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Vineyard Haven crash causes power outage
A car crash at the intersection of State Road and Edgartown Road, which approaches town by Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road, caused one vehicle to veer into a telephone pole, knocking…
A.G. Campbell speaks at Women’s Recovery Court Session
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell spoke at the 15th annual Massachusetts Women’s Recovery Court Session — a celebration for participants and alumni of a state-run program for women recovering from alcohol and drug addiction — this week on the Island. Roughly 60 women from throughout the Commonwealth gathered inside the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown…
Montessori locks up for mental health incident nearby
The Vineyard Montessori School performed a “lock up” procedure today around noon due to reports of a mental health incident occurring on nearby Daggett Ave, according to school officials. The incident, which occurred around 12:15 pm, caused the local school to perform the drill as a precautionary measure. At Vineyard Montessori, a lock-up is different…
Court Cases
Agatep arrested for cocaine distribution; bail for assault case revoked
Kevin Agatep, 33, who was previously arrested following an incident outside the Ritz Cafe in Oak Bluffs where he allegedly assaulted a man in July and paralyzed the victim from the waist down, was arrested for separate charges, involving the distribution of cocaine, late last month. Agatep was released on…
West Tisbury resident sued over Island Theatre
Updated August 26. Owners of the controversial Island Theatre have called on the courts to make a local resident compensate them with millions of dollars for allegedly backing out of a deal to buy the Oak Bluffs property. Lucky 7 Realty Trust, represented by trustee Brian Hall, sued Jefrey DuBard,…
Murder added to indictments for Aimee Cotton
Updated August 26. Aimee Cotton of Oak Bluffs, who previously was indicted for manslaughter and reckless endangerment of a child last September and pleaded not guilty, was indicted for murder last Wednesday in the Dukes County Superior Court, according to court documents. The incident related to the charge occurred in…
Cape Poge trail uncertainty raised in Land Court
Uncertainty was raised by a state judge on which trails on Cape Poge correspond to 19th century easements in an ongoing lawsuit over where drivers can publicly access Chappaquiddick Island’s northernmost territory. That question over the easements, which is the permission granted to use a part of another owner’s property,…
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