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January has been designated Radon Action Month in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Dawn Cetrulo, Director of the Health Department, announced that January has been designated Radon Action Month in Ridgewood, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Radon Program.

Radon is a serious health risk. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer — and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. But because radon is invisible and odorless it is easy to ignore this potential hazard in our own homes.

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Historic Vanderbeck-Walton House Headed for Demolition

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Ridgewood NJ, the Vanderbeck-Walton House, sits at the corner of Maple Avenue and Prospect Street, and is on the state and national historic registers, it is surrounded by a beautiful but overgrown garden and is an attractive and architecturally interesting home. The current owner has targeted the home for demolition , which the Village approved in 2017 . The house is one of 13 sites in Ridgewood listed on the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Ridewood Historic Preservation Commission the Vanderbeck-Walton House may have been built by the same person as the Naugle House in Fair Lawn, dating back to 1790. The Naugle House was purchased by Fair Lawn and is being renovated with grants.

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