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WCAI's Local News Roundup: WHOI Chief Leaving; 3 Officers Off Falmouth Force; Striper Cuts

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WCAI News Director Sean Corcoran hosts a roundup of the top local stories of the week. This week, Sean is joined by Patrick Cassidy of the Cape Cod Times; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Joshua Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; Phillip Martin of WGBH News; Geoff Spillane of the Mashpee Enterprise; Jim DeArruda of the New Bedford Standard Times; and Nelson Sigleman of the Martha's Vineyard Times.

Among the stories they discuss this week: Three police officers are off the Falmouth Police Department after an internal affairs investigation;  a few new faces in political office after Tuesday's election; the state has a plan to handle Ebola if the disease hits this region; a weekend Nor'easter causes power outages; new leadership coming to WHOI; and schools consider starting later in the morning.

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