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News Roundup: New Round of H2B Visas Goes By Lottery; Fratantonio Murder Trial

WCAI News Director Steve Junker hosts a roundup of some of the top local and regional news of the week. This week's guests include: Geoff Spillane of the Cape Cod Times, Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette, Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle, K.C. Myers of the Provincetown Banner, Jim Kinsella of the Enterprise Newspapers, George Brennan of the Martha's Vineyard Times, and Andy Tomolonis of SouthCoast Today. 

Among the stories we talk about:  Congressman Bill Keating asks the Homeland Security Chief to visit the Cape to see first-hand the effects of the H2B worker shortage; there’s testimony in the trial for the murder of a special ed teacher from Barnstable; a memorial is stolen from a Gold Star family in Mashpee; settlement requires Windstar Farm be restored; sewer hookup violators face daily fine; Cyr again target of fiscal alliance; Cape and Vineyard electric customers to see savings; Ice Cream Smuggler loses legal appeal; Brewster administrator under fire; fire pit injuries highlight safety concerns; school choice booms on Cape.

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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.