Morning Updates: Deval Patrick speculation in full force; Robert Kraft needs your approval
Good morning, Boston. Former governor Deval Patrick’s name is being thrown around prominent Democratic presidential circles, Robert Kraft graces the cover of Boston magazine, and the rest of the news you need to know today.
Three locals among winners of the MacArthur genius grant: “Twenty-four people from the arts and sciences have won this year’s ‘genius grant’ awards from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. The prize comes with $625,000 over the next five years that can be used any way the recipient likes.’’ (Boston.com)
Robert Kraft wants – no, needs – your approval: “The past couple of years, he’s been making calls that begin like so: ‘This is Robert Kraft. Do you know who I am?’ … [T]he phone calls, the grandstanding, the unfettered rage at the NFL are curious, as if now Robert Kraft, who has gotten everything he has ever reached for, is worried, after years of polishing his image into a blinding gleam, that we still don’t know who he is.’’ (Boston magazine)
The presidential race gets local: “Massachusetts supporters of Joe Biden are seeking to forge an alliance between the vice president and former Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick, a close friend of President Barack Obama and prominent African-American leader whose support could open pathways to the state’s potent Democratic donor network.’’ (Politico)
Set your DVRs: “Michael Bergin, the Malden man who rose to fame after a video of him discovering a sunfish went viral, will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night.’’ (Boston.com)
Baker takes on DCF issues: “Buffeted by a series of high-profile child abuse cases, Governor Charlie Baker pledged Monday to replace a patchwork of policies at the state’s Department of Children and Families with a clear, standardized playbook aimed at protecting children from violent crime at the hands of those closest to them.’’ (The Boston Globe)
Harvard Med School to examine its conflict-of-interest rules: “The school strengthened its conflict-of-interest regulations just five years ago, at a time of widespread concern about physicians and researchers accepting payments from pharmaceutical companies. The medical research landscape has changed since then, however: Government funding for research is more difficult to obtain, and large drug companies have sharply reduced their investment in early-stage research. To fill the gap, many professors are launching startups.’’ (Stat News)
The mystery monkey of the Boston Garden: “While the old Garden is now a parking lot, one strange, related story has never been neatly paved and sealed: the legend of the Boston Garden monkey. … ‘Workers said they found the remains of a monkey in the rafters Thursday, and were even moved to pause for a moment of silence, hard hats in hand,’ [the Globe wrote in 1998.]’’ (Boston.com)
The Goodbye: When the Boston Garden was knocked down.
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