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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 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…

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.

News

7 hours ago in Local

Home Sales in Maine Down, Prices Up

Notable were price increases in some coastal counties.

8 hours ago in Local

Man Arrested After Hit-And-Run Motorcycle Crash in Western Maine

The motorcycle driver was taken to a hospital with significant injuries.

11 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis gets 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur

An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip.

11 hours ago in Trending, World

Surgery confirms pope has lung cancer and he had the lower lobe of his right lung removed

Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. The tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery.

11 hours ago in Local

2 rescued by Coast Guard helicopter after lobster boat runs aground off Maine coast

The U.S. Coast Guard used a helicopter to rescue two people from a lobster boat that ran aground off Maine's coast Monday night.

11 hours ago in Local

Westbrook woman who struck school bus accused of driving under the influence

A Westbrook woman who crashed into a Bonny Eagle school bus last week has been charged with OUI.

18 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

RJ Mitte, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said.

18 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Selma Blair accused of attacking 2 flight attendants and assaulting a police officer and nurse

Actor Selma Blair was arrested after she was accused of injuring two flight attendants on a trip from Los Angeles to New York. She was also accused of kicking a police officer taking her to the hospital and kicking a nurse once she got there.

18 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Formula 1 announces return to Africa with Grand Prix in Rwanda in early 2030s

Rwanda will host a Formula 1 race from "the early 2030s" when the series returns to Africa after about 40 years.

1 day ago in Local

Deputies Say Woman Caused Crash in Harpswell Fleeing Arrest

The woman was arrested on an active warrant and several charges.