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Maine Points

Maine Points

Maine Points is produced weekly by Danny Martignetti from The WGAN Morning News. We try to ensure that organizations are represented on Maine Points by utilizing all 8 stations at Portland Media Group.

The Show airs as follows every Sunday Morning across all our stations                      WGAN @ 5:00AM ~ WMGX @ 5:00AM ~ WYNZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WBAE @ 5:30AM  ~ WPOR @ 5:30AM  ~ 98-9WCLZ  @ 5:30AM ~ WZAN @ 5:30AM  ~ WYNZ HD2 @5:30AM                                         

If you are an organization that wants to be featured, E-mail danny@wgan.com

Friday, July 19, 202407/19/2024

Maine Points: Cumberland County’s National Night Out

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer,…

Friday, July 12, 202407/12/2024

Maine Points: Waddles For A Cause

Waddles For A Cause is a Maine non-profit that provides financial assistance to families facing Childhood Cancer diagnoses. Whether it…

Wednesday, July 3, 202407/03/2024

Maine Points: Don’t Move Firewood

the perfect topic for 4th of July weekend and campfires are being lit all across the great state of Maine……

Friday, June 28, 202406/28/2024

Maine Points: Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign

This year marks our 10th year of the campaign connecting work ready Veterans with employers needing to hire.

Friday, June 21, 202406/21/2024

Maine Points: Rotary Club of Portland

The Rotary Club of Portland was established just over a century ago, the world’s 177th Rotary Club, chartered on September…

Friday, June 7, 202406/07/2024

Maine Points: HLAA Chapter For Maine

On this weeks show, Danny speaks with Margaret Myatt
Vice President Of Hearing Loss Association Chapter (HLAA) For Maine, DownEast.

Friday, May 31, 202405/31/2024

Maine Points: Madeline’s Mission

On this weekend’s show, Danny connects with Amie Marzen from Madeline’s Mission- a Maine nonprofit that supports families grieving the…

Thursday, May 23, 202405/23/2024

Maine Points: Camp Sunshine + Maine Veterans Spotlight

On the first half, Danny speaks with Kayley Walker with Camp Sunshine and Gene Prentice: President with Maine Classic Car…

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Friday, May 17, 202405/17/2024

Maine Points: The Locker Project

The Locker Project is a non profit organization that works to provide produce and dry goods for food insecure families…

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Friday, May 10, 202405/10/2024

Maine Points: 44th Annual Bonny Eagle Car Show

Danny speaks with Krystal Stone from MotoResto and Terri White- Longtime Volunteer about 44th Annual Bonny Eagle Car Show. Bonny…

News

15 minutes ago in Local

Lobster Population Drops in New England, Overfishing Declared

Fresh

A regulatory agency says lobster stock has declined by 34% since 2018

16 minutes ago in Local

Maine Network Ends Primary Care After Medicaid Cut from Trump Admin.

Fresh

Maine Family Planning operates 18 clinics in the state

9 hours ago in Local

Brunswick Police: Woman Rammed Cruiser, Led High Speed Chases Before Arrest

The suspect was denied bail because of underlying bail conditions.

10 hours ago in Local

York Hospital Seeks Merger With MaineHealth

The hospital says the merger process could take more than a year and will involve multiple steps. 

11 hours ago in Local

Threat prompts closure of Noble High and Middle schools on Halloween

Noble Middle and High schools are closed on Friday following reports of a threat.

13 hours ago in Local

Maine State Police seek Patten man as part of ongoing investigation

Police are asking for help as they search for a Patten man.

20 hours ago in Sports, Trending

IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

FILE -Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic House, headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP, File)

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the oil-rich kingdom.

20 hours ago in National, Trending

Banks and retailers run short on pennies as the US Mint stops making them

A sign in a Kwik Trip store shows the store will no longer be using pennies to give change, on Oct. 23, 2025, in Yorkville, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

President Donald Trump's decision to stop producing the penny earlier this year is starting to have real implications for the nation's commerce.

21 hours ago in Music, Trending

Universal Music and AI song generator Udio settle lawsuit and partner on new AI music platform

FILE - Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

The rise of AI song generation tools like Udio has disrupted the $20 billion music streaming industry. Record labels accuse the platforms of exploiting the recorded works of artists without compensating them.

21 hours ago in Trending, World

5 more jewel heist arrests made as Louvre probe deepens

People tour the courtyard of Le Louvre museum in the rain Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

The prosecutor, Laure Beccuau, told RTL radio that one of the detainees is suspected of being part of the four-person team that robbed the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight on Oct. 19.