Environment

The township’s Open Space Advisory Committee is set to review Franklin’s deer hunting program, with an eye toward possibly recommending its expansion. With its last recommendation on the subject barely seven months old, the Open Space Advisory Committee Jan. 16 agreed to take a “full-scale” look at the township’s deer hunting program. The decision came after Mayor Phil Kramer told …

An artist’s rendering of Transco gas compressor station 206, targeted for a 52-acre tract in Franklin Park. The draft report on the environmental effects of a proposed natural gas compressor station targeted for the township should be issued in March, according to a Jan. 3 announcement by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Township residents can recycle their Christmas trees from now though Jan. 31, 2018 at Colonial Park Gardens, Parking Lot F, 156 Mettlers Rd. The Somerset County Park Commission is accepting the trees for recycling from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

The Somerset County Park Commission will be accepting natural Christmas trees for recycling from Tuesday, December 26, 2017 through Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Somerset County residents may bring their tree to Colonial Park Gardens, Parking Lot F, 156 Mettlers Road in Somerset, Franklin Township or to North Branch Park, at the lighted baseball field, 355 Milltown Road in Bridgewater. Both …

A proposed natural gas compressor station targeted for 52 acres near Routes 27 and 518 would have no affect on a future nearby reservoir, a spokesman for the company wanting to build the station said. A natural gas compressor station proposed for the southern end of the township would have no affect on water quality should an adjacent quarry be …

Open Space Advisory Committee chairman Randy Jones presents an acrylic plaque to Fran Varacalli, the township’s outgoing open space consultant, at the Dec. 5 meeting. The Open Space Advisory Committee on Dec. 5 said goodbye to its consultant, praising her work in preserving township open space. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth …

With Environmental Commission chairman Walter Andrews, Township Councilman Ted Chase and Ken and Jeff Vernick (left to right) looking on, Lynn Vernick accepts the Environmental Stewardship award in honor of her late husband, Arnold. The late chairman of the township Environmental Commission and a local school’s youth group were honored at the Nov. 28 Township Council meeting for their environmental …

Township resident Ed Potosnak has been named to Gov.-elect Phil Murphy’s transition team. Photo: New Jersey League of Conservation Voters. Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has tapped a township resident to serve on his transition team. 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 …

Members of the township Shade Tree Commission discussed the upcoming tree sale at their Nov. 16 meeting. The township Shade Tree Commission is preparing for its 2018 tree sale. 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 …

Mayor Phillip Kramer announced that the township will host a climate change summit for elected officials in October. (File photo.) Update: The Mayor’s Summit has been postponed to either late January or early February, Mayor Phil Kramer said Sept. 26. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …