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News Roundup: Child Development to Close; EEE in Truro; Tisbury School Faces Lead Challenge

S Junker

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: the non-profit Cape Cod Child Development is closing - a surprise announcement that’s left parents and employees asking a lot of questions; Tisbury School scrambles after chipping lead paint shuts down the 1929 building; and officials urge vigilance in the wake of the triple-E death of a Fairhaven woman.

This week's guests are Kristen Young of the Cape Cod Times; Noah Asimow and Will Sennott of the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; K.C. Myers of the Provincetown Banner; and Sarah Mizes-Tan and Eve Zuckoff of WCAI. 

Other stories we talk about include: fundraiser braves jellyfish, sharks, and currents to swim from Nantucket to Martha's Vineyard; Harwich boy advocates for road work; funicular comes closer in Provincetown; MV Coast Guard releases documents about lead contamination in base housing; sharks-and-summer update; Provincetown Independent launches; Surf Drive study to improve coastal resiliency. 

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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.