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News Roundup: South Coast Rail chugs into view; right whale mothers and calves in CC Bay

A test train for South Coast Rail passes through Myricks Junction in Berkley, June 26, 2024
Jennette Barnes
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CAI
A test train for South Coast Rail passes through Myricks Junction in Berkley, June 26, 2024.

This week: South Coast Rail is set to roll next Monday, changing the way the region connects to Boston. And, right whales return to Cape Cod Bay — including a couple of calves.

We have those stories and more, as CAI News Director Steve Junker speaks with the region’s leading journalists.

This week's guests include CAI's Jennette Barnes and Eve Zuckoff; Eunki Seonwoo of the Martha's Vineyard Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; William von Herff of the Provincetown Independent; Jason Graziadei of Nantucket Current; and Anastasia Lennon of the New Bedford Light.

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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.