Environmental Commission

STREAM CLEAN-UP – Some of the items recovered during the annual John Clyde Stream Clean-Up of Mile Run on April 12. A number of environmental groups from the township and New Brunswick – including the Franklin Township Environmental Commission – gathered April 12 at the Mile Run entrance on Hamilton Street for their annual stream clean-up. As usual, volunteers carried …

Energy aggregation may finally come to the township in the next approximately six months, the Environmental Commission was told at its April 7 meeting. Township Councilmember Ed Potosnak, the Commission’s liaison to the Council, told commissioners that the Township’s energy consultant has said the summer will probably be a good time to start the long-delayed program. The consultant “thinks the …

STREAM CLEANUP SET – The annual John Clyde stream cleanup is set for April 12. The Franklin Township Environmental Commission has set 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 12 for its annual John Clyde stream cleanup. Volunteers are gathering at Hamilton and Woodbridge streets in New Brunswick. Parking is in the rear lot of Sts. Peter & Paul Byzantine Catholic …

Submitted By Jenny Kafas, Franklin Township Environmental Commission Volunteer We can’t wait for The Franklin Township Environmental Commission’s screening of “Common Ground,” a documentary all about the power of regenerative agriculture, followed by a panel discussion with Jason DeSalvo of Cold Brook Farm, Michele Logan of Maranatha Farm, and Ron Weiss, M.D, of Ethos Farm.  It all takes place on …

Supports Proposed Bill – Environmental Commission member Stan Jaracz brought the idea to the Commission. A bill that would hold fossil fuel companies liable for some damage to the state and its residents through climate change was supported by the Environmental Commission at its December 16 meeting. The bill, of which state Sen. Robert Smith (D-17) is a prime Senate …

A film screening and panel discussion about a proposed “Green Amendment” to the state Constitution is set for 7-8 p.m. November 14 at the Board of Education administration building, 2301 Route 27. The event is sponsored by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission. The after-movie panel will include state Sen. Andrew Zwicker (D-16), one of amendment’s prime sponsors; activist, author and …

CHARGING UP – Tara Kenyon, the Township’s Sustainability Consultant, charges a vehicle in the Municipal Complex. (Photo: Franklin Township Environmental Commission.) The Township’s efforts to promote access to electric vehicle charging through workplace charging was recently rewarded with three Electric Vehicle Adoption Leadership certifications. Franklin received from Forth, a transportation electrification non-profit, Gold Certifications for charging stations in the Municipal …

Certain new developments would be required to post anti-idling signs under ordinance amendments approved June 11 by the Township Council. The amendments were recommended by the township Environmental Commission in August 2023. The amendments “will work towards preventing instances of idling, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the release of harmful pollutants, and educate the public about the negative impacts of …

Submitted by the FTEC. The Franklin Township Environmental Commission invites all residents for engaging presentations prepared in collaboration with the New Jersey Electric Vehicle Association (NJEVA). Title: Electric Vehicles – The Good and the Ugly When: Monday, April 29th 2024 at 7 PM Where: The Council Chamber, 475 Demott Lane. Cost: FREE (no registration necessary) All residents are welcome to …

CLEANUP VOLUNTEERS – Seeley’s Run was the target of the annual John Clyde Stream Cleanup on April 13. Pictured are the volunteers before starting their work. (Photo courtesy of the Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership.) About 100 people were expected to gather in a rear parking lot at Somerset Village on Easton Avenue April 13 for the annual stream cleanup sponsored …