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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, August 9, 202408/09/2024

Maine Points: Tedford Housing

  Danny speaks with Andrew Lardie, Executive Director of Tedford Housing. Tedford Housing solves housing crises, one household at a…

Friday, August 2, 202408/02/2024

Maine Points: McAuley Residence

McAuley Residence, a department of Northern Light Mercy Hospital, is a comprehensive two-generation program for families affected by substance use…

Friday, July 26, 202407/26/2024

Maine Points: Tunnel To Towers

On September 11, 2001, FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller laid down his life to save others when America was attacked. ●…

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…

News

13 hours ago in Local

Husband, Wife Killed in Sanford Crash

Police say weather and road conditions were not a factor in the crash.

13 hours ago in Local

Portland Man Accused of Intentionally Hitting Bicyclist in Lewiston

Officers say they quickly determined the incident was intentional.

16 hours ago in Local

Police recover explosive devices from domestic violence suspect in Trenton

Police found explosive devices after responding to a domestic violence call in Trenton over the weekend.

16 hours ago in Local

JD Vance to visit Bangor this week

Vice President JD Vance will be in Bangor on Thursday.

22 hours ago in Local

Maine Weather to Warm Up with Fewer Rain Spells by Next Weekend

A changing weather pattern will start allowing more west-northwest winds to blow warmer air into the region.

22 hours ago in Sports, Trending

2026 NFL schedule: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants is Week 1 Sunday night game

The Dallas Cowboys are set to visit the New York Giants in the first Sunday night game of the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 13. The league on Monday announced the Week 1 matchup of NFC East rivals at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

2 days ago in Local

One Person Dead from Two Vehicle Crash in Gray

The Maine Warden Service assisted at the scene.

2 days ago in Local

Maine Main Killed in ATV Crash

An initial investigation shows speed is suspected to be a factor in the crash.

2 days ago in Local

A Maine Inmate, Who Walked off a Jobsite, Arrested in New Hampshire

A Maine inmate who walked off a jobsite last week, has been arrested. 45-year-old Brian Day was working a jobsite…

2 days ago in Local

A missing Trescott man has been found

76-year-old Dennis Brentwith was found safe on Saturday.