Detail from poster for missing JP dog Taupaw
Animals

Hyde Square Man Says ‘Coyote’ Seen on Ice By Coast Guard Was His Wolfhound

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UPDATE: Animal Control found Taupaw. ~~~~~

A Jamaica Plain man's search for his missing dog-wolf hybrid has him at odds with the Coast Guard. Taupaw, a Dutch Wolfhound, went missing Thursday night and, according to owner Alexander Humphreys, has been making tracks all over Boston and Brookline. Here's a poster about the missing dog:

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Neighborhood Life

Power Outages Hit Jamaica Plain

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Several parts of JP lost power Thursday, including Sumner Hill, Brookside Avenue and Amory Street. Eversource, the new name for NStar, reports 537 outages across Boston as of 2:30 p.m. on their handy outage map. The map, however, doesn't pinpoint how many of those are in JP. You can report your outage via phone using this link: https://nstar.mobi/nst_mobile/index.htm. You can also just call 1-800-592-2000.

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Boston Fire Department responds to 109 Carolina Ave. on Saturday, July 19, 2014.
Police and Fire

Four Taken to Hospital in Carolina Avenue Basement Fire

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Two workers suffered burns as fire broke out in a crawl space beneath a Carolina Avenue home on Saturday. Firefighters responded to 109 Carolina Ave. at 9:23 a.m. on Saturday to find they needed to bring in saws to get to the blaze, which was under the basement floor, according to Steve MacDonald of the Boston Fire Department. The workers were at the property to install insulation. Two suffered burns and another was taken to a hospital for evaluation, MacDonald said.

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