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Maine Points

Maine Points

Maine Points is produced weekly by Danny Martignetti from The WGAN Morning News. We try to ensure that organizations are represented on Maine Points by utilizing all 8 stations at Portland Media Group.

The Show airs as follows every Sunday Morning across all our stations                      WGAN @ 5:00AM ~ WMGX @ 5:00AM ~ WYNZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WBAE @ 5:30AM  ~ WPOR @ 5:30AM  ~ 98-9WCLZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WZAN @ 5:30AM  ~ WYNZ HD2 @5:30AM                                         

If you are an organization that wants to be featured, E-mail danny@wgan.com

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, April 22, 202104/22/2021

Maine Points: Strive

Danny speaks with Peter Brown Associate Director with PSL STRIVE. PSL Services/STRIVE provides people with intellectual and developmental disabilities or mental health diagnoses a community of support and assistance in finding greater independence by: Respecting the value of each individual ; Initiating mutually beneficial, sustainable partnerships with business and community leaders

MAINE POINTS

Friday, April 16, 202104/16/2021

Maine Points: US Coast Guard Auxiliary – Casco Bay Flotilla

Danny speaks with Mike Moloney,Paddlecraft Safety Team Coordinator with US Coast Guard Auxiliary- Casco Bay Flotilla.  In the most recent…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, April 9, 202104/09/2021

Maine Points: Maine Points: LymeTV

Adina Bercowicz , Founder/Executive Director of LymeTV and Yan Zelener, Director of Science & Research talks to us about Tick-borne disease awareness and what they have been working on in the past year.

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, April 1, 202104/01/2021

Maine Points: Cooking For Community

Danny speaks with Ellie Linen Low & Dr. Caroline Teschke from Cooking For Community. Cooking for Community is a Portland,…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, March 25, 202103/25/2021

Maine Points: Efficiency Maine

Danny speaks with Michael Stoddard Executive Director of Efficiency Maine. Maine is making preparations with the EMT charger initiative and…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, March 18, 202103/18/2021

Maine Points: Little Paws Big Hearts Pekingese Rescue

Danny speaks this week Susan Gayle LVT & Co founder and Dude the Ambassadog from Little Paws Big Hearts Pekingese Rescue .

MAINE POINTS

Friday, March 12, 202103/12/2021

Maine Points: ME Office of Behavioral Health

Danny speaks with Gordon Smith, Director of Opioid Response for the State Of Maine

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, March 4, 202103/04/2021

Maine Points: VA Maine

Danny is joined by Jason Carter , Public Affairs Specialist with VA Maine.

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, February 25, 202102/25/2021

Maine Points: Groups Recover Together

Danny this week speaks with Joan Ingram, Maine state director, for Groups Recover Together.

MAINE POINTS

Wednesday, February 10, 202102/10/2021

Maine Points: Maine 211

With hundreds of hotlines and helplines and thousands of programs offering all types of services to help people lead healthy,…

News

10 hours ago in Local

Golden to Face a Democratic Primary Challenge

Golden is a moderate Democrat who represents Maine's 2nd Congressional District.

10 hours ago in Local

Trump Admin Drops Block of Crime Victim Funds for Maine

Maine joined a 20-state lawsuit last week to oppose what it called " illegal conditions" attached to the funding.

11 hours ago in Local

New Maine Winter Heating Guide Released

The guide offers tips for efficient heating, as well as contact info for state heating assistance programs.

13 hours ago in Local

Electrical issue to blame for house fire in Boothbay Harbor

An electrical issue is the likely cause of a fire that destroyed a house in Boothbay Harbor over the weekend.

13 hours ago in Local

Maine is investigating a claim that bundles of ballots ended up in a resident’s Amazon order

Authorities in Maine are investigating an allegation that dozens of unmarked ballots that were to be used in this November's election arrived inside a woman's Amazon order.

20 hours ago in Local

Maine’s Historic Heat Followed by Cooler Air

It was 78 years ago today, that a record of 84 degrees was set in Portland. The record could be challenged Monday.  

22 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Bad Bunny kicks off ‘SNL’ 51st season with a group of new faces and jabs at his Super Bowl critics

Bad Bunny kicked off the 51st season of "Saturday Night Live" with a few timely jokes about his next high-profile gig: the Super Bowl.

1 day ago in Local

One Dead, Two Injured in Topsham Head-On Crash

Police Car

The crash remains under investigation.

2 days ago in Local

Fire Heavily Damages Boothbay Harbor Home

The fire occurred at 79 Western Avenue in Boothbay Harbor.

2 days ago in Local

Almost 40 years later, police still seek answers about Westbrook homicide

As of this past Saturday, it has been 38 years since then-23-year-old Alice Hawkes was found dead in her Spring Street apartment.