Rocker says he loses voice, cancels show

Fans were livid last night at the Bank of America Pavilion after British rock star Morrissey abruptly canceled his show 30 minutes into what was supposed to be a 95-minute performance. The former Smiths frontman had complained before the sixth song that his voice was not up to par because he had taped an appearance the previous evening on "The Late Show With David Letterman," in which the frigid studio had affected his throat. He made it through two more songs and left the stage. A Pavilion representative announced that Morrissey had lost his voice and that the sold-out show would be rescheduled, igniting a loud chorus of boos.

An East Boston man was charged yesterday with arson and animal cruelty in allegedly throwing a flaming cat at the first floor window of a residential building earlier this month, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. Police said Luigi Epifania, 23, confessed to killing the cat after he was arrested Friday on unrelated charges including unlawful possession of a firearm. Epifania was ordered to return to court July 9.

A New York man was arrested last night and charged with indecent assault and battery in allegedly assaulting a woman and child in a play area of the Esplanade yesterday, State Police said. Rearlimgigeazr P. Eshiesycapilla, 23, was arrested at about 8:40 p.m. just yards from where the assault allegedly occurred, police said. The victim told police he had grabbed both her and the child and that she was able to break away and flee. Eshiesycapilla is expected to appear today in Boston Municipal Court on one count of indecent assault and battery and one count of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Thirty-six Worcester-area immigrants have been arrested and charged with being in the country illegally, including 17 convicted of crimes including rape of a child, assault and battery on a child, and failure to register as a sex offender, federal immigration authorities said yesterday. All face court hearings that could lead to deportation. The arrested include 14 lawful permanent residents of the United States who had been convicted of crimes, 16 immigrants who had flouted deportation orders, two immigrants who reentered the country after being deported, and four immigrants charged with being in the country illegally, officials said.

MARLBOROUGH

A jump in the demand for power triggered by yesterday's high temperatures caused scattered power outages that left more than 10,000 customers in Massachusetts without power yesterday evening, said Elise Delbarone, spokeswoman for National Grid. Delbarone said the load on power lines around South and Maple Streets in Marlborough caused wires to burn out, cutting power to about 3,000 customers in the area before 6 p.m. In Lynn, 2,700 customers were without power at one point, and in Salem, 6,000 customers were affected. Power was expected to be fully restored last night.

NEWTON

Newton police are investigating an accident yesterday at Wheeler Road and Parker Street that sent two paramedics and another driver to the hospital. Police said an American Medical Response Ambulance was responding to a 911 call on Redwood Road when it collided with a Jeep operated by a 21-year-old woman. Rescuers worked for more than an hour to cut one of the paramedics from the ambulance. None of the injuries were life-threatening, police said.

CAPE COD

Two 18-year-old women were killed yesterday in separate car crashes on Cape Cod that occurred 15 minutes apart, police said. At 5:30 a.m. in Dennis, Kelly Ann Brennan was driving a four-door Mercury Grand Marquis that slammed into trees off Old Chatham Road, according to the Dennis Fire Department. The Harwich teen was alone in the car, which overturned and broke in half during the wreck. At 5:45 a.m. in Yarmouth, Nicole V. Scleparis was driving a 1998 Subaru east on Route 6 when she lost control, and the vehicle rolled over. Scleparis, of Plymouth, died at the scene.