Consider running for your local school board       On Tuesday,April 15, voters in 90 percent of the state's school districts will select more than 1,500 men and women to serve on their local boards of education. For citizens with a sincere interest in the education of their community's children, it's not too late to consider school board candidacy... More ... Byrnes, Short commended for efforts to trim budget       In an effort to correct misinformation and present the facts, allow me to respond to a recent letter written byMiddletownGOP operative Michael Vitkansas. In his letter "Middletown Matters Matter" (Feb. 20), Mr. Vitkansas has blatantly attacked Committeemen Patrick Short and Sean Byrnes for their e... More ... Clifton's blind party loyalty very much in evidence       In her Feb. 20 letter to the editor, Councilwoman Linda Clifton made it perfectly clear that two party democracy is still very much alive in Matawan Borough, but her blind party loyalty was also very much in evidence. More ... Resident proposes buying open space for Middletown       Iwould like to see Middletown declare a moratorium on building. The latest assault on our town is the destruction of acres of trees on Harmony Road. For what?More condos. Don't we already have an excess of them, to say nothing about the inventory of houses? More ... Lower taxes without using farmland assessment       Farmland assessment has been an open debate in the local media for the last few weeks, but the focus of the debate has been misplaced. More ...