Environment

Masada Street resident Louisa Schein tells the Township Council about the trouble she’s had with wild turkeys. The Masada Street wild turkeys’ days may be numbered. That’s because state environmental officials are slated to begin trapping and removing them. What happens next depends on whether they are classified as a nuisance or aggressive. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet …

Artist’s rendering of the proposed Williams-Transco gas compressor station. Update: FERC’s final EIS was not altered by public comments and testimony in the time between the draft EIS was issued and Jan. 25. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …

Submitted by Somerset County Public Information. Somerset County has launched Recycle Coach, a free mobile app that is now available to residents. The app is designed to make recycling and solid waste information easily accessible as well as promote the “go green” goal of reducing, reusing and recycling within the community. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin …

Environmental Commission chairman Walter Andrews and Township Councilman Ted Chase present an Environmental Stewardship Award to John Clyde (left to right) during the Nov. 27 Township Council meeting. A long-time public servant and the Board of Education were given Environmental Stewardship Awards Nov. 27 by the township Environmental Commission. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings …

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen tells representatives from the state DEP that the township is not equipped to handle any disaster that might occur at a proposed natural gas compressor station. The township is “not equipped” to handle any potential disaster that could occur at a planned gas turbine compressor station targeted for a 52-acre tract in Little Rocky Hill, state …

Graphic: Somerset County Recycling Division. How recyclables are separated and picked up will change for a number of township residents in early December. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we …

Corrine Prochazka was the overall winner of the Trails Advisory Committee’s annual photo contest. Six township residents came up winners in the annual photo contest sponsored by the township Trails Advisory Committee. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only …

The Colonial Park Gardens staff will present a unique program, “Forest Bathing,” on Sunday, September 9 at the Colonial Park Gardens, Parking Lot A. The program will run from noon to 2:00 P.M. The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, which translates as “forest bathing”, is intended to help foster a connection with nature that feeds the mind, body, and spirit.  Off …

A contractor works on the dredge vessel in the Delaware & Raritan Canal on Aug. 22. The $52 million Delaware & Raritan Canal dredging project is underway. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the …

Snyder’s Farm was one of the local businesses observing National Farmers Market Week. The township observed the end of National Farmers Market Week Aug. 11 with a special versio of its own market. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the …