of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Radon Program, announces that January has been designated Radon Action Month.

Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium and radium break down in the soil and in rock formations. Radon gas moves up into the home through cracks in the foundation and openings around pumps, pipes and drains.

Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. However, because radon is invisible and odorless, it is easy to ignore this potential hazard in our own homes.

level is about 1.3 pCi/L. At 4 pCi/L, the risk of lung cancer from radon is greater than the risk from fire or other home accidents. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the NJDEP recommend that action be taken to reduce radon levels if the level in the home is greater than or equal to 4 pCi/L.

Current data shows that in Washington Township, out of 3,156 homes tested for radon, a total of 1,288 homes (or 41 per- cent) had readings with levels above 4 pCi/L. Because radon levels vary from house to house, the only way to determine if your home exceeds the action level is to test it for radon.

Health Department continues to offer radon kits at $10 per canister, which includes testing and postage. The kits are mailed by the resident directly to the testing laboratory and the results are kept anonymous.

sponsored by the Association of New Jersey Chiropractors, a non-profit state organization. There will be chiropractic offices throughout the state that people can drop off new or \u201cgently used\u201d items for those in need. These items will be donated to Jersey Cares, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Market Street Mission and other local char-

Dr. John J. Berezny, Berezny Chiropractic, has joined this statewide effort. His office is located at The Mall at 206, 240 U.S. Highway 206 South, Flanders, NJ 07836, 973-252-0040

May Peace and Joy be Yours
at This Holiday Season
and Throughout the New Year!

Giving Tree to benefit the Washington Township Food Pantry. We plan to decorate the tree with new warm hats, mittens, socks, slippers and scarves and place donations of canned goods under the tree to donate to the local food pantry. We encourage our patrons to drop off any of the needed items at their convenience during the month of December.

play of the history of holiday decorating and celebrations. On display will be books available for checkout on holiday crafts, history, cookery, and decorating. Many dif- ferent religions and cultures celebrate holi- days during the month of December. It is truly a month of reflection and celebration.

Please contact the Library at 908-876- 3596 if you have any questions. Washington Township Public Library is located at 37 E. Springtown Rd., Long Valley, NJ.

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Named after its original meeting loca- tion at the Fire Company 36 station, the troop is the original Long Valley troop founded in 1938. Since that time, over a

thousand boys have enjoyed membership in the troop, and dozens of those boys have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

In recent years, the troop\u2019s Eagle Scout projects have benefited the community by providing lockers for firefighters, trails and picnic areas at local parks, safe play areas at

local schools, churches and community buildings, shelving units, benches, and bike racks at the library, a wooden bridge at a local park over the Musconetcong River, handicap accessible planters for a local nursing home, and local cemetery renova- tions. With the support of the troop, ten scouts are currently in the process of work- ing on Eagle Scout projects at the time of this troop anniversary.

Today Troop 36, under the direction of Scoutmaster David Whalen (pictured on the far right), has over 60 scouts who enjoy monthly camping trips and annual high adventure trek opportunities to Philmont Scout Reservation in New Mexico and Seabase in Florida. Meetings are held on Monday evenings at 7:30 at the Long Valley Presbyterian Church on Bartley Road in Long Valley.