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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, June 26, 202506/26/2025

Maine Points: My Place Teen Center

My Place Teen Center (MPTC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit regional organization headquartered in Westbrook and Biddeford, Maine. Our mission is…

Friday, June 20, 202506/20/2025

Maine Points: Flags For Heroes

Danny is joined by Charlie Frair from Rotary Club Of Portland & Co-Chair Flags For Heroes as well as Mark…

Friday, June 13, 202506/13/2025

Maine Points: Community Gourmet

The Community Gourmet is a grassroots effort to address food insecurity in Southern Maine. Their mission is nourishing, teaching and…

Sunday, June 8, 202506/08/2025

Maine Points: ALZ Maine

In Maine, more than 29,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s. 66,000 caregivers dedicate 102 million hours of unpaid care. From…

Friday, May 30, 202505/30/2025

Maine Points: Parkinson’s Foundation

Danny speaks with Jamie Logan who was diagnosed with young-onset PD seven years ago at age 42. The second annual…

Wednesday, May 21, 202505/21/2025

Maine Points: Coast Guard Auxiliary

The Coast Guard Auxiliary is the volunteer uniformed auxiliary service of the United States Coast Guard. The Auxiliary exists to…

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…

News

9 minutes ago in Local

Portland Community Rallies to Support Local Family with ‘Tee Off for Doc’ Charity Event

Fresh

Community members are coming together next month for "Tee Off for Doc," a lively night of mini golf, local trivia, and live music at minibar in support of a local family following a recent kidney transplant. Organized by Real Maine Mom, the event honors "Doc" and his wife Katie Zarrilli—the popular digital creator behind the viral "16 Counties" reels. Grab your tickets for Thursday, July 16, to enjoy a fantastic night out while showing up for a great cause!

54 minutes ago in Local

Portland Launching Most Extensive Transit Study in Three Decades to Fix Historic Bottlenecks

Fresh

Portland is launching Portland in Motion, its most comprehensive transportation study in over 30 years. The year-long initiative aims to move away from car-centric urban planning by retrofitting outdated, high-speed thoroughfares like the Franklin and Spring Street arterials into safer, modern corridors for pedestrians, cyclists, and public transit

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19 hours ago in Local

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1 day ago in Entertainment, Music, Trending

Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

Taylor Swift became the youngest woman ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night at age 36. "It was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it," she said of songwriting through a raspy voice she attributed to screaming along to the night's performances and Wednesday night's historic NBA game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.

1 day ago in Local

One Dead After SUV Hits Pickup Truck, Dump Truck in Saco

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.

2 days ago in Local

Elliot Cutler Jailed for 5th Probation Violation

Cutler convicted of child pornography in 2023.

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Lewiston Teen Faces Felony Charges After being Found with Loaded Guns

The suspect was taken to the state youth detention center in South Portland.