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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

Friday, May 9, 202505/09/2025

Maine Points: AFFM Maine & The Kinship Program

Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine & The Kinship Program is a non-profit organization that provides supports (such as support…

Thursday, May 1, 202505/01/2025

Maine Points: Sweetser

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Danny speaks with Justin Chenette
Senior Director of Public Relations & Advancement

Friday, April 25, 202504/25/2025

Maine Points: Theater at Monmouth

The mission of Theater at Monmouth is to present innovative approaches to Shakespeare and other classic plays through professional productions…

Thursday, April 17, 202504/17/2025

Maine Points: Know Your Options

  Danny speaks with Director of Opioid Response from Maine DHHS, Gordon Smith. The Overdose Prevention Through Intensive Outreach Naloxone…

Thursday, April 10, 202504/10/2025

Maine Points: Portland Wheelers

Danny speaks with Pete Ryan, Program Manager & Karen Schilling Board President with Portland Wheelers. Our Mission: Outdoor Adapted Biking…

Thursday, April 3, 202504/03/2025

Maine Points: Portland Ballet

Founded in 1980, Portland Ballet is Maine’s professional ballet company. Under the artistic direction of Nell Shipman, Portland Ballet presents…

Friday, March 28, 202503/28/2025

Maine Points: Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing

Sebago Lakes Region Fuller Center for Housing is a covenant partner of the National Fuller Center for Housing. The Fuller…

Friday, March 21, 202503/21/2025

Maine Points: Mary’s Walk

Danny speaks with David Arenstam, a long-time member of the Mary’s Walk Committee, and former race director as well as…

Friday, March 14, 202503/14/2025

Maine Points: Teens To Trails

At Teens to Trails, we believe that Life Happens Outside®. Our trips and programs are designed for Maine teenagers to…

Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025

Maine Points: Maine Department Of Labor

Danny speaks with Kimberley Moore, Director of Maine Department Of Labor Bureau of Employment Services. We discuss the launch of…

News

1 hour ago in Local

Lobster Population Drops in New England, Overfishing Declared

Fresh

A regulatory agency says lobster stock has declined by 34% since 2018

1 hour ago in Local

Maine Network Ends Primary Care After Medicaid Cut from Trump Admin.

Fresh

Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state

10 hours ago in Local

Brunswick Police: Woman Rammed Cruiser, Led High Speed Chases Before Arrest

The suspect was denied bail because of underlying bail conditions.

11 hours ago in Local

York Hospital Seeks Merger With MaineHealth

The hospital says the merger process could take more than a year and will involve multiple steps. 

12 hours ago in Local

Threat prompts closure of Noble High and Middle schools on Halloween

Noble Middle and High schools are closed on Friday following reports of a threat.

14 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police seek Patten man as part of ongoing investigation

Police are asking for help as they search for a Patten man.

21 hours ago in Sports, Trending

IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

21 hours ago in National, Trending

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

22 hours ago in Music, Trending

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

22 hours ago in Trending, World

5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.