Just about all candidates enjoy making “good” news. And what can be better than the opening of a campaign headquarters?

Normally, such events are designed for crowds of happy supporters primed to tell one and all why their candidate is the man, or woman, for the job. Things may need to be toned down a bit in this era of mask-wearing and social distancing, but the principle is the same.

Republican Tom Kean Jr., who is challenging incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski in CD-7, had such a headquarters opening Monday night in Somerville. The candidate’s Facebook page described it as the opening of “our Victory Center.”

The event was closed to the press.

In fairness, it must be stated that the state Sunshine Law and other open government policies do not apply to strictly political events.  The campaign had the right to keep the event closed.

Still, why keep a positive event off-limits to the press, and by extension, the public?