Sebastian M. Pattavina, former owner of The Mod Spa, has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail following a series of sexual assault charges.
Dukes County Superior Court
July 1, 2021
Noah Asimow
An Oak Bluffs man was sentenced to 18 months probation this week after pleading guilty to assault, theft and vandalism charges that arose out of a motor vehicle altercation in Oak Bluffs in the summer of 2019.
July 8, 2021
Noah Asimow
An Oak Bluffs man has been arraigned in Dukes County superior court on 46 charges, including two counts of rape, that stem from a string of alleged incidents over the course of nearly two years.
2023
April 28, 2023
Gregory Pyden, 56, pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of workers compensation fraud, and four counts of larceny. He was ordered to pay $37,488 restitution for his role in the scheme.
April 25, 2023
In a decision issued last week, the Hon. Douglas Wilkins remanded the Island Elderly Housing project back to the commission and ordered it to reconsider the project without that condition.
April 25, 2023
Park City Wind filed a lawsuit after the town board denied the company’s application to install two offshore wind cables in town waters, potentially threatening the entire project.
April 25, 2023
A Superior Court judge on Tuesday upheld the Martha’s Vineyard Commission’s denial of a major Edgartown residential development, affirming the commission’s broad powers over development on the Island.
2022
October 17, 2022
A small lot off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah has become the subject of a complex land dispute between a Vineyard conservation organization and the descendants of a former deed holder.
October 5, 2022
In the county’s first Superior Court jury trial in more than two years, an Oak Bluffs businessman is suing a well known Island surgeon for medical malpractice.
