Heard about this earlier, but got confirmation this evening.

This coming week Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont, Presidential candidate, founder of Democracy for America and recent head of the Democratic National Committee during the 2006 and 2008 victories, will endorse Josh Skaller for City Council for New York's 39th Council District. He joins State Senator Eric Adams and Assemblyman Jim Brennan in supporting Josh for City Council.

UPDATE: Here's the press release:

HOSTED BY:
Josh Skaller for City Council

SPEAKERS:
Josh Skaller, City Council candidate
Gov. Howard Dean, former presidential candidate

DATE:
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

TIME:
9:00 a.m.

LOCATION:
Office of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID)
548 10th Street between 7th & 8th Avenues in Park Slope

Governor Dean will join Josh Skaller at a press conference at the campaign office of the Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats. After the press conference, Josh Skaller and Governor Dean will greet subway riders at the 7th Avenue stop on the "F" Train (7th Avenue & 9th Street).  read more »

So today is a bit of a day for the race for the 39th City Council district. This morning heard about Jim Brennan endorsing Josh Skaller. Heard even more about Josh's campaign that isn't ready for prime time blogging, but will come out soon. As Rock Hackshaw, also hopefully soon to be City Councilman, would say, stay tuned.

Now I hear John Heyer, perhaps taking to heart my blogging about the match that could be made between him and the Hasids of Boro Park, has been seen with the Hasids in Boro Park. Sent by a reader and from Chaptzem Blog:

Gotta say, he looks the part.  read more »