Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force Relaunches Under New Leadership
By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF
May 3, 2021 at 12:01 AM
Credits: Borough of Woodland Park
Credits: Borough of Woodland Park
Credits: Borough of Woodland Park
By TAPINTO PASSAIC VALLEY STAFF
May 3, 2021 at 12:01 AM
WOODLAND PARK, NJ - After a period of dormancy due to COVID, the Woodland Park Stigma Free Task Force has relaunched this spring with new leadership under chair Phyllis Hornstra and co-chair Christine Tiseo. The group, which has over 20 members, has met several times via Zoom over the last few months to plan events and activities.
In addition to an education campaign, members put up ribbons along McBride Avenue and around and in Dowling Gardens in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, and hosting a special exhibit called “In Their Shoes” on May 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Dowling Gardens to start. Many other activities are in the works in town and in the schools.
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PHOTOS: City firefighters rescued a man from the base of the Great Falls in Paterson shortly after midnight Sunday.
The rescuers used a tethered raft to row their way to the 32-year-old man, who was sitting on on the rocky island near the hydroelectric plant off McBride Avenue at Overlook Park s Lower Pavillion, city Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said.
He claimed he d jumped from the footbridge above the falls, but that s a drop of more than seven stories. There were no witnesses to confirm it, Speziale said. The city recently reinvested in rescue operations with the purchase of all new rescue rope and hardware, Fire Chief Brian McDermott said. This was quickly put to use on this night to save a life.
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