Island residents file complaints with AG against AmeriGas
Homeowners on Martha’s Vineyard are voicing frustration over delayed propane deliveries from AmeriGas, the largest retail propane distributor in the U.S., with some residents reporting that they’ve gone days without heat in their homes amid the prolonged freezing temperatures and snowy weather that struck the Island recently. Kathryn Leonard, a seasonal Island resident, said she…
Cotton sued over toddler’s death
The parents of a 2-year-old boy who died after allegedly being left unattended in a vehicle by his babysitter filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the babysitter in Dukes County Superior Court last month. Julie and Matthew Rodenbaugh filed the civil complaint on Jan. 28 against Aimee Cotton of Oak Bluffs, seeking damages for negligence,…
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Duxbury man sues Edgartown
Updated Jan. 20 A longtime mooring holder in Edgartown Harbor is seeking nearly $10 million in punitive damages from the town of Edgartown, alleging in a federal lawsuit that the harbor’s only water taxi, the Oldport Launch, is retaliating against him by banning his access to the service, after he…
Driver who crashed into Third World Trading given probation
Theodore Bennett, the Edgartown man who crashed his truck into the clothing store Third World Trading Co. and other property on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs in November, appeared in the Edgartown District Court on Dec. 22 for a discovery compliance and jury election, where he was sentenced to 18…
Select board chair facing multiple charges
Tisbury’s select board chair Christina Colarusso is being charged with several offenses from an incident last month in which she illegally entered a Steamship Authority vessel. After a subsequent encounter with Tisbury Police that turned physical in Vineyard Haven, she was taken to the hospital for what the officer cited…
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