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Published March 12, 2021 at 1:10 PM EST Listen • 49:31 / We’re marking a year with the pandemic, but we’re also looking ahead as the local vaccine rollout continues. Meanwhile, a new report points to significant contamination of the Cape’s ponds and waterways. And Vineyard Wind gets a big thumbs up from the Feds. We have those stories and more on the local news roundup, as CAI News Director Steve Junker speaks with some of the region’s leading journalists. This week's guests include CAI reporters Jennette Barnes and Eve Zuckoff; Noah Asimow of the Vineya...

March arrives in somber shades The Johnson-and-Johnson one-shot vaccine comes to Cape Cod. Local teachers react to being added next-up in the vaccine rollout. And the Vineyard marks the passing of two prominent figures. We have those stories and more on the local news roundup, as CAI News Director Steve Junker speaks with some of the region’s leading journalists. This week's guests include CAI's Jennette Barnes and Sam Houghton; Noah Asimow of the Vineyard Gazette; Tim Wood of the Cape Cod Chronicle; Josh Balling of the Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror; K.C. Myers of the Provincetown Independ...

A proposed "Mansion Tax" in Chatham is taking a step forward.

By WXTK News Feb 11, 2021 Plans to demolish several buildings on the former Monomoy Theatre property in Chatham are being allowed to proceed.  The Cape Cod Chronicle reports the Chatham Historic Business District Commission approved the razing of five buildings on the campus last week.  The commission had previously denied the request because it wanted details on future plans for the property.  The owner, Chatham Productions LLC, wants to construct a half-dozen single-family homes.  The Monomoy Theatre, which closed in 2018, would stay and undergo renovations.   

By WXTK News Jan 15, 2021 A so-called "mansion tax" is under consideration by the Chatham Board of Selectmen to address the town's housing shortage.  The Cape Cod Chronicle reports Selectman Jeffry Dykens floated the idea of a real estate transfer tax for properties over two-million dollars at a meeting this week. Some board members expressed support, and it was agreed that there would be continuing discussion.  The transfer tax would require town meeting approval and special legislation. Money background