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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

4 hours ago in Local

Court to try 19-year-old charged in death of Maine paddleboarder as an adult

The 19-year-old accused of killing paddleboarder Sunny Stewart on Crawford Pond in Union last year will be tried as an adult.

8 hours ago in Local

Missing man with dementia being sought by Portland Police

Police in Portland are looking for a man with dementia who left a retirement home.

11 hours ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

25 years after ‘Britney,’ 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment

Legacy Recordings on Friday is releasing "Britney (25th Anniversary Edition)," an expanded reissue of her pivotal record, which went quadruple platinum in less than two months. The collection features two remixes and five previously unreleased songs from that era, her first new (or is it old?) music since she announced she would "never return to the music industry" in a 2024 Instagram post.

1 day ago in Local

Drought Conditions Still Getting Worse in Maine

Extreme conditions have expanded to cover a section of northern Maine.

1 day ago in Local

UMaine Offering Early Retirement to Faculty Amid $19 Million Shortfall

UMaine notified 158 faculty members this week about the retirement incentives.

1 day ago in Local

Fire Marshal’s Office investigates 2 suspected arsons at abandoned Auburn property

Fire investigators are looking into two incidents of arson at an abandoned building in Auburn this week.

1 day ago in Local

Race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District goes to ranked choice runoff

The race for Maine's 2nd Congressional district will go to a ranked choice runoff.

1 day ago in Sports, Trending

Cristiano Ronaldo announces his international retirement from Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo won't play for Portugal anymore, ending on Thursday a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men's all-time international scoring record.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Gun Safety Group Claims Victory in Tuesday’s Election

The group says 70 candidates it endorsed won election.

2 days ago in Local

Bicyclist Seriously Injured in Damariscotta Hit-and-Run Crash

Police say a 65-year-old woman has serious injuries