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WCAI's Local News Roundup: Homeless Shelter Will Move Out of Hyannis; Pilgrim Power Trouble

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The NRC downgrades the performance rating of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a discussion about the top local news stories of the week. Joining him this week are George Brennan of the Cape Cod Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; and Nelson Sigelman of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

Among the stories they talk about: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgrades Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant's performance rating after a handful of emergency shutdowns; members of the Housing Assistance Board vote to relocate the NOAH homeless shelter out of downtown Hyannis; some Cape Tech students protest a prohibition on Yoga pants; shell fishermen are speaking out against a rash of revetment proposals in Chatham; the municipal playing fields on Nantucket are in no shape for fall sports; a reality television start reports that $50,000 in jewelry was stolen from her parked car on Martha's Vineyard; and Sandwich residents vote to spend $1.7 million to save beaches in town.

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