WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a discussion about the top local news stories of the week. Joining him this week are Anne Brennan of the Cape Cod Times; Jim DeArruda at the New Bedford Standard-Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; and Nelson Sigelman of the Martha's Vineyard Times.
Among the stories they discuss this week: The deadly West Nile virus is found in birds and mosquitos in Hyannis; Chatham selectmen vote to allow skydiving; the Wampanoag tribe of Aquinnah votes to move forward with a bingo parlor; efforts to close the NOAH homeless shelter in downtown Hyannis and relocate it continues to generate momentum; a longtime fish hatchery in Dennis changes hands and gets a new building; the Seaside festival parade in Yarmouth has been scrapped but there's hope for future years; the president of the Cape Cod Baseball League decides to retire; and the Sandwich DPW declares that "pay as you throw" is a success in that town.