Vineyard Agent Warns of Craigslist Rental Scam

Don't believe everything you read on craigslist: A Martha's Vineyard realty agent says a scammer has been angling for unwary renters.

Craigslist is full of rental offers. But not all of them are legitimate, according to a Facebook update from the Homes on Martha's Vineyard realty business managed by Susan L. Cahoon: "I've had 3 phone calls from people who see a rental posted on Craig's List for a home in Edgartown available for $1,000 per month. It's a summer rental listing we have that is $3,800 per week! The scammer takes the photos we've posted (not on Craig's List) and creates an ad with those photos and info. They ask that you send a deposit to somewhere in Egypt. Fortunately the people I spoke with were savvy enough to smell a rat! My name was in there somewhere (one thing that internet exposure can't prevent) so these people called me. I quickly set them straight…

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Edgartown, Gay Head Lighthouses Reopen for 2013

Memorial Day Weekend brings the reopening of two iconic Martha's Vineyard lighthouses, one at each end of the Island. Here are the hours when you can take a lighthouse tour in Edgartown and Aquinnah.

Duckling Rescued by Edgartown Police

Thanks to an alert family and the Edgartown Police Department, a wayward duckling nicknamed "Stormy" is safe and sound with a new family after falling down a storm drain Sunday.

Edgartown police officers served and protected an at-risk duckling Sunday, according to a status update complete with photographs on the the town police department's Facebook page: "This little fella had a rough day today. While on patrol one of our officers was waved down by a family concerned about a duckling. The family had seen it walk across the street all alone and fall into a storm grate. Bonnie Parent volunteered to go into the drain and retrieve the duckling after which he was named "Stormy" by witnesses. An exhaustive search for the duckling's family turned up nothing so he was brought to a wildlife preserve, cleaned up and adopted by a family of chicks." Follow the EPD at facebook.com/edgartownpolice?v=wall. You may also be …

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Cruise Ship to Arrive in Edgartown Tuesday

The first of 22 small-ship cruises scheduled for Edgartown visits in 2013 is scheduled to drop anchor in the outer harbor Tuesday night with up to 100 passengers aboard.

Love them or hate them, the cruise ships are coming: Small cruise ships will visit Edgartown 22 times this summer and fall. The first of the vessels from American Cruise Lines of Guilford, Conn. is scheduled to drop anchor in the outer harbor at around 8 p.m. Tuesday. After Patch broke the news in February that Edgartown harbormaster Charlie Blair had snared the American Cruise Lines contract from Tisbury, some readers weren't pleased to hear about it, commenting: "Disgusting. And those things pollute the air and the water. It's an assault on Edgartown Harbor, has no business being anywhere near Edgartown, and whoever authorized that decision is a complete idiot." "I think Oak Bluffs would be a better destination for the cruise ship to …

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Summer Help Wanted in Edgartown: Stores, Restaurants Post Jobs

Whether you'd rather make sandwiches, scoop ice cream, work in a clothing store or be a barista, Edgartown businesses have job postings for you to check out.

Who's hiring in Edgartown, where you can go from your job to the beach in less than half an hour? Here's a handful of help-wanted postings we've spotted recently. To find more, take a stroll down Main Street or check out local businesses on Facebook: Shiretown Meats: Apply in shop Edgartown Meat and Fish: Apply in shop Edgartown Deli: Call 508-627-4789 or email AltoVista54@yahoo.com Mad Martha's Ice Cream: 508-627-8761 J. McLaughlin: jmclaughlin.com Behind the Bookstore coffee shop: Apply at Edgartown Books Island Outfitters: Apply in shop or at ioedgartown@gmail.com Vineyard Vines (now on North Water Street): Apply at vineyardvines.com Is your Island business hiring? Post on Patch! Stay Patched in! Follow Martha's Vineyard Patch on …

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No Jail for Disbarred Lawyer Accused of Fraud in Edgartown

Charged with multiple counts and separate cases of fraud, larceny, forgery and misrepresentation, 64-year-old John C. McBride of Edgartown has been placed on probation until 2015 and must undergo counseling, court records indicate.

He drove a BMW, kept a home on South Water Street in Edgartown and appeared to be a prosperous attorney. But John C. McBride, now 64, has been ineligible to practice law since 2005, when he was disbarred. That didn't prevent him from representing a Martha's Vineyard man in a 2011 insurance claim involving a bicycling injury, in which McBride advised the man to accept a $5,000 settlement. According to documents filed in Edgartown District Court, the bicyclist became suspicious when weeks went by during which McBride continued to assure him the check was in the mail, and contacted the insurance company directly to learn that McBride had received and deposited the check into his own account. This case of forgery is one of several in which …

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New Café Opens Thursday in Edgartown

Gourmet, organic coffee service starts at 6 a.m. at the new Tocco Puro on South Water Street in downtown Edgartown. Up the street, Espresso Love was scheduled to reopen Wednesday.

Looking for an early-morning espresso drink near the Edgartown waterfront? Starting Thursday, the search ends at 3 South Water Street, the new home of the Tocco Puro coffee shop. Located in what was once the original home of Espresso Love, which was scheduled to reopen Wednesday on Church Street, Tocco Puro is owned by the proprietors of Pure Touch Salon, according to a Vineyard Gazette article. Tuesday afternoon, new Tocco Puro baristas were training in the tiny take-out café where the air was aromatic with freshly-roasted and -ground coffee beans. The shop will open at 6 a.m. Thursday and is intended to operate year-round, a manager said. Organic coffee beans, including fair trade offerings, will also be available for purchase along with…

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Flatbread, Lobsterville Hold Season-Opening Events

Flatbread Company on Airport Road and Lobsterville Bar & Grill in Oak Bluffs are both opening for 2013 this Thursday, with Lobsterville holding an open house preview Wednesday and Flatbread throwing a party with local bands Saturday.

Two more seasonal Martha's Vineyard restaurants are opening their doors Thursday, May 16: Flatbread Company on the Edgartown side of Airport Road and Lobsterville Bar & Grill on the Oak Bluffs waterfront. On Facebook, both establishments are inviting customers to special events celebrating the start of the 2013 season. Lobsterville Bar & Grill posts "Come on down on Wed the 15th at 5pm for our 2013 Open House! Hors d'oeuvres, limited menu, Refreshing Beverages, meet the new crew! New Lunch & Dinner Menus begin at 11:30am Thursday the 16th!" If you haven't been there yet, the @LobstervilleMV Twitter account advises "We're in the Caribbean Blue gingerbread-style house - The tallest structure right on OB Harbor." The address is 8 Circuit Ave…

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