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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

Monday, November 24, 202511/24/2025

Maine Points: Victoria Mansion

Danny speaks with Staci Hanscom Director Of Education & Public Programs at Victoria Mansion. The Victoria Mansion is an historic…

Thursday, November 20, 202511/20/2025

Maine Points: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Danny speaks with Katie Hey, Marketing and Communications Director at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The mission of Coastal Maine Botanical…

Thursday, November 13, 202511/13/2025

Maine Points: Know Your Options

Danny speaks with Director of Opioid Response from Maine DHHS, Gordon Smith. The Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone and…

Friday, November 7, 202511/07/2025

Maine Points: Veterans Day

Veterans Day as we know it was established in November of 1919 back then it was known as Armistice Day!…

Wednesday, October 29, 202510/29/2025

Maine Points: WinterKids

Danny speaks with Courtney Holub Executive Director Of WinterKids WinterKids began 25 years ago with the simple idea: help kids…

Wednesday, October 22, 202510/22/2025

Maine Points: Woodfords Family Services

Danny Welcomes Nancy Briggs-Coffin, Director of Foster care and adoption Services at Woodfords Family Services. Woodfords provides a wide array…

Thursday, October 9, 202510/09/2025

Maine Points: Greater Portland Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Danny has an in-depth conversation with Drew Wyman Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter about Greater Portland Walk to…

Thursday, October 2, 202510/02/2025

Maine Points: 100+ Women Who Care Of Southern Maine

100+ Women Who Care Southern Maine is an organization founded in October 2014 by Deb Bergeron with the help and…

Friday, September 19, 202509/19/2025

Maine Points: PSL Services/STRIVE

At PSL Services/STRIVE they committed to being part of the community and assisting people with emotional and intellectual disabilities to…

Tuesday, August 12, 202508/12/2025

Maine Points: Ember’s Paws of Hope

Danny speaks with Tim Nickels Founder & Executive Director of Ember’s Paws of Hope as well as Kim Nickels- Board…

News

19 hours ago in Local

Man Accused of Assaulting Security Guard in Downtown Portland

The suspect was taken to the Cumberland County Jail.

19 hours ago in Local

Fire Heavily Damages Berwick Home

The investigation is ongoing.

1 day ago in Trending

Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans

Actor Shia LaBeouf, who was arrested and charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this month, was arrested again on Saturday and charged with one additional misdemeanor count of simple battery, court records show.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Sports, Trending

Knight delivers joke during ‘SNL’ appearance featuring US men and women hockey gold medal winners

Knight, the U.S. women's captain, along with teammate Megan Keller and men's team brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes, made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL" on Saturday night.

1 day ago in Features, Trending

Triceratops skeleton ‘Trey’ to hit the auction block as dinosaur market soars

A triceratops skeleton that stood in a Wyoming museum for decades will be auctioned off, a rare instance of a museum-exhibited dinosaur going to the auction block just as the market for the prehistoric giants has hit record highs.

1 day ago in Local

9-year-old girl airlifted from Black Mountain

A 9-year-old girl was airlifted after getting injured on Black Mountain Ski Area in Rumford.

1 day ago in Local

Maine government watchdog ordered to investigate MaineCare fraud unit

Maine lawmakers have directed the state to launch an independent review of an office that oversees MaineCare following allegations of fraud.

2 days ago in Local, National

Maine politicians react to U.S/Israeli strikes on Iran

The strike, dubbed "Operation: Epic Fury" killed longtime Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and saw targets across the country's capital being bombed.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Local

Indie rock bassist granted protection from abuse order against Penobscot County woman

Julian Koster of Neutral Milk Hotel was granted the two-year order this past Thursday against 41-year-old Anna Gallons, a former fan and member of the "Elephant 6 Collective" of indie bands.

3 days ago in Local

Lewiston Woman Charged after Firing Shots During an Altercation

According to Lewiston Police, they responded to Howard and Pine Streets for a report of shots fired around 5:30 p.m.