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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, August 27, 202108/27/2021

Maine Points: Main Street Bath | Pet Rock In The Park

Main Street Bath works as a non-profit that partners with others to promote and preserve historic Downtown Bath, Maine. In…

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, August 19, 202108/19/2021

Maine Points: Maine Coastal Cleanup 2021

September is Coastal Cleanup Month! The International Coastal Cleanup was established over 35 years ago to address the problem of trash in our oceans and on our coasts. The Ocean Conservancy manages the ICC and maintains a database of all the items that volunteers around the world record when collecting trash. As of 2020, the one-day event in September has become a whole month of Cleanups around the world!

Danny speaks with Theresa Torrent of The Maine Coastal Program
with Department of Marine Resources about this event.

You Can register by going to the below link:
www.mainecoastalprogram.org/

MAINE POINTS

Wednesday, August 11, 202108/11/2021

Maine Points: Portland Park Conservancy

The Portland Parks Conservancy is a nonprofit that is designed to help maintain Portland’s Parks. They aim to ensure that…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, August 6, 202108/06/2021

StrengthenME

Danny speaks with Miyabi “Abbie” Yamamoto of Maine Associations for New Americans (MANA). They are one of many Partners with StrengthenME. 

MAINE POINTS

Thursday, July 29, 202107/29/2021

Maine Points: Maine 211

This year 211 Maine is celebrating 15 years of service! 211 Maine has been a statewide program since 2006. In…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 16, 202107/16/2021

Maine Points: Bonny Eagle Car Show

41st Annual Bonny Eagle Car Show held this year on Sunday, August 8th from 8a-2pm. Featuring Classic Cars & Trucks.…

MAINE POINTS

Friday, July 9, 202107/09/2021

Maine Points: Bondeko

Danny speaks with CEO of Bondeko , Orson Horchler. Bondeko is raising industry standards by hiring and training New Mainers.…

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…

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Rockland bus driver pleads guilty to civil violation in connection with death of 12-year-old boy

The driver of a school bus that hit and killed a 12-year-old boy in Rockland pleaded guilty in court Tuesday afternoon to a civil violation.

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2 juveniles taken into custody after stolen car hits police cruiser in Lewiston

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Maine Woman Sentenced to Nine Months for Driving at U.S. Border Patrol Agent

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Aroostook County deputies asking for help locating missing man

Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing Aroostook County man. 25-year-old Walker Craig was last seen early…

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Former Scarborough police lieutenant indicted for theft

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The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere. The meteor shower's peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality.