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B2 City Region Boston Sunday Globe SEPTEMBER 2, 2001, IIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Starts Stops New England in brief Thomas C. Palmer Jr. jf -1 "WW' am Ofc Ilia -T-5c- WOBURN DA investigates death of woman The Middlesex district attorney's office is investigating the death of a woman after an alleged physical altercation with her boyfriend early yesterday, spokesman Anson Kaye said. Kathleen Gallagher was pronounced dead on arrival at Winchester Hospital. An autopsy did not determine the cause of death, and more tests will be performed, Kaye said.

f'l '(' W.J I if' I 1L An overview of the Big Dig casting basin area yesterday, near A Street next to Fort Point Channel in South Boston. Aquarium to open on schedule Police found Gallagher shortly before 2 a.m. when they responded to a disturbance at her boyfriend's home on Stephanie Circle. Robert DeSal-vatore was charged with assault and battery and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Woburn District Court. DORCHESTER Victim of fatal beating is identified The man beaten to death in a Dorchester apartment last week was identified yesterday as Vincent Ngo, 48, of Chelsea, police said.

Daniel Iran, 49, of Dorchester, has been charged with murder in Ngo's death. Police say Iran beat Ngo after finding him with his wife. Iran was arrested at the police station, where he had gone to ask for a copy of a report on the beating filed by his wife. He is scheduled to be arraigned in Dorchester District Court on Tuesday. MEDFORD Shooting suspect sought by police Medford police continued their search last night for a suspect wanted for the shooting a 24-year-old woman Thursday night.

Jamie Collins of Medford was treated for a head wound at Masschusetts General Hospital in Boston after being shot inside her home on Exchange Street Her husband, Michael Collins, 24, was treated for cuts. Both were released from the hospital, an MGH spokesman said. Police said the shooting occurred after a fight between the suspect and two of the Collins's neighbors. ROXBURY Man denies charge of attempted murder A man pleaded not guilty Friday to trying to kill his girlfriend by driving his car into the wall of a Walgreen's on Warren Street Austin Jameison, 65, was charged with attempted murder and three counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, his car, at his arraignment in Roxbury District Court Authorities allege that Jameison, angry that his girlfriend had spent too much money, drove his car into a wall while she was in the passenger seat The girlfriend, Cynthia Wright 44, was hospitalized with severe facial injuries, according to Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Vicktor Theiss. Jameison was held without bail.

CAMBRIDGE MTFs handling of complaint is probed A Duke University dean and former North Carolina police officer will investigate whether the Massachusetts Institute of Technology mishandled a stalking complaint that Julie Carpenter filed against a fellow MIT undergraduate in January. Carpenter committed suicide April 30, five days after MIT ruled that a freshman, Charvak P. Karpe, had harassed her. Carpenter's friends and family members say she was under great stress during the complaint process and felt the punishment given to Karpe three counseling sessions and an essay was too lenient Kathleen C. Wallace, who oversees Duke's student disciplinary and anti-harassment programs, will conduct the inquiry, which was requested by MIT President Charles Vest last month.

WATERBURY, CONN. Nursing home settles neglect charge An alleged case of neglect has been settled against a nursing home whose officials were the first to be arrested by the state's new elder abuse unit The Village at East Farms was granted an 18-month term of accelerated rehabilitation Friday. The special probation is retroactive to March 2, the date the corporation and its vice president were accused of evicting an 82-year-old Alzheimer's patient without notice. (AP) IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Faith-based grants target cancer fight A bout a year ago we gave you the bad news: Aquarium Station on the Blue Line was closing. For a whole year.

Originally, the station was supposed to stay open while construction crews not only rebuilt the station, but also worked on the Big Dig. But then the change to save money by closing the station, whatever the inconvenience to the public, became irresistible. A year is almost up. A new Aquarium Station opens in October. We put on a hard hat and took a tour recently.

Frankly, it looked like there was still so much to be done that it couldnt possibly open this year. But Jack Driscoll, construction inspector for the MBTA, who led our tour, assured us that the reopening will happen on schedule. If you ride the Blue Line and look out the window, you can see the construction progress as you pass through the still-closed station. Big Dig crews can check the progress, too, as they build the new highway tunnel at State Street crossing right over the Blue Line. I-beams 14 feet thick run across the top of the Blue Line holding up the new underground interstate highway.

The old "headhouse" for the station that's what they call the entrance was at the comer of State Street and Atlantic Avenue, next to the Longwharf Marriott Now there will be two headhouses, an enlarged one in the old spot plus a new one up State Street in the existing building at 200 State. Across the street at 179-183 State, there will be stairs and an elevator as well. Just as they did in building the new Central Artery, construction workers lined the Blue Line tunnel running under State Street with deep slurry concrete walls. Then they put in a long new platform. And now they're finishing it up with light and dark blue tiles, aluminum ceilings, reflective lighting, and escalators that Driscoll promised will even work.

Ellenzweig Associates of Cambridge designed the Aquarium Station of the future. Which you can start using soon. "A lot of the work is being done in three shifts," Driscoll said, so the doors can open in October. The new platforms are long enough for six-car trains, which spokesman Brian Pedro said can begin running as soon as the new Airport Station is completed and Government Center platforms are lengthened. The new tunnel in this section of the Blue Line, between the descent under the harbor and the climb to State Street Station (which, by the way, the MBTA keeps a well-hidden secret from would-be riders), replaces concrete arches that were poured in the early part of the last century.

"The old concrete under the tracks was in excellent shape," said Driscoll. If three feet thick and stood up to 7,000 pounds of pressure when tested. The MBTA station renovation cost $82 million and is being done in collaboration with the adjacent Artery section, now running at $172 million. Modern Continental Construction Co. is building both.

We ran in to Paul Pellegrini, the resident engineer on the job, who said riders will be impressed with the new design. The old station was such a hole," he said candidly. "I think when the architect sat down he said, Tm going to design something that's going to knock your pants Even before Aquarium opens, the has something else new to show off, up in the northern end of the city. What the MBTA refers to as its North Station Superstation is opening opening another stage, that is about mid-month. The entrance to the Orange Line on the south end of the station, which runs down Canal Street from Causeway Street to Valenti Way, has been in use for over two years.

Now the doors will open on the Causeway end, which is a lot more convenient for those coming from commuter rail. We'd originally thought the Superstation would contain both Orange and Green lines and commuter rail. But they remain separated more than would be ideal. Eventually, an underground pedestrian walkway will link them. Our guide at the new North Station subway terminal was Robert Egan, senior project manager.

He's getting the elevators and fire alarms inspected, the last item before opening the doors. The station will have four elevators and six escalators and will comply with Americans With Disabilities Act regulations. What isnt opening yet is the west side of the station, where Green Line trains will run. Two more phases of construction are required first More on that later. We've got mail thought Td share this e-I mail," said Jim of L.

Cambridge. "I sent an e-mail questioning the slowness on the GLOBE STAFF PHOTODOMINIC CHAVEZ public hearing on improving North Shore transportation will be held at 6 p.m., Sept 13 at the Sawyer Free Library in Gloucester Boston-area transportation -planning meetings are set for. Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Somerville City Hall and 4 p.m. at Norwood Town Hall; Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

at Lincoln Town Hall and 3 p.m. at Medway Town Hall Waltham CitiBus has new BlueBird vehicles and the return of service, after two decades, to Trapelo Road and North Waltham The new, fourth leg of Logan i Express bus service to Logan Airport will open Friday in a temporary structure at 164 Newbury St, Peabody. i Can't get there. From the Big Dig this week, just a Central Street road closure between McKinley Square and Milk Street, on Tuesday, starting at 6 a.m. The MBTA's Friday and Saturday Night Owl service begins this weekend.

Ten new bus routes operating in the same corridors as the subway lines, with buses leaving downtown every 30 minutes and stopping at all the regular stations. The last i'' outbound trip is 2:30 a.m. Also, sendee on seven existing routes will be extended to 2:30 a.m.: Nos. 1, 9, 28, 57, 66, 77, and 111. It's a 12-month pilot program.

The MBTA's Labor Day schedule is subways, trolleys, buses, and commuter rail operating on a Sunday schedule, Charlestown-to-Long Wharf ferry operating on weekend schedule, no Lovejoy Wharf ferry or Hingham or Hull commuter boats. An 18-month resurfacing project will close the left lane on the lower deck of the Tobin Bridge, starting Monday, Sept. 10. The new permanent South Boston exit from the Ted Williams Tunnel westbound is now open at Street No more emerging at Street We answer as many inquiries each week as space allows. Please, no phone calls.

You can reach us on E-mail at startsglobe.com. The column is also on Globe Online at Boston.com, which can be found at http:www.boston.com globemetrostartsandstops. Our mailing address is Starts Stops, P.O. Box 2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378. official says A grand jury indicted Jacques last December on charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and aiding and abetting i in the death of LaForest He plead-; ed not guilty and is awaiting trial.

1 In January, St Jacques pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute i cocaine and was sentenced 9V I years. 5 Red Line between Porter Square and Davis Square and received this reply two months later." "Thank you for your e-mail regarding the temporarily reduced speed of the Red Line between Porter and David Square Stations. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and the lateness of our reply. "Currently, MBTA maintenance crews are performing track work in this area. To ensure both our customers' and our workers' safety, we have implemented speed reductions.

"We believe our customers deserve a safe ride and appreciate your patience while we complete these improvements. We hope to serve you better in the future. Thank you for riding the MBTA." Joe of Melrose parks every day at Oak Grove and takes the MBTA and has been bothered for months by a big pothole at the lot entrance. Tve been getting a big runaround," he said. "Help me out and have the darn thing patched.

If putting everybody's car out of alignment" Joe, we wish they were all this easy. The MBTA's Pedro made a call, promised to get it fixed, and reported back if a done deal. Even before you read this. One that isnt easy is commuter rail delays. Pedro says Amtrak probably will not be fined for delays.

While some lines are invariably late, systemwide the trains are close enough for the company to avoid sanctions. John, who rides "the Worcester Express, er, Depress," sent us a stern letter saying that we too often accept at face value the MBTA's explanations for poor service. He concluded: "Sorry if I sound angry, but if you were late for work four days out of five in the last week, you might be a bit perturbed, too!" Pit stops Tobin Bridge chief Mary Jane CMeara says the new limited-access Beacon Street ramp to Chelsea is working well, and more signs are being added to steer truckers away It didnt get enough attention, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pointed out last week that underinflated tires waste money, pollute the air, and cause accidents Several of you object to the Massachusetts Turnpike's new policy of no refunds on Fast Lane transponders after 90 days Central Parking and Jayd Inc. are installing a "smart card" system at the MBTA's Quincy Adams parking garage. MBTA law enforcement sources, said investigators suspect Beckett in the killings of Robert LaForest of Woonsocket and Paul Ferguson of Pawtucket LaForest was killed in 1992.

Ferguson disappeared in 1995. His body was found last month on a Rehoboth, property formerly owned by St Jacques. found that of black women with abnormal Pap smear results, only 54 percent had follow-up visits within seven months. Doctors recommend that all women have follow-up visits within six months. A similar pattern emerged among black women with abnormal mammogram results.

"One positive way we could try to educate women is to work with the temples and churches. We thought instead of having women come to us, we'd go out to them," said Ferrer. Organizations can use the money to hold support groups, cancer screenings, educational workshops, health fairs, educational campaigns, and peer training. "But please do not limit your responses to these activities," adds the grant application. To qualify, groups must submit proof of 501(cX3) tax status, the federal government's designation for charitable organizations, including both religious and secular groups.

The city's health department has funded faith-based groups before. In 1994, it gave AIDS outreach money to 30 groups, including two affiliated with the Boston Catholic archdiocese, and two small interfaith groups: the Quin-cy Interfaith Sheltering Coalition and Ruah: Breath of Life. This is the first grant limited solely to religious organizations. Muhummad, the Nation of Islam's local leader, said his group is not interested. "It's very difficult to do this kind of work and not say something about God that can be construed as preaching," Muhummad said.

Tor the past 70 years we've worked on our own, and well keep it like that" GRANTS Continued from Page Bl pure intentions would be weeded out "We're not funding any religious activity. We're not promoting any religious beliefs," said Barbara Ferrer, deputy director of the Boston Public Health Commission, which is administering the grants. "We've been very clear that this money should go only for promoting the health of black women," she said. "You cant go out and sell your church as a place to come for spiritual well-being." Ferrer said there will be no monitoring of the groups after the grant money is distributed. National groups suspicious of church-state interaction called this lack of policing potentially unconstitutional.

"In some government contracts there are distinct safeguards you cant discriminate, you cant proselytize," said Joseph Conn, a spokesman for Washington-based Americans United for Separation of Church and State. "If important that you lay out the rules. Otherwise you're just dumping taxpayer money in the collection plate." The $1 million in grant money comes from the federal government, as part of a national program to reduce racial disparities in health care. Only a few of the 30 participating cities, including Boston, will direct this money to faith-based groups, according to the federal government The Boston health commission is motivated by a series of alarming recent studies. One found that between 1995 and 1997, black women in Boston died of cervical cancer at three times the rate of women.

Another study Guard is focus of 2 R.I. murder probes, ring run by James St Jacques, 36, of Massachusetts. St Jacques is under indictment for a range of other charges, the Pawtucket Times said. Beckett was arraigned Friday on separate firearms and drug charges. He was released on $15,000 bafl.

The Times, citing unnamed ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVIDENCE The president of the guards' union at the Wyatt Federal Detention Center in Central Falls is the target of two murder investigations, according to a federal prosecutor. Dunn M. Beckett, 32, of Cumberland is a suspect in slayings linked to -a Blackstone Valley drug.