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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

Thursday, November 18, 202111/18/2021

Maine Points: StrengthenME

Danny is joined by Sheila Thibodeau, Workforce EAP & Training, Northern Health Light and Dr. Jessica Pollard, Director of the…

Stuff The Bus

Friday, November 12, 202111/12/2021

Maine Points: Stuff The Bus

Danny is joined this week with Mark Swan from Preble Street and Jon Paradise from Town & Country Federal Credit…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, November 5, 202111/05/2021

Maine Points: Portland Children’s Dyslexia Center

Dyslexia is a neurological learning disability that makes it difficult for children and adults to read, write and spell. It affects up to one out of every five people and affects boys and girls equally.

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 29, 202110/29/2021

Maine Points: US Coast Guard Auxiliary

The Coast Guard is a very active service that has ships, boats, and aircraft; but without a doubt its greatest…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 22, 202110/22/2021

Maine Points: MaineMOM

  MaineMOM is a program offered to pregnant and postpartum (i.e., the time after childbirth) people living with substance use…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, October 15, 202110/15/2021

Maine Points: Hot Rods & Heroes Event

Help us raise money for Veterans Count, an Easter Seals Organization supporting our military and their families across Maine. $10 Entrance…

MAINE POINTS

Tuesday, October 5, 202110/05/2021

Maine Points: Best Buddies

Best Buddies is currently working to increase our programmatic impact in Maine! We are excited to work with you and the many other volunteers and donors in your area to develop and execute a sustainable fundraising strategy that will ensure that Best Buddies programs are available to everyone who wants to participate.

Friday, October 1, 202110/01/2021

Maine Points: Real Men Wear Pink

Real Mean Wear Pink is under way. Real Men Wear Pink Ambassadors commit to raising at least $2,500 for the…

MAINE POINTS

Wednesday, September 29, 202109/29/2021

Maine Points: 2021 Plane Pull

The inaugural event in 2019 raised $100,000 for the Travis Mills Foundation, a nonprofit organization that helps heroic men and women overcome physical and emotional obstacles, strengthen their families, and provide well-deserved rest and relaxation at its retreat in Belgrade, Maine. The event is free to attend for spectators. There will be activities for children, food trucks, and more.

Danny speaks with SGT Travis Mills about this and his organization.
travismillsfoundation.org/

MAINE POINTS

Friday, September 17, 202109/17/2021

Maine Points: 100 Veteran Challenge

COVID-19 has been hard on Veterans. In Maine, there has been an increase in Veteran homelessness alone since the pandemic…

News

7 hours ago in Local

Passenger Faces Charges After Bangor Airport Confrontation

The man was arrested and taken to the Penobscot County Jail.

7 hours ago in Local

Maine Distributing Free Lockable Marijuana Storage Bags

The bags are being distributed to participating retailers.

10 hours ago in Local

Gov. Mills says trade war with Canada is killing jobs in newspaper op-ed

Maine Gov. Janet Mills is delivering a direct message to the Canadian people amid a trade war with the United States.

10 hours ago in Local

Victim identified in fatal Portland hit-and-run

We're learning the name of the person who died in a hit-and-run in Portland last week.

14 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Closing arguments to begin in trial of man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur killing

Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in one of hip-hop's most anticipated trials for the man accused of orchestrating the death of Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in the killing of Shakur in Las Vegas nearly 30 years ago.

14 hours ago in National, Trending

More storms possible at Grand Canyon where a flash flood killed at least 2 people, others missing

At least two bodies have been recovered since a major flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, park officials said Monday, as search and recovery efforts continued for about 15 people still missing.

1 day ago in Local

A Teen Accused of Crashing His Car into a Plane at the Portsmouth International Airport

The teen was charged on multiple counts including aggravated DWI and disobeying a police officer.

2 days ago in Local

Crews Battle Large Northern Maine Fire for 4-Hours

Firefighters say the exact location of the fire was hard to determine

2 days ago in Local

3 Seriously Injured in I-295 Head-on Crash in Portland

Police say two of the four lanes of I-295 were shut down for just over two hours.

2 days ago in Local

Researchers link species of plankton to survival of Maine lobsters, warn of northward movement

A species of microscopic zooplankton is the primary source of food for thousands of lobster larvae, and are in turn, the unseen fuel for the industry.