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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

Friday, July 29, 202207/29/2022

Maine Points: Special Olympics Maine

Danny speaks with Lisa Bird Director of Public Relations Special Olympics Of Maine about their annual Beach Olympics. Special Olympics…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 22, 202207/22/2022

Maine Points: Portland Parks Conservancy |Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation

On the first half Danny speaks with Kate Shambaugh Portland Parks Conservancy. Then on the second half Danny speaks with…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 15, 202207/15/2022

Maine Points: Maine Children’s Cancer Program

We know that Maine is exceptional for a lot of reasons—the mountains, the coast, the food, the people—but our state…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 8, 202207/08/2022

Maine Points: Yarmouth Clam Festival

Danny speaks with Chelsie DiConzo Interim Yarmouth Clam Festival Director about 2022 Yarmouth Clam Festival. The Yarmouth Clam Festival takes…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 1, 202207/01/2022

Maine Points: Maine Street Bath

Danny is joined by Amanda McDaniel, Director, Main Street Bath and William Lederer, Executive Director, Chocolate Church Arts Center Main…

MAINE POINTS

Monday, June 20, 202206/20/2022

Maine Points: ORVIS | Pet Rock In The Park

We speak with Steve Hemkens of ORVIS. He’s a sponsor of our Annual Pet Rock In The Park. ORVIS Brand…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, June 16, 202206/16/2022

Maine Points: Coast Guard Auxiliary

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is the volunteer uniformed auxiliary service of the United States Coast Guard. The Auxiliary exists to…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 10, 202206/10/2022

Maine Points: Whitney Who

Whitney was born with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a degenerative lung disease. CF almost always ends with lung failure resulting in…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 3, 202206/03/2022

Maine Points: Kids First

Danny speaks to Chelsea Torrey at Kids First. Center for Co-Parent Education & Family Resilience. The Kids First Center is…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, May 27, 202205/27/2022

Maine Points: Portland Wine Week | Maine Tourism Association

In the first half, We speak with with Erica Archer, founder of Portland Wine Week. www.portlandwineweek.me In the second half…

News

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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.

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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.

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Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

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

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UMaine Offering Early Retirement to Faculty Amid $19 Million Shortfall

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

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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.

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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