WCAI's Sean Corcoran hosts a roundup of local stories with journalists from across the region. Joining Sean this week are Gwenn Friss of the Cape Cod Times; Sam Houghton of the Mashpee Enterprise; Sara Brown of the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; Ed Miller of the Provincetown Banner; and Barry Stringfellow of the Martha's Vineyard Times.
Among the stories they discuss this week: Barnstable police report that accused drug dealers were using a Shriver family home, though the family was not aware; the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional School Committee creates a policy that prohibits sex between staff and students; facing budget issues, Barnstable County may offer early-retirement plans; legislators are targeting the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; locals attend marches in Washington and Boston; a housing project in Falmouth is causing controversy; Mashpee and other communities may host town-wide votes to ban recreational marijuana sales in their communities; efforts are underway to stop moped rentals on Martha's Vineyard; Chatham Town Meeting moves to purchase land for downtown parking; Chatham Bars Inn sues the town; New Bedford hosts a "Point in Time" homeless count, part of a nation-wide effort; the Wellfleet shellfish constable resigns; a proposed CVS in Provincetown meets resistance from the Historic Commission; Oak Bluffs hosts a meeting about how to deal with new marijuana laws.