WCBS 880 Difference Makers

Difference Makers: Stories from Main Street, is a weekly profile of a person or organization making a difference in communities across the Tri-State area.

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Stories From Main Street: Westchester Moms Figh...
One group of mothers in Westchester County are looking to stop an addiction plaguing many teens and adults – phone addition. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
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Stories From Main Street: NJ Mom’s Search For A...
In this week’s Stories From Main Street, Sean Adams meets two sisters in New Jersey – one who had a kidney transplant last year and one who is one a desperate search for a donor. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Stories From Main Street: Man Paralyzed In Surf...
A Rockland County man left paralyzed in a surfing accident is finding new ways to inspire others, six years later. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
13 min
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Stories From Main Street: New Life For Old Play...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams gets a preview of the Westchester Children Museum’s expansion. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
105
Stories From Main Street: LifeTown Creates Safe...
As WCBS 880’s Sean Adams learned in this week’s Stories from Main Street, the safe space is a place where children and young adults with special needs can grow and learn. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
106
Stories From Main Street: 7-Year-Old Boy Lookin...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams meets a 7-year-old boy who is on a desperate search for a bone marrow match. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Stories From Main Street: Stick Up To Cancer
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams meets a 12-year-old boy who has found a unique way to keep his aunt’s memory alive. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
3 min
108
Stories From Main Street: Veteran Fights To Pre...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams meets a 100-year-old WW2 veteran whose latest fight was in his own backyard.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
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Stories From Main Street: Morris County's HOPE-ONE
What would you do with an old S.W.A.T. truck? In this week’s “Stories from Main Street,” WCBS 880’s Sean Adams meets Sheriff James Gannon, whose using an old police vehicle as an addiction outreach center. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
110
Stories From Main Street: Bottle Collecting In ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams met 17-year-old Maron Salame, a typical high school student with a unique interest. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min
111
Stories From Main Street: Remembering T.J.
As WCBS 880’s Sean Adams explains in this week’s Stories from Main Street, suicide is a sensitive topic, but often the problem is more pervasive than people think. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
13 min
112
Stories From Main Street: Flood Sisters Kidney ...
In this week’s Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams provides an update to the heartwarming story of the Flood sisters.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
113
Stories From Main Street: Cardiologist Making '...
In this week's Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams visits a cardiologist from Long Island who is taking house calls to a whole new level. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Stories From Main Street: The Great Hunger Museum
Quinnipiac University’s Great Hunger Museum might lose it’s funding in the next year, according to WCBS 880’s Sean Adams, who visited exhibits in this week’s Stories from Main Street. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
8 min
115
Stories From Main Street: Podcast Goes Live Fro...
In this week's Stories from Main Street, WCBS 880's Sean Adams heads to Mamaroneck High School, where journalism students have launched their very own podcast.  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
10 min
116
Stories From Main Street: Former Homeless Man R...
In this week's Stories from Main Street, Sean Adams introduces us to White Plains real estate agent Peter Hadley, a former homeless man who looks to help others in the same shelter he once lived in. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
4 min
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Stories From Main Street: Art Teacher Gives Sch...
In this week's Stories From Main Street, Sean Adams introduces us to an art teacher who spends every day breathing new life into the Radburn Elementary School. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
118
Stories From Main Street: Pro Bono Wood Splitti...
In this week’s “Stories From Main Street,” WCBS 880’s Sean Adams catches up with the modern-day Paul Bunyan— 81-year-old Bob Borsody. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
119
Stories From Main Street: Jack Attack LTPF
In this week’s Stories From Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams introduces us to 13-year-old Jack Posenack, or as he’s known online, Jack Attack. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
120
Stories From Main Street: 'My Buddy’s a Hero — ...
In this week’s “Stories From Main Street,” WCBS 880’s Sean Adams spoke with a children's book author about why she felt compelled to educate the next generation about 9/11. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min
121
Stories From Main Street: Secret World Of Stree...
In this week's Story From Main Street, WCBS 880’s Sean Adams offers a rare glimpse into Vinny Raffa’s secret world of street art. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
5 min
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Stories From Main Street: The Shoeshine Guild
In this week’s Stories From Main Street, Sean Adams meets Kevin Tuohy of the Shoeshine Guild, who wants to give alcoholics a job and a place to recover. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
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Stories From Main Street: Age-Friendly Bergen C...
In this week's "Stories From Main Street," WCBS 880's Sean Adams learns about a new initiative in Bergen County to improve the quality of life for seniors. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
7 min
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Stories From Main Street: TAPS Supports Fallen ...
Sean Adams reports. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
6 min
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Stories from Main Street
A Career Spent Focused on The Safety of Others See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.
9 min