Nantucket, MA

PDF of print edition NEWS UPDATE: Gas prices increase by at least 50 cents at 3 of 4 island stations On Island Gas still under $4 a gallon, cars line of for the "cheap" stuff.      Rumors swirled around the island last night about a dramatic increase in gas prices at three of the island's four gas stations causing lines to grow at the pumps as divers sought to get one last tank full of sub-four dollar a gallon gas. More ... BREAKING NEWS: Kopko elected chairman of the Board of Selectmen Roggeveen vice chair. Votes split along familiar 3-2 lines.      Chadwick retains seat as chair of County Commissioners, Atherton vice chair. More ... Worlds Collide      PHOTOS BY ROB BENCHLEY/ The Independent Fifth grader Bobby Congdon, above, rehearses his part as Francisco Pizarro in the upcoming original musical "When Worlds Collide," showing next week at the Nantucket New School. The musical was written by NNS fifth grade teacher Jim Sulzer to complement and en... More ... Inspiring actress, singer and former I&M publisher Marie Giffin dies at 77 BY MARY LANCASTER INDEPENDENT WRITER       Known to many for her stage talent and lovely singing voice, Marie Giffin, former owner and publisher of the Inquirer and Mirror for 20 years, died peacefully in her sleep on Nantucket April 28, 2008. She was 77. Born Florence Marie Ritchie on March 13, 1931 in Hillview, Ill., she grew up in Ja... More ... COMPROMISE SBPF considers it BY PETER B. BRACE INDEPENDENT WRITER       Cheryl Bartlett, Executive Director of the Siasconset Beach Preservation Fund said Monday that SBPF could be revising its beach rebuilding plan. The new plan would shrink the sand mining area, as well as reduce the amount of sand put on the beach. More ... Scrimshander faces smuggling charges BY PETERA. SUTTERS JR. INDEPENDENT WRITER       A well known Nantucket scrimshander is facing a list of federal charges alleging he purchased illegal sperm whale teeth and elephant ivory, then lied to agents investigating the purchases. More ...