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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

Friday, November 7, 202511/07/2025

Maine Points: Veterans Day

Veterans Day as we know it was established in November of 1919 back then it was known as Armistice Day!…

Wednesday, October 29, 202510/29/2025

Maine Points: WinterKids

Danny speaks with Courtney Holub Executive Director Of WinterKids WinterKids began 25 years ago with the simple idea: help kids…

Wednesday, October 22, 202510/22/2025

Maine Points: Woodfords Family Services

Danny Welcomes Nancy Briggs-Coffin, Director of Foster care and adoption Services at Woodfords Family Services. Woodfords provides a wide array…

Thursday, October 9, 202510/09/2025

Maine Points: Greater Portland Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Danny has an in-depth conversation with Drew Wyman Executive Director of Alzheimer’s Association, Maine Chapter about Greater Portland Walk to…

Thursday, October 2, 202510/02/2025

Maine Points: 100+ Women Who Care Of Southern Maine

100+ Women Who Care Southern Maine is an organization founded in October 2014 by Deb Bergeron with the help and…

Friday, September 19, 202509/19/2025

Maine Points: PSL Services/STRIVE

At PSL Services/STRIVE they committed to being part of the community and assisting people with emotional and intellectual disabilities to…

Tuesday, August 12, 202508/12/2025

Maine Points: Ember’s Paws of Hope

Danny speaks with Tim Nickels Founder & Executive Director of Ember’s Paws of Hope as well as Kim Nickels- Board…

Friday, August 8, 202508/08/2025

Maine Points: Sweetser

Danny is joined by Justin Chenette , Chief Communications Officer with Sweetser.  Sweetser is a behavioral nonprofit that provides evidence-based…

Thursday, August 7, 202508/07/2025

Maine Points: Lucky Pup Rescue

Not every pup is lucky enough to have a forever home. That’s where we come in. Lucky Pup Rescue, Inc.…

Thursday, August 7, 202508/07/2025

Maine Points: The Iris Network

Danny is joined by Amy Whitmore: Director Of Development & Communications and Jacob Allen Resident Of IRIS Park Apartments &…

News

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Waterville city council votes to ban cooperation with ICE

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Waterville's city council has approved an ordinance banning cooperation between city employees and ICE.

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Deputies ask for information about suspect in Arundel ATM robbery

The York County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a suspect in an attempted ATM robbery at an Arundel church.

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The Louvre's Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist.

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Backup Power Bank Cause of Fire at Montville Camp

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Maine Doctor Files Lawsuit to Reenter U.S. After Denial at Canadian Border

The woman claims she has been denied reentry since April.

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Eligible Mainers set to begin receiving $300 affordability checks this month

About 500,000 eligible Mainers will start receiving $300 affordability checks later this month.

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Motorcyclist suffers serious injuries after colliding with van in Bethel

A motorcyclist who collided with a van in Bethel Tuesday morning was flown to the hospital with serious injuries.

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Troy Jackson Surges as Maine Democrats’ Likely Senate Pick

Jackson supporters spent the weekend securing hundreds of delegates.

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ICE Agent in Biddeford Shooting Suffered Previous Head Injury

Court filing appears to be raising new question about ICE's vetting and training practices

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Widespread Internet Outage Impacts More Than 20 Maine Towns

Towns affected by the internet outage range from Bowdoinham to Rockland to Waldoboro.