On Saturday morning, April 12th, over 50 volunteers turned out to participate in a cleanup of Mile Run, the stream that separates Franklin Township from the City of New Brunswick. The cleanup was the second annual event jointly sponsored by the Franklin Township Environmental Commission and the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. In addition to a number of volunteers from those two organizations, the other volunteers were there representing the Boy Scouts, the Korean American Club of Rutgers and the Environmental Club of Franklin High School. Significant help was provided by several members of the Franklin Township Department of Public Works, without whom the cleanup would not have been the success that it was. The DPW provided a front-end loader to haul debris up the steep slope from the stream to the street. Over 6,000 pounds of litter was removed in addition to two old abandoned automobiles, approximately 6 shopping carts, a satellite antenna dish and other assorted large items. Future cleanups are currently being planned and all volunteers are welcome to participate.
