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WCAI's Local News Roundup: Water in Eastham; There's a New Tick in Town; Land Sale on Sandy Neck

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WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran and local journalists review the top local and regional news stories of the week. Sean's guests this week include George Brennan, a reporter at The Cape Cod Times; Sally Rose, editor of the Provincetown Banner; New Bedford Standard-Times Editorial Page Editor Jim DeArruda; and Nelson Sigelman, editor of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

Among the stories the discuss this week: Eastham Town Meeting voters give to go-ahead for a town-wide water system; police are investigating a report of an attempted abduction in Cotuit; the new attorney general says addressing opiate addiction is her top priority;  regulators approve a plan by the Cape Light Compact; the Lone Star tick has established itself on Cape Cod, and researchers want to trap and study the insect; the town of Barnstable steps up to purchase property on Sandy Neck.

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