Fireworks, Road Race Change Ferry Schedule

The Steamship Authority is warning customers of schedule alterations ahead of the Oak Bluffs fireworks and the Falmouth Road Race later this month.

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Falmouth Bank Robber Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison

Petar Petyoshin, who was arrested in May for stealing more than $21,000 from the Davis Straits Rockland Trust, was also given five years of supervised release by U.S. District Court judge Angel Kelly at his sentencing Monday. 

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Fundraiser Started After Island Paramedic Injured in Falmouth Fire

Jeffry Wagget, a fire lieutenant with Falmouth fire and rescue department and per diem paramedic with the Oak Bluffs fire department, was hurt at the Dec. 17 fire on Rivers Edge Road in Falmouth.

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Vineyard Man Accused of Robbing Falmouth Bank Pleads Guilty

Petar Petyoshin, who was arrested in May for stealing $21,000 from the Davis Straits bank while brandishing a gun and claiming he had a bomb, entered the guilty plea in federal court Thursday.

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Falmouth Robbery Suspect Agrees To Guilty Plea

Petar Petyoshin, who was arrested in May for allegedly stealing more than $21,000 from the Davis Straits Rockland Trust, signed a plea agreement with prosecutors earlier this summer.

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Falmouth Bank Robbery Suspect Charged in Federal Court

Petar Petyoshin, 40, is facing one count of bank robbery after law enforcement officials say he stole more than $21,000 from the Rockland Trust bank on Davis Straits at gunpoint on April 8.

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Nobska Lighthouse Looks to Next Chapter

After nearly two centuries of government management, the U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that it will be letting go of the Nobska Lighthouse in Woods Hole.

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As Employee Housing Costs Escalate, Off-Island Real Estate Beckons

Oak Bluffs businessman Mark Wallace recently purchased a nine-bedroom home in Woods Hole in hopes of building a commuter workforce.

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Accused Bank Robber Denied Bail

A Falmouth District Court judge ruled Tuesday that Petar Petyoshin be held without bail for 120 days after he was deemed a danger to the community.

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Edgartown Man Arrested in Connection with Falmouth Bank Robbery

Petar Petyoshin was arrested by police Tuesday for his alleged role in the April Cape robbery.

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