Denied Wastewater Permit Draws Lawsuit in Oak Bluffs

Two Oak Bluffs residents hoping to build a new home on Ocean avenue are suing the town’s wastewater commission for what they allege is an unsubstantiated decision and a potential conflict of interest.

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Man Indicted on Bomb Threat Charges

A Dukes County grand jury returned indictments against David Capato, who allegedly staged a bomb threat at the Steamship Authority Terminal earlier this year.

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Developer Sues Neighbors, Planning Board Officials Over Tisbury House

Developer Xerxes Aghassipour has filed a lawsuit against four people, including a member of the Tisbury planning board and the board’s staff administrator, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to discredit his reputation and violate his rights by abusing the legal process.

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Oak Bluffs Man Indicted For Child Rape

Luciano Deoliveira, 28, was indicted on Dec. 19 on two counts of aggravated rape of a child and several other charges.

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Grand Jury Hands Down Four Indictments

A Dukes County Grand Jury indicted Michael Rossetti, Stephen Luce and Nicholas Lopenzo on Oct. 30. The following day, the jury agreed to move forward with charges against Rosalynn Kent. 

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Oak Bluffs Apartment Rental Dispute Heads to Trial

Windsor Circuit Ltd., the owner of the building that formerly housed the Lampost, is seeking to overturn a 2022 commission decision that denied the company’s request to reduce the number of restricted workforce housing units in what used to be the bar’s upper three floors. 

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ICE Arrests Brazilian Man Facing Gun and Drug Charges

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Gustavo Mroczkoski on Sept. 17 in Oak Bluffs. This is the fourth ICE arrest on the Vineyard in two months.

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Buzzards Bay Man Indicted in Alleged West Tisbury Stabbing

A Dukes County grand jury last week indicted Joseph Feliciano after he was arrested for stabbing a man in the eye in May.

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Harbor View Renovation in Holding Pattern as Lawsuits Continue

The Edgartown zoning board signed off on the Edgartown hotel’s plans to update three cottages and build a new guest house and spa in March of 2023, but that approval was appealed by neighbor Lynn Allegaert a few months later.

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Grand Jury Indicts Four People

A grand jury returned indictments Friday for Jordan Creech and Christine Kurth on drug charges and Ryan Camacho and MacAleer Schilcher on rape charges.

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