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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

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…

Wednesday, February 19, 202502/19/2025

Maine Points: Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine

Danny speaks with Brian Elowe CEO with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine and Jim Darroch Director of Marketing…

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Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Germany's murder of millions of people and its attempt to annihilate European Jewry.

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Jet in Deadly Bangor Airport Crash Has History of Crashes Caused by Ice

The Bombardier Challenger 600 flipped over and burned on takeoff at Bangor International Airport around 7:45 p.m. Sunday

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