Environment

Opponents of the Transco gas compressor station rally at the municipal complex in 2016. (File photo). Less than a year after its opponents were celebrating its demise, the controversial Williams-Transco Northeast Services Enhancement Project to increase its natural gas pipeline infrastructure has reared its head. Transco on March 19 applied to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension …

Seven more recycling zones in the township have been added to Somerset County’s dual stream recycling program. The zones stretch from Amwell Road to Easton Avenue, and are bordered by DeMott Lane and John F. Kennedy Boulevard. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. …

Members of the Environmental Commission said their concerns are not being heard by township officials. What started as a discussion about how the Environmental Commission could operate more efficiently soon evolved into an airing of Commission members’ grievances against the Township Council and Township Manager. Vornlocker declined to comment for this story. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Claremont Road School’s electricity will soon be supplied via solar energy, thanks to a decision made February 25 by the Board of Education. The Board voted to approve an $813,501 contract for the solar installation to EZNERGY NJ of Brick. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …

The township Advisory Recreation Council discussed how township park usage could be measured. Responding to criticism leveled at a recent proposed park, the newly minted director of the township Parks & Recreation Department said he wants to come up with a better way to gauge township park use. Director William “Beau” Byrtus said at the February 10 virtual meeting of …

Princeton activist Eunice Wong speaks to the Environmental Commission during its February 1 virtual meeting. The Environmental Commission wants to know if Franklin residents support some type of ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Commission members came to that decision during their February 1 virtual meeting, after hearing from a Princeton-based activist who is getting her town to act on a …

The use of gas-powered leaf blowers has become a hot topic in many communities across the country. (Photo: Franklin Township Environmental Commission.) The community is invited to join the township Environmental Commission for a virtual discussion about the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, set for 7 p.m. on February 1. The Commission has invited Eunice Wong, a well-known activist on …

A video still of the January 12 prescribed burn at the John Clyde Memorial Native Grasslands. There may be more prescribed burns in the future for the township’s preserved grassland sites. A January 12 burn at John Clyde Memorial Native Grasslands apparently went so well that the township’s Open Space Advisory Committee will recommend more. Don’t Miss Out! No other …

A project touted to help reduce the utility bills for township low- and moderate-income families is expected to receive the Township Council’s support. The project was introduced to the Council’s Public Works Committee by representatives from Manhattan-based Dimension Renewable Energy, who propose installing solar arrays on some of the township’s larger warehouse buildings, Township Councilman Ted Chase (D-Ward 1) told …

A public hearing will be conducted in January to get residents’ input on changing the use of a 1-acre parcel of land at New Brunswick Road and Willow Avenue to create a park. Township residents will have the chance in January to give their opinions on a proposed “pocket park” at New Brunswick Road and Willow Avenue. The Township Council …