Morning Updates: MBTA’s winter emails released, ‘Run Warren Run’ movement ends
Good morning, Boston! Here are the stories you need to know for the day ahead.
Newly released MBTA emails from this winter show questionable decision-making: “[MBTA official Sean] McCarthy, who recently retired from the T, was blunt about what could happen if the T tried to run its trains through that much snow. ‘There is no way our third rail and switches can absorb another 24 inches of snow and still function properly,’ he said. ‘Trains would become stranded due to no traction power.’ … The T then ran reduced service that Monday morning and afternoon — and McCarthy’s predictions largely came true.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Victory is a subjective word, I guess: After fruitless months of trying to get Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for president, the group Run Warren Run is giving up—and declaring victory. “But look closely at the way the Run Warren Run effort unfolded, and you’ll see why, for us and for the 365,000 people who signed up, this campaign has already succeeded. Although Run Warren Run may not have sparked a candidacy, it ignited a movement. (Politico)
Let Gronk be Gronk: “People act like dancing is breaking the law and partying is a crime,’’ said Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski. “Everyone thinks I’m in trouble 24/7, but what have I really done besides dance? … There’s definitely a time to party and a time to focus on work, but you need to let loose a little bit so that you can go back on Monday feeling refreshed and motivated to work hard again.’’ (Boston.com)
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The end of an old era: “The Angiulos were among Boston’s most infamous sons, a band of brothers who ran the Mafia from a tiny office in the North End from the 1960s to the 1980s and were as much a part of the neighborhood’s fabric as the cafes and pastry shops. … Now they are all gone. On Saturday, Frank, the last surviving Angiulo brother, died at Massachusetts General Hospital of heart failure. He was 94.’’ (The Boston Globe)
The beginning of a new life: Caitlyn Jenner, the former U.S. Olympic star previously known as Bruce, posed for Vanity Fair after completing her gender transition. “If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, ‘You just blew your entire life. You never dealt with yourself,’ and I don’t want that to happen,’’ Jenner said. (Vanity Fair) From our archives, a poignant and relevant story of coming to terms with a child’s gender transition: “A Letter to My Son Jacob on His 5th Birthday’’ (Boston.com)
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