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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, 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

2 hours ago in Local

Kittery Man is Maine’s Top Finisher in Boston Marathon

Results reported by the Boston Athletic Association show there were 165 entries from Maine in the race.

3 hours ago in Local

Wildfire Awareness Week Declared in Maine

Maine has experienced 71 wildfires that have burned 48 acres so far in April.

6 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats

John Korir outran the strongest field in Boston Marathon history and still had enough energy left to bounce around Boylston Street after learning he had blistered the course record, too.

6 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Singer D4vd charged with murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, found dismembered in his car

Singer D4vd has been charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tesla, prosecutors said Monday.

6 hours ago in Local

Scarborough police search for driver after pursuit

Scarborough police are searching for a suspect they say led officers on a chase before fleeing on foot.

11 hours ago in Local

Police asking for help finding missing man from Winslow who has development disabilities

Police are looking for a missing Winslow man who has developmental disabilities.

1 day ago in Local

Two Union Agreements at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Reportedly Terminated

The campaign of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says the President should reverse course.

1 day ago in Local

Motorcyclist Dead in I-95 Crash in Kennebec County

Anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact Maine State Police

1 day ago in Local

Stabbing incident in downtown Portland leads to hospitalization, arrest

Police have arrested 44-year-old Stephanie Vierkant, who's currently unhoused, on charges of domestic violence aggravated assault.

3 days ago in Local

Otisfield man charged with making bomb threat toward elementary school

A man from Otisfield is accused of making a bomb threat directed at a local elementary school.