WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a discussion with journalists about the top local news stories of the week. Joining him are: Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times; Sam Houghton of the Enterprise Newspapers; Sara Brown of the Martha's Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Caitlyn Russell of The Register; Joshua Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; and Nelson Sigelman of the Martha's Vineyard Times.
Among the stories they discuss this week: Bourne looks to welcome a potential hotel/water park development at the rotary; Barnstable schools may expand the use of video cameras; Mashpee considers moving voting polls out of the schools; the Coast Guard is reviewing policies after a fisherman dies while his disabled boat was being towed; a woman with Martha's Vineyard ties wows the judges on American Idol; on Nantucket, the village of Sconset loses its call fire department; a local group in Dennis works to stop herbicidal spraying beneath power lines; on Martha's Vineyard a search for a new high school principal continues; Falmouth looks to keep draft reports under wraps; local indoor amusement center closes; and the region's New Year's baby comes a day late.