What’s News

Your condensed guide to today’s daily papers.

They want to be mayor, but don’t tell anyone: Three local politicians tells the Globe they’re interested in running for mayor in 2009. Fearing the wrath of Mayor Tom Menino, the potential candidates are holding meetings around kitchen tables and keeping everything very hush-hush. [Globe]

Write to the Top: Gov. Deval Patrick’s office produced an email that was sent to the MBTA two days after Dan Grabauskas complained about threatening notes he received from a Department of Corrections employee. The email informed the MBTA that the employee had been put on leave, but Grabauskas says he should have been contacted directly. [Herald]

Hopefully love will help him, not hurt him this time around: Former City Councilor Felix Arroyo was hit by a car when he was crossing a street in Venezuela and is recovering from broken ribs and a punctured lung in Puerto La Cruz with his fiancee. [Globe]

Romney stays strong for the troops: It was all smiles in the North End yesterday when Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain. [Herald]