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.
2017
April 12, 2017
A superior court judge heard arguments on both sides in a legal dispute over a decision by the Martha’s Vineyard airport commission to not renew a lease for the Airport Mobil station.
March 31, 2017
The spring sitting of the Dukes County superior court begins next week, with a criminal trial for a Vineyard Haven man charged with rape on the docket.
March 2, 2017
An Oak Bluffs man has been sentenced to five years in state prison on charges including drug trafficking.
2016
May 26, 2016
The state Supreme Judicial Court has reversed a Dukes County superior court judge’s decision to throw out an indictment against a Vineyard Haven man. The case returns to court for trial this fall.
April 4, 2016
The spring sitting of Dukes County superior court opens this week with a mix of cases, including one civil case that pits an Edgartown property owner against the town historic district commission.
2014
October 2, 2014
The fall sitting of Dukes County superior court is scheduled to begin Monday.
