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News Roundup: Gosnold Outcry Prompts New Committee; Prince Albert in Woods Hole

Jennifer Junker
Martha's Vineyard

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: community outcry continues to build in Falmouth over a proposal to locate a rehab facility next to a school; local towns are increasingly communicating through social media; and a prince comes to the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole.

This week's guests include: Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times, Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette, Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle, Josh Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror, Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner, and George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

Other stories we talk about: parents push to keep Horace Mann school open; volunteers clear brush from utility right-of-ways, taking matters into their own hands; social media offers towns new lines of communication; Falmouth backs death with dignity; Route 6A housing project gets support; rare species slow work on popular bike path; Target for Hyannis location; burials at sea.

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Steve is Managing Editor of News. He came to WCAI in 2007. He also hosts the weekly News Roundup on Friday mornings and produces The Fishing News.