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News Roundup: Mashpee Wampanoag Lands in Question; Marking 9/11 Anniversary

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WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week, including: the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe faces uncertainty after a federal decision rescinds its lands in trust; questions continue over the fate of spent fuel at Pilgrim Nuclear Plant; and the region marks the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

This week's guests include: Cindy McCormick of the Cape Cod Times; Bill Eville 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.

Among the stories we talk about: state offers guidance on school resource officers; seashore advisory panel to meet again; officials approve zone for non-retail pot facilities; winter moths on the decline; hospitals join forces to fight Question 1; Cape Cod Potato Chips lays off plant workers; Yarmouth again balks at Vineyard Wind pact; WHOI wins grant for underwater acoustic telescope.

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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.