Pipeline break said to cause oil spill
A ruptured pipeline at a Broadway oil facility was the source of an oil spill spotted Monday in the Chelsea River, the Coast Guard confirmed yesterday. The pipeline, owned by Global Petroleum, allowed 200 to 300 gallons of heating oil into the mouth of the river. An unknown amount also seeped into the soil around the pipeline, Coast Guard Lieutenant Greg Callaghan said. The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the rupture and an unrelated sheen that appeared on the surface of the nearby Mystic River. Coast Guard officials said Monday that the company was helpful in cleaning up the spill. Global Petroleum officials could not be reached for comment yesterday.
BOSTON
2 women assaulted after finding phone
Two women who found a cellphone after leaving a nightclub in Boston's South End early yesterday were allegedly assaulted by the phone's owner and two others when they tried to return the item, police said. The phone's owner called the phone and arranged to retrieve it. When they met, a female suspect punched one of the women in the face. The suspects then fled in a Mercedes, which was used to try and run down the women as they stood on the sidewalk at Lenox and Tremont streets in Roxbury, police said. Police were searching yesterday for two males and a female who allegedly assaulted the women.
New restrictions sought on abortion foes
Abortion rights groups plan to announce proposed legislation today that would expand buffer zones around clinics where abortions are performed. State law mandates a 6-foot buffer zone around patients within an 18-foot radius of the entrance to such clinics, but supporters of an expanded zone say the current law is tough to enforce. Current law also prohibits protesters from approaching clinic patients with pamphlets or information without the patient's consent. The proposal is backed by Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, and the Massachusetts Women's Political Caucus. Many of the abortion rights groups originally sought a larger buffer zone, but settled for the legislative compromise. The bill is sponsored by Senator Jarrett T. Barrios, a Cambridge Democrat. (State House News Service)
QUINCY
3 unoccupied buses catch fire in yard
Three unoccupied MBTA buses caught fire in a Quincy bus yard last night, and could be a total loss, MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo said. The first bus caught fire about 9:30 p.m. and spread flames to the second and third. Two of the buses sustained significant fire damage, while the third had minor damage. It was not known last night how the fire started, Pesaturo said. An MBTA employee noticed the flames, and the vehicles were extinguished by 9:45 p.m. The incident is under investigation, Pesaturo said.
PLAINVILLE
Resident says home hit by quarry rock
The state fire marshal's office is investigating how and why a rock from a quarry blasting area hit a home in Plainville. The incident occurred last Wednesday, while the Atlantic Blasting Company was working, but the resident noticed the damage to her home on
WATERBURY, Conn.
2 killed when stolen car hits their SUV
Two people were killed yesterday when their sport utility vehicle was struck by a stolen car, allegedly driven by a 22-year-old Waterbury man who had fled from authorities. The victims, whose names were not released last night, were a couple who lived in the Waterbury area, police said. Police charged Timeek Heath with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, first-degree larceny, and several motor vehicle crimes. He was held on $3 million bond and was to be arraigned today in Waterbury Superior Court. Sergeant Chris Corbett, a Waterbury police spokesman, said authorities were investigating whether officers were pursuing Heath at the time of the crash. The uninjured driver of a third vehicle involved in the accident told police that Heath's car ran a red light and struck the couple's Jeep. The accident happened late yesterday afternoon, near the intersection of Interstate 84 and Route 8. (AP)
