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November 26, 2008
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Transco back, clearing trees over gas line
Tree removal described as 'preventative maintenance'
BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer
The operator of a natural gas pipeline that runs through East Brunswick is continuing its efforts to clear trees from its easements, showing up last week in the neighborhoods around Evergreen Boulevard. Transco, which operates a pipeline from Texas to New York City, is expected to continue the tr... More...
War veteran brothers now park namesake
South River monument honors Leo and Matthew Cannon
BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

The first two South River residents to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., now have a place they can be remembered in a park where their childhood home once stood. During a recent ceremony, the Causeway Park was renamed the Cannon Brothers Park, in memory and honor of Cmdr. Le... More...

JEFF GRANIT staff South River High School's Manny Martins clears the ball from Harrison High School's Bryan Aguilar during the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I finals in Hillsborough Saturday. The Rams lost the match by a score of 2-1. For more, see sports. More...

 Bulletin Board
•E.B. church schedules Indoor Rummage Sale
Aldersgate United Methodist Church will host a Church Indoor Rummage Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 6 in the white house next to the church, 568 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Proceeds will go to the church's Crisis Room, which offers food, clothing and financial assistance to needy fami... More...
•Group's Christmas in Norway dinner Dec. 11
•Auxiliary plans party and meeting
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 Letters
•Assessment of Corzine was accurate, insightful, to the point
This is an open letter to Greg Bean, executive editor, Greater Media Newspapers. I am 52 years old, own a townhome, cannot find work due to the financial disaster that is upon us, and have lived in East Brunswick since August 1987. More...
•Schools must be prepared to handle terrorist attack
•Residents urged to write politicians over FOCA
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 Editorials
•Join the fight for the smallest among us
Prematurity is the No. 1 killer of newborns, and according to the March of Dimes, each year, 14,293 babies in New Jersey suffer the consequences of being born too soon. Babies who survive an early birth face the risk of serious lifelong health problems, including learning disabilities, cerebral pa... More...
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 Greg Bean's Column
•When Chris Christie leaves, there'll be big shoes to fill
For a while there, you couldn't walk out into the parking lot of nearly any diner or bar in Monmouth County without tripping over the bagmen with sacks of bribe money for local politicians. More...
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 Red State / Blue State
•Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser
Dear Greg: As you know, I'm working hard to be a good loser, telling anyone who will listen that Barack Obama will soon be our president, and we must support him. I'm trying to be a lot nicer than your side was to George W. Bush. More...
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 Obituaries
•Gideon Lidor
Mr. Lidor, 65, of East Brunswick, died Oct. 28, 2008, at home. After joining Bell Labs at AT&T, Middletown, in 1982, he served in various groups as a computer expert, eventually specializing in network security, until his retirement in 2007. Surviving are his wife, Linda; two children, Danny of Ar... More...
•Theresa A. Sherman Kovach
•Kiritkumar B. Amin
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 Schools
•Retiring principal will be remembered fondly
Staff describes Weaver as a hands-on, caring educator
SPOTSWOOD — A familiar and wellloved figure will soon be gone from the halls of Memorial Middle School. Thomas Weaver, who has been the school's principal since 1994, has announced he will retire at the end of December. More...
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 Sports
•South River boys fall one game shy of state title
Rams lose 2-1 to Harrison in Group I final
While the team that made an unexpected march to the State Group I finals may not have been the most talented in Eric Clays' 15-year association with the South River boys soccer program, it certainly is the most overachieving. More...
•Local football rivalries heat up on Turkey Day
•Sports Shorts
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 Business
•E.B. meeting affordable housing obligations
EAST BRUNSWICK — The township is not affected by a recent change in state law regarding affordable housing, according to Linda Rubenstein, the town's housing specialist. More...
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