Two More Years ("!" or "?")

Not that it was even remotely close to a secret, but Mayor Dan Mylott said today that he'll be announcing his re-election campaign next Wednesday night at the Fitchburg Art Museum.

It would be Mylott's fourth term in office if re-elected. Mylott had said for weeks he was planning on running again, and next week's event will merely formalize his campaing.

Mylott, of course, ran essentially unopposed in 2005, with only light write-in opposition. This year, three other candidates -- City Councilors Thomas Donnelly and Ted DeSalvatore, and Ronald Dionne -- have announced their plans to run (by the way, DeSalvatore scoffed at rumors he's dropping out of the race last week).

For more on the mayor's pre-announcement announcement (something that is more and more common in politics and get silly boys like me to write more about it), visit the Fitchburg Pride website.