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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, March 11, 202203/11/2022

Maine Points: Checking For Charity

Danny speaks with Mike Norton FROM South Portland Professional Firefighters as well as Lisa Bird from Maine Special Olympics Checking…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, March 4, 202203/04/2022

Maine Points: Caring Resources For Living

Danny speaks with Tracy Libby, Founder and President of Caring Resources for Living. CRL was created because of the experience…

Friday, February 25, 202202/25/2022

Maine Points: Mary’s Walk

Mary’s Walk will take place as planned on Sunday, March 20, in person, beginning and ending at Thornton Academy. The Walk will follow an alternate route that includes a section of the Eastern Trail that is dedicated to the memory of Mary Kerry Libby and Mary’s Walk.

MAINE POINTS

Friday, February 18, 202202/18/2022

Maine Points: American Heart Association

Danny speaks with Brenda Vitali Communications Director, American Heart Association in Northern New England as well as Steve DeCastro With Gorham Savings Bank on their 2022 Heart Walk

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, February 10, 202202/10/2022

Maine Points: Voices Of Hope

The Rugged Road to Recovery, an 8 hour documentary series airing this spring on Maine Public. The series allows about…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, February 4, 202202/04/2022

Maine Points: Camp Sunshine

Founded in 1984, Camp Sunshine is nestled on the shores of beautiful Sebago Lake. For seventeen years, Anna Gould and…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 28, 202201/28/2022

Maine Points: Community Maters More

Community Matters More is a program of the Bangor Savings Bank Foundation that directly engages the public in grant awards. During the month of February, they are pleased to share that voters will determine the recipients of over $155,000 given to 45 to nonprofit organizations in ME and NH. In turn nonprofits in each of the respective area as outlined on the ballot may receive a grant award ranging anywhere from 1,000 up to 5,000! Danny speaks with Jaclyn Fish, Community Relations Manager, Bangor Savings Bank. Visit online www.bangor.com/cmm

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 21, 202201/21/2022

Maine Points: Maine 211

211 Maine has been a statewide program since 2006. Danny speaks with Nikki Williams, Maine 211 Program Manager 211 Maine…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 14, 202201/14/2022

Maine Points: U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Casco Bay Flotilla

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is the civilian component of Coast Guard Forces. Founded in 1939 by an Act…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, January 7, 202201/07/2022

Maine Points: Center For Grieving Children

The Center for Grieving Children was founded in 1987 by Portland, Maine resident Bill Hemmens, following the death of his…

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