Police Look for Missing Man

Police say Zachary Allen was reported missing by his family Tuesday.

3 days ago in Local

Portland Police Establish Downtown Constable Program

The department says the constables will serve as a uniformed, but non-law-enforcement presence in public areas.