Exciting Super Bowl game outshines boring commercials and antic-filled halftime show. By: Steve Feitl    Obviously, I’m not the only person in America who’s caught on to the fact there’s something special about Super Bowl Sunday.    With an estimated 89.6 million people watching the game at any given minute, it’s clear there’s plenty of reasons people…

Items valued at $7,600 were stolen from an unlocked house under construction in the Hopewell Grant Development. By John Tredrea    Equipment, granite countertops and other items valued at $7,600 were stolen from an unlocked house under construction in the Hopewell Grant Development during two separate burglaries that occurred within a one-week period.    Capt. George Meyer…

Swimming By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys swimming team is hoping to benefit from its difficult schedule down the stretch of the season.    Over the last two weeks, the Bulldogs have suffered four consecutive losses to some of the better teams in the Colonial Valley Conference: West Winsdor-Plainsboro North, Lawrence, West…

Robert Woodruff retired as Washington’s police chief on Jan. 30 after 33 years of service to the township. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — After 33 years of service as a township police officer, Chief Robert Woodruff turned in his badge Jan. 30.    "I felt it was time to move on and start another journey in…

Agreement expected before month’s end By:Roger Alvarado    After two years of being stuck on opposite sides of the bargaining table, it appears that the township and the union for Department of Public Works employees are about to come together.    Following a bargaining session held Tuesday both Mayor Steven Sireci and DPW union chief Fred Eurick…

Group helps many find a place to live By:Roger Alvarado    Last June, Adele Villani was homeless and had no family and friends to turn to. That February the house she’d been living in with her daughter’s family was flooded and she could no longer stay there.    After four months of living with a friend, she…

Joseph Peter    Joseph Peter, 78, died Jan. 27 at the St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Miedzylesie, Poznan, Poland, Mr. Peter lived in London for seven years before moving to Trenton in 1957. He served in the Polish Forces under British Command with the Polish Resettlement Corps in England.    He retired in 1991 as a…

North Hanover School District has decided to start their own classes rather than remain a part of regional consortium designed to educate handicapped 3- and 4-year-olds. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER – Officials in the North Hanover School District have decided to pull out of the regional Early Bird Consortium, a program that educates handicapped…

Girls basketball By: John E. Powers    What a week.    The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team experienced a week of extremes last week, winning two of three games.    First was a 55-12 blowout win against Princeton on Friday, then a four-overtime, 63-58 loss at Montgomery followed with an impressive 56-42 win at Hamilton…