Local NPR for the Cape, Coast & Islands 90.1 91.1 94.3
The Point

News Roundup: No Federal Funding for Cape Bridge Replacement; Food Insecurity on Martha's Vineyard

Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio

Padanaram Harbor
Dan Tritle

WCAI's Kathryn Eident hosts a roundup of local and regional news of the week.  Her guests: Cindy McCormick from the Cape Cod Times; Jack Spillane from the New Bedford Standard-Times; George Brennan from the Martha's Vineyard Times; Mary Ann Bragg from the Provincetown Banner; Josh Balling from the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror, Louisa Hufstader from the Vineyard Gazette; WCAI's statehouse reporter Mike Deehan; and WCAI Morning Edition producer Sam Houghton.

Making news this week: President Trump's proposed federal budget does not include funding for Cape Cod bridge replacement; nursing homes addressing opioid concerns; Yarmouth plans the first phase of sewer project; help sought to find who's behind horse attack in Harwich; Martha's Vineyard food pantry sees record need; experts say Tisbury School should be gutted instead of fixed up; Vineyard Wind project delayed; New Bedford firefighters protest station closure; Provincetown approves green burials; Nantucket nursing home rating upgraded; typewriters on Martha's Vineyard.

Stay Connected
Kathryn Eident was the Morning Edition Host and Senior Producer of News until November 2022.