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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

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…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, November 17, 202211/17/2022

Maine Points: 17th Annual Stuff The Bus Food Drive

Danny speaks to Natalie Varrallo, food programs director with Preble Street in preparation for our 17th Annual Stuff The Bus…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, November 4, 202211/04/2022

Maine Points: Wreaths Across America

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 28, 202210/28/2022

Maine Points: Veterans Foward Maine

Veterans Forward is a program of Fedcap Serving Maine that provides critical assistance to create a sustainable future for Maine’s…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 21, 202210/21/2022

Maine Points: Lucky Pup Rescue

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 14, 202210/14/2022

Maine Points: Pets For Vets

Danny speaks with Marianne Quinn, Chapter Director for Pets For Vets Pets for Vets is a non-profit organization here in…

News

5 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

9 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

12 hours ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

25 years after ‘Britney,’ 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment

Legacy Recordings on Friday is releasing "Britney (25th Anniversary Edition)," an expanded reissue of her pivotal record, which went quadruple platinum in less than two months. The collection features two remixes and five previously unreleased songs from that era, her first new (or is it old?) music since she announced she would "never return to the music industry" in a 2024 Instagram post.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

1 day ago in Local

UMaine Offering Early Retirement to Faculty Amid $19 Million Shortfall

UMaine notified 158 faculty members this week about the retirement incentives.

1 day ago in Local

Fire Marshal’s Office investigates 2 suspected arsons at abandoned Auburn property

Fire investigators are looking into two incidents of arson at an abandoned building in Auburn this week.

1 day ago in Local

Race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District goes to ranked choice runoff

The race for Maine's 2nd Congressional district will go to a ranked choice runoff.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo won't play for Portugal anymore, ending on Thursday a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men's all-time international scoring record.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Gun Safety Group Claims Victory in Tuesday’s Election

The group says 70 candidates it endorsed won election.

2 days ago in Local

Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Damariscotta Hit-and-Run Crash

Police say a 65-year-old woman has serious injuries