Boston Set To Name First Woman, Black Mayor: Patch PM

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Monday, March 22. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

• Boston City Council President Kim Janey could become the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the city's mayor as early as Tuesday.
• The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
• Rankings released Monday say Massachusetts is one of the worst states to be a doctor.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story

Boston City Council President Kim Janey is set to become the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the city's mayor.

The Senate is expected to confirm Mayor Marty Walsh as the Biden administration's labor secretary when it votes at 5:30 p.m. Monday. Janey could take the oath of office and become acting mayor as early as Tuesday. Janey has yet to say whether she will enter the crowded race to permanently replace Walsh in November's election.

"I'm really excited about what this means for our city, how far our city has come," Janey said during an interview on WCVB on Sunday. "We certainly still have work to do, but it is a really exciting time for our city. So I couldn't be more thrilled to be stepping into this role."

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Monday's Other Top Stories

All the way to the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Joe Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment. The justices agreed to hear an appeal filed by the Trump administration, which carried out executions of 13 federal inmates in its final six months in office. The case won't be heard until the fall, and it's unclear how the new administration will approach Tsarnaev's case.

MA isn't a great place to be a doctor: March 30 is National Doctors' Day, and with all health care professionals facing unprecedented challenges this year, personal finance website WalletHub compiled a new ranking to see which states were the best — and worst — for doctors to live and work. The list paints a grim picture for Massachusetts, which was near last place.

That Adderall may be meth: The dangerous pills have been circulating in communities around New Hampshire and targeted to youths, according to the New England DEA. Local police departments in Massachusetts like Belmont and Westwood are working with the DEA to get the message out to youth and families and prevent fatal overdoses and addiction.

Wakefield considers dropping Warrior mascot: It's long past time Wakefield rids itself of the Warrior logo. That was the overwhelming sentiment from a panel last week featuring Indigenous People and hosted by the School Committee. The purpose: To hear from those most directly impacted by Wakefield's Warrior.

NH crash leaves two Massachusetts women dead: Two women from Lawrence died on Monday after a crash on Interstate 93 south in Windham, according to New Hampshire State Police. Troopers and Windham fire and rescue teams were sent to the area near Mile Marker 6 by Exit 3 around 5 a.m. for a report of a crash. When they arrived, investigators determined a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee "veered left to right across the highway before striking the guardrail and breaking through it," according to Lt. Bryan Trask of Troop B.

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