Saturday, January 26, 2013
Tessa Lehane has been missing since Christmas Eve.
The search for Tessa Lehane has gone on for a month and a day now. Even with the recent sightings map, it would seem that Dennis Lehane and the team at Finding Tessa have concluded one of two things: “Now that Tessa's been gone a month, we've concluded she's either a.) Still miraculously roaming thru the wilds of Brighton, Brookline, and Allston and has yet to stick her head up long enough to be rescued; or b.) In the custody of someone who, we hope, is taking great care of her.” But there is a more pressing issue with Tessa, which Lehane said needs to be addressed. "If the latter, we need to get the word out there that before we adopted her, Tessa had tested positive for heartworm. She must have this condition medically treated in the …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Dennis Lehane's dog has been missing since Christmas Eve.
This was an active weekend in the search for Tessa Lehane. According to the Finding Tessa Page, a caller reported seeing her The caller saw her around the beach area, near Lake Ave and Rogers St., about 2.5 miles from the B.C. Grad campus where she was possibly sighted the day before. The caller reportedly heard barking, saw a beagle and asked their neighbor if this was their dog. There have been a few potential sightings in this area. On January 19 at 6:15pm a potential spotting was posted on Brookline Patch by Lisa LaFrance, stating, “Just saw a beagle by the dumpster on the left of the Arts Building at the high school. The parking lot between the Unified Arts building and the T station.” Here is a Google Map of the Tessa Sightings so …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Tessa Lehane has been missing since Christmas Eve.
There is a potential Tessa sighting in progress, according to the Finding Tessa Facebook Page. “Just got a call about a possible sighting ... lone beagle walking on Murdock St (connects N. Beacon and Cambridge St) in Allston. Anyone around there who can see if they spot her?,” from the Finding Tessa Page, posted at about 11:40 a.m. on Thursday. Tessa, the 4-year-old tri-color Beagle escaped from her home near Coolidge Corner on Christmas Eve at about 3:45 p.m.. Dennis Lehane, who wrote "Gone Baby Gone" and "Mystic River" would be willing to name a character in his next book after whoever finds Tessa. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Lehane or call the Brookline Police Animal Control Officer at 617-730-2222. Lehane wrote, “…
Monday, January 14, 2013
There was a potential Tessa sighting in the Chestnut Hill area.
On Sunday, there was a potential Tessa sighting in the Chestnut Hill area. The area is specific includes Heath Street, Hammond Street and Hammond Parkway, Fernwood, Soule Recreation area, Pine Manor College. These sightings are “as confirmed as humanly possible,” Lehane’s assistant, Theresa Milewski said. “It is probably her, but we have no pictures or any way of identifying her.” “As we get into the over two-week point, it has kind of felt like we are spinning our wheels,” Milewski said. “But the volunteers are keeping us going. They keep telling us not to loose hope. We don’t know where they get their energy from, but Dennis and Angie aren’t giving up if the volunteers don’t give up.” Milewski said that the issue with the missing signs …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Brookline will allow posters for the missing beagle Tessa to stay in place.
It looks like plans to remove posters for Dennis Lehane's missing dog aren't coming down after all. Boston.com reports that Brookline Town Administrator Melvin Keckler emailed Friday afternoon saying the signs can stay in place while a "more coordinated and reasonable approach" is set to help find Tessa, a beagle owned by Lehane. The dog's been missing since Christmas Eve. The town had ordered the signs and posters come down by Saturday because they violated Brookline ordinances about posted bills. That had the pooch's searchers scrambling to find ways to get the word out that the search was still active.
The Town of Brookline has issued a request that the Tessa flyers be taken down.
Dennis Lehane’s Finding Tessa page put out a statement: "The Town of Brookline has issued a statement that we will need to have all flyers down by Monday, or be fined. We will leave the flyers up through the weekend, to get as many eyes looking for her as possible. We'll keep them up on community boards, and in businesses that have been generous enough to let us put a sign in their window. We are asking that if you pick up posters or have posters or flyers, please do not post them in Brookline. If you can distribute them otherwise, please do! We will be trying to hand them to people at T stops and any other ideas people have. If people have connections with UPS or Fed Ex drivers or mail carriers, please let us know and we'll get you the …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Dennis Lehane's dog has been missing for over two weeks now.
Tuesday marked the two-week disappearance of Tessa, the black and tan, the 4-year-old Beagle who escaped from her home in Coolidge Corner on Christmas Eve. Volunteers have canvased Brookline Village, Coolidge Corner, Brookline T stops, Griggs Park and the North Harvard area with signs. Dennis Lehane posted this on his Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/FindingTessaLehane 1. Thank you all who have voiced support, sent advice, shared stories of lost pets, and buoyed our spirits these last two weeks. 2. Thank all of you exceptional and kind folks who've shown up at the search party gatherings in Brookline and Allston and all of you who've helped put up posters and pound pavement in the neighborhoods where she was sighted. We've …
Monday, January 7, 2013
Help Dennis Lehane find his dog, Tessa.
Dennis Lehane and his volunteer search partiers are regrouping their efforts towards Brookline Village. There have been several possible sightings on Harvard & Aspinwall on December 30 and January 2 and near Griggs Park on January 5. According to the Finding Tessa Facebook page, the sighting at Griggs Park went unreported until late the next day because the caller did not know about the missing beagle until they saw the signs. The sighting at Griggs Park took place around 11:30 a.m.. Tessa went missing on Christmas Eve. Since then, the Facebook group formed to try and find the pup. Lehane has also issued an original reward; he’ll name a character in his next book after the person who finds the dog. Tessa, a black and tan beagle, is very …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Meet up and help Dennis Lehane find his dog!
Dennis Lehane’s volunteer canvas party is meeting up on Saturday, 10 a.m. at the Stop and Shop in Coolidge Corner at 155 Harvard Street. The volunteers will canvas all of Beacon Street and more of Brookline Village. Volunteers will have posters, fliers, staple guns and tape guns for people to use. The group will disperse from the Stop and Shop lot at 10:30 a.m. because people won’t be able to park their cars there. Tessa went missing on Christmas Eve. Since then, the Facebook group formed to try and find the pup. Lehane has also issued an original reward; he’ll name a character in his next book after the person who finds the dog. Tessa, a black and tan beagle, is very friendly, micro-chipped, but was not wearing her ID tags at the time, …
Do you have any advice for a family who has just lost their dog?
Have you ever lost your dog? It’s a pretty rotten feeling. My dog ran away for a matter of hours and it was a family-wide bummer. Lehane and a group volunteers have started canvassing the area, which you and your friends are welcome to join, but what else should he do? If you’ve ever been in this position, what worked? What didn’t work? Do you have any tips on what not to do? If you have any advice for Mr. Lehane and his family, please leave tips or support in the comments section.
Bill Davidson
11:22 am on Saturday, January 12, 2013
Thank you, Mr. Keckler, for trying to be a good neighbor. more ›