MA Dad Is Behind GameStop Stock Craze: Patch PM

FRAMINGHAM, MA — It's a frigid Friday afternoon across the region, and the sub-zero weather will stick with us through the weekend. And then there's the chance for a significant snowstorm on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

But the hottest story of the week has been the Wall Street battle over GameStop stock. And it turns out a Wilmington father is one of the major players in the affair, the Wall Street Journal reported in an interview with him Friday.

Keith Gill, 34, is known on YouTube as Roaring Kitty and on Reddit by the adults-only handle "DeepF-------Value." Until recently, Gill worked in marketing for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. He films his popular YouTube videos about stocks in his basement so he doesn't wake up his 2-year-old daughter, the WSJ reported.

As of Thursday, Gill had posted a $33 million total gain on his bet on the video game retailer, although he was down nearly $15 million overnight on the stock's wild volatility this week.

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Congresswoman gets COVID-19: U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan tested positive for the coronavirus Thursday afternoon, according to her office. Trahan, a Democrat who represents the state's 3rd Congressional District, said she is asymptomatic and self-quarantining at home. She was among members of Congress who sheltered in offices during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol. Some members of Congress contracted the virus that day. Trahan had tested negative several times before her positive test this week, her office said.

They’ve got one shot at this: As public health officials and scientists grapple with new virus variants, manufacturers of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate, this one a single dose, reported Friday that it was 66 percent effective overall in preventing moderate to severe COVID-19 cases 28 days after vaccination. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center collaborated with the company’s pharmaceutical arm to support the development of the latest vaccine candidate.

Donations pour in for injured hockey player: A Bishop Feehan hockey player who was injured during a game in West Springfield Tuesday night has received over half a million dollars in donations through a GoFundMe page set up by a family member and other private contributions. A.J. Quetta, a senior from North Providence, was playing against Pope Francis School when he went headfirst into the boards and was unable to move. He was transported from Baystate Health in Springfield to Massachusetts General Hospital on Wednesday evening to undergo spine surgery.

By The Numbers

-19 degrees: That’s how cold it got in Worcester Friday morning factoring in the wind chill. Compare that to the relatively balmy 1 degrees out in Barnstable on Friday morning.

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