Reply The winners will be in a seat as the city determines key zoning regulations and works through the economic and social fallout from the effects of the pandemic. (Jenna Fisher/Patch) MASSACHUSETTS — It's Tuesday, March 16. Here's what you should know this afternoon: The Department of Public Health said Tuesday the state's first known case of the Brazilian coronavirus variant was confirmed in MA. A lawsuit claiming state-funded circumcisions are a waste of taxpayer money will be allowed to move forward. Thousands of Massachusetts workers qualify for state food assistance programs despite having jobs with some of the world's biggest companies.