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i Young Patriots Si Wrecking crews Games that zip and crash Red Sox beat A's in 10th, 3-2 POOLING RESOURCES Today: Stormy with wind-driven rain. High 68-73. Low 60-65. Tomorrow: Areas of rain and fog, then clearing. High 73-78.

Low 60-65. High Tide: Full Report: Page B8 "i Team airs show for kids VOLUME 268 NUMBER 79 50 cents 75 cents bevond 30 miles from Boston Saturday, September 17, 2005 LNG facility proposed for harbor island PROPOSED HARBOR SITE 0 Existing LNG terminal 2 suspendec for Fenway Outer Brewster, Island -i Logan Airport Boston South Harbor Boston $500m plan eyes Outer Brewster By Peter J. Howe GLOBE STAFF A Virginia energy conglomerate yesterday unveiled a plan to turn Outer Brewster Island in Boston Harbor into a $500 million liquefied natural gas terminal, the fourth LNG facility proposed along the Massachusetts coast in the past year. The project, which comes on top of two proposed offshore terminals 10 miles off Gloucester and a third LNG project in Fall River facing bitter local opposition, has one major catch: The island is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, a state and national park. The company, AES Inc.

of Arlington, would need a two-thirds vote by state legislators to get access to Outer Brewster even before pursuing other state and federal approvals needed. The site is 8 miles east of the downtown waterfront and a mile northeast of Boston Light, an icon of the harbor that is located on Little Brewster Island. For four years, many local officials have warned that a terrorist attack on an LNG tanker serving the Suez-Distrigas terminal in Everett could kill thousands in Boston. Because of the possibility the Outer Brewster project could shift LNG traffic offshore, some local officials and even harbor island environmental groups said they LNG, Page A12 HULL Hingham Bay 2 MILES GLOBE STAFF MAP Quincy (55) QUINCY SOURCE: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission SENATORS ASSESS DAMAGE IN GULF COAST tp Mi Actions taken against officers in connection with the fatal police shooting of Victoria Snelgrove in 2004 Superintendent James M. Claiborne Commanded police operations Demoted to captain Former Deputy Superintendent Robert O'Toole On-scene commander Retired in June Officer Rochefort Milien Shot Snelgrove 45-day suspension Officer Samil Silta Shot another fan repeatedly 45-day suspension If i It hi Demotion set for officer in Snelgrove case By Suzanne Smalley GLOBE STAFF Two Boston police officers who fired pepper pellets at fans outside Fenway Park last October, one killing 21-year-old Victoria Snelgrove and the other injuring another fan, will be suspended for 45 days without pay and transferred out of the special operations unit, Police Commissioner Kathleen M.

O'Toole said yesterday. Officer Rochefort Milien, who fired the pepper pellet that struck Snelgrove in the eye, and Officer Samil Silta, who fired multiple shots at close range at a second fan even after he had been injured, both used excessive force and displayed poor judgment, department investigators concluded. The officers, who accepted their suspensions, will also be required to attend a special training class on using force. O'Toole also said she will demote Superintendent James M. Claiborne to captain, his civil service rank, because of deficiencies in his planning of overall operations 'I i i fi i r-i as police sought to control crowds celebrating the Red Sox American League pennant.

Claiborne, who had already been reassigned to the Boston Police Academy, will drop two rungs on the department's command staff in his new post running the Jamaica Plain police SNELGROVE, Page B6 Hospitals cutting nurses' long shifts From left, Senators Christopher J. Dodd, Joseph I. Lieberman, and Edward M. Kennedy spoke on their cellphones during a news conference yesterday in the Riverwalk area of downtown New Orleans. They were among the senators who toured the Gulf Coast to view damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina.

A 10. Reuniting lost families Red Cross, 28 states to reconnect New Orleans hurricane evacuees of Pennsylvania recently prohibited 16-hour shifts, and Congress has directed Veterans Administration hospitals to develop a plan by the end of this year that would cap nurses' shifts at 12 hours. The Massachusetts Nurses Association says that in some cases hospitals order nurses to work 16-hour shifts and that it has negotiated contracts with a number of facilities, including UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester and Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, that prevent them from requiring nurses to stay beyond 12 hours. At Mass.

General, nurses said NURSES, Page A2 2 By Liz Kowakzj GLOBE STAFF A growing number of hospitals, including Massachusetts General, have stopped scheduling nurses for extra-long shifts those of up to 16 hours amid growing national concern that exhausted healthcare workers are more prone to errors. In an industry where long hours have been the norm, new research and a recent government report have motivated hospitals to scrutinize nurses' hours, especially since patients are sicker than they used to be and demand more of nurses. The Hospital of the University By Tatsha Robertson GLOBE STAFF HOUSTON Federal officials said yesterday a new program to reunite families separated during the evacuation of New Orleans would be implemented through the American Red Cross and the 28 states, including Massachusetts, that have taken in people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The hurricane has scattered thousands of low-income families from the Gulf Coast across the country, creating an unanticipated need for financial assistance to pay for travel The reunification program, which President Bush announced in his televised speech from New Orleans on Thursday night, will involve the Red Cross or the states initially paying for the travel and later being reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Because the travel payments have not begun yet, there was some confusion yesterday on an existing Red Cross hotline whose number Bush gave out.

A FEMA spokeswoman said the program would start soon. "It's just being implemented right now. SEPARATIONS, Page A10 to reunite separated relatives. But government and private relief agencies, unaccustomed to providing such aid after natural disasters, have not been paying for travel to bring separated family members together. Many of the separations occurred in part because of the chaotic evacuation of those who stayed behind in New Orleans during the storm.

Some family members were airlifted to cities around the country, while others were unexpectedly divided on chartered buses whose destinations differed and sometimes were hot disclosed to passengers in advance. IMIIMIIHIIIMIIIMIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIHMIItlllMIIMIIHMIIIIIIIIiniltlllMIIIIIIIIMHIMH ONE CONTINGENCY CHAIN Three related home sales: Inside Today OWNER 3 Sells home on Duggan Lane in Milton to owner 2. OWNER 2 Must sell home on Lexondale Avenue in Dorchester to buy owner 3's property. OWNER 1 Must sell condo on Stock Street in Dorchester to buy owner 2's property. Presidential image President Bush has been searching for ways not just to repair the damage by Hurricane Katrina, but also the political damage at home and abroad that threatens to undermine the remaining three years of his presidency.

Nation, A2. Breast cancer test A new computerized version of mammography is significantly better than the standard test at detecting breast cancer in many women, a government study says. Nation, A3. Storm watch Massachusetts residents braced for Tropical Storm Ophelia, which forecasters said would hit Southeastern Massachusetts early today with a glancing, but potent, blow. City Region, Bl.

How many miles? State highway officials said yesterday that some signs give the wrong distances. A sign on Interstate 93 near Exit 45 in And-over states that Manchester, N.H., is 42 miles away, though the actual distance is about 28 miles. City Region, Bl. Features Classified IwrtiiiaiaiMiMTfrrtiit.vir i rn -rui -i. ri iifrnrtfr-r More home sales hinge on Til buy if I can sell' Classified A18-19 Coming Sunday Deaths Editorials Lottery Movies C14-16 A20 B2 D6-7 For breaking news, updated Globe stories, and more, visit: Boston.com Contingencies up as market slows By Kimberly Blanton GLOBE STAFF A slowdown in home sales is forcing prospective home buyers to put a condition on their offers for residences in Boston's suburbs: I'll buy your house only if I can sell mine.

7638 Homeowners trying to trade up to a bigger house or a community with better schools, or emp-ty-nesters attempting to sell their big family home before moving into a downtown condominium, increasingly are adding a contingency to their offer to buy a new home specifying it can be withdrawn if the buyer cannot sell his or her own house. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage estimated clients are receiving up to 15 percent more of these conditional bids than last year. Agents with ReMax of New England described some situations in which there are two to four related house closings in a single day, with each transaction hinging on successful completion of the one before it. "The market is slowing, prop-CONTINGENCIES, Page A12 El B5 F16 F1S Fl F13 F13 A18 C7 A19 Autos Education Help Wanted Professional Real Estate Rentals Comm'llnd'l Market Basket Yachts Boats Legal Notices i State NwwM Co. Sidekick TVRddio Comics Horoscope Crossword Sudoku 4 10 10 13 11 MOVE Tips for buyers, sellers, gawk-ers, and those on the hunt for a house or condo.

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