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The Local News Roundup: Lifeguard Applicant Drowns During Tryout; Cape Flyer Partners with Uber

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WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a discussion with area journalists about the top local news stories of the week.

Joining Sean this week are Anne Brennan of the Cape Cod Times; Sam Houghton of the Mashpee Enterprise; Sara Brown of the Martha's Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Joshua Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; and Nelson Sigelman of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

Among the stories they discuss: a 22-year-old man, who friends describe as a champion swimmer, drowned during  drowns at lifeguard tryouts in Orleans; some local fishermen get video monitors on their boats to track the fish they're catching; the local transit authority partners with the ride-hailing business Uber; Barnstable officials breakdown the homeless campsites off Ocean Street; Sandwich High School's varsity tennis coach is forced out; a Mashpee elementary school principal will not face charges after an assault claim at the school involving a staff member; a local nursing home is under investigation after a man collapses; and the Mayflower II is returning to Plymouth.