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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 2, 202107/02/2021

Maine Points: 4th Of July

Danny speaks with the Mayor of Portland, Kate Snyder on what to expect for Portland’s 4th Of July Fireworks. Plus, I go over disastrous July Fourth fire in Maine and speak with Portland Fire Chief Keith Gautreau about safety around 4th Of July.

To close our the show, I bring in some of the rock stars in our sales department to wish everyone a Happy 4th and what they have planned.

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 25, 202106/25/2021

Maine Points: Hair Matters

Hair Matters is a non-profit, 501c3 organization that depends personal and corporate donations, Sponsorships, Grants, Angel Donors, Third Strand Donors, insurance reimbursements and private pay clients. Danny speaks with Founder and CEO Deb Porter

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, June 17, 202106/17/2021

Maine Points: Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter

Danny speaks with Drew Wyman, Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter and Renate Scholz, 2021 Greater Portland Walk to…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, June 4, 202106/04/2021

Maine Points: Maine Blue Collar Scholarship Foundation

Danny speaks with Shawn Moody & Chrissi Moody from Moody’s Collision Centers- founding partners of the Maine Blue Collar Scholarship…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 27, 202105/27/2021

Maine Points: Portland Wine Week

We speak with Erica Archer, founder of Portland Wine Week. The first Portland Wine week took place in 2018 with…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 27, 202105/27/2021

Maine Points: Maine Tourism | Portland Wine Week

We speak with Tony Cameron Chief Executive Officer of Maine Tourism Association about Memorial Day Weekend and Tourism. From the…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 20, 202105/20/2021

Maine Points: Portland Bach Experience

In 2020, Portland Bach Experience became a program of Classical Uprising, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a bold rethinking of the classical music experience through immersive events, performances, and educational programs. Classical Uprising’s programs include Portland Bach Experience, Oratorio Chorale, and Classical Uprising Youth Choirs, which combined serve over 120 adult amateur singers, 70 young musicians, 60 professional artists, and more than 8,000 audience members.

MAINE POINTS

Friday, May 14, 202105/14/2021

Maine Points: Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital

During the month of May, Casco Bay Ford exemplified #payitforwardmaine by donating $100 for every car sold to the The Barbara Bush…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, May 6, 202105/06/2021

Maine Points: Maine Community Cookbook

Danny speaks with Karl Schatz & Margaret Hathaway Maine Community Cookbook. Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz are the wife and husband team behind six books on food and farming, including the memoir The Year of the Goat, the guide Living With Goats, two volumes of the Portland, Maine Chef’s Table cookbook, and most recently the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.

MAINE POINTS

Friday, April 30, 202104/30/2021

Maine Points: Teens to Trails

Teens to Trails connects high school students to life-changing outdoor experiences because we know that time outdoors with peers is critical for teenage development, providing essential nourishment, inspiration, and wholeness at a time of life when a race to achieve can result in a disconnect from loving and caring for each other, ourselves, and our planet.

News

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Crash involving tanker truck in Hebron sends 3 to the hospital

A three-vehicle crash that sent multiple people to the hospital in Hebron Friday afternoon is under investigation.

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Wisconsin woman strikes police cruiser on I-95 in Wells

Only minor injuries were reported after a Maine State Police cruiser was struck on the turnpike in Wells.

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A Major Fire Damages the Shop at The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray

The over 30 species of Maine wildlife that cannot be returned to their natural habitats were not hurt nor people.

23 hours ago in Local

Hundreds Gather in Portland to Protest ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

The rally was put on by multiple organizations, including Maine Democratic Socialists of America and Project Relief.

1 day ago in Local

NTSB Report Shows Standish Student Killed After Being Trapped in School Bus Door

Simon Gonzalez was a student at Edna Libby Elementary School in Standish when he was killed last month.

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Portland Police Still Trying to Solve 16 Year Old Homicide Case

Richardson was shot in the hand and thigh and was expected to survive.

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Sen. Collins, GOP colleagues face backlash from Trump after supporting war powers resolution

President Trump blasting Maine Sen. Susan Collins for voting in favor of a war powers resolution aimed at limiting further military action against Venezuela.

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Investigators looking to identify person of interest after fire burns vacant home in Mexico

A fire at a condemned building in the town of Mexico is now considered suspicious.

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Flu cases surge in Maine

The state had low activity back in mid-December.

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Latest Republican Maine Governor Candidate Would Focus on State Budget

Mason served as Maine Senate Majority Leader during the administration of Governor Paul LePage