More Silly Sign Wars: BOE Candidates Signs Stolen By Out Of Towner

I've driven all around Middletown over the past couple of weeks noticing campaign signs, I mean they are so prevalent, how can you miss them? On more than one occasion I've noticed campaign signs missing from locations where just a short hour or so ago they where in place. In the silly game of sign wars which takes place in Middletown every year, it's not uncommon for campaign signs to go missing or have idiots sandwich one sign in-between two opposing signs.  Usually the signs that go missing or are being sandwiched are Democratic signs. Very seldom if ever are the Republican signs played with.

Now as election day is upon us, I get an instant message from a friend claiming that the infamous sign wars have spread to candidates for the Middletown Board of Education. Apparently last night a man from Toms River was arrested for stealing and destroying signs of incumbent BOE member Sue Griffin:

"Hey Mike I wanted to reach out to you to see if you could contact Sue Griffen who is running for BOE today...last night a man was arrested in Middletown for stealing and destroying Sue's campaign signs all over Middletown. He was from Toms River, so we aren't sure who asked him to do this or why he would. As you know I follow and work with the BOE regularly and Sue really is one of the good guys from what I see...I think she was hoping you might report something on this...Thanks so much."

At this time, all I can say about this is, it doesn't surprise me. Since the Board of Education elections became politicized last year by moving the BOE elections from April to November, this nonsense was bound to happen. May concern however, much like my friends, is who put this person from Toms River up to coming all the way to Middletown to do this?

I don't have time to track down any more info on this today, I'm busy doing my thing trying to get Democrats elected. But if anyone has anything they wish to add please leave it in the comments.

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