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Video: Watch Brand-New Bear Sighting In Area Video: Watch Brand-New Bear Sighting In Area
Video: Watch Brand-New Bear Sighting In Area One of the first bear sightings of the New Year has been reported in the area. It happened on Wednesday, Jan. 8 near the Putnam County/Dutchess border where a Pawling resident received a surprise when she checked her home's surveillance camera feed and found an unexpected visitor: a black bear. In the video, the bear can be seen activating security lights, making the rounds, investigating the backyard before taking off from the driveway of the home into a nearby wooded area without incident. The new sighting comes after several throughout the area late last year. According to environment …

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
New Black Bear Sighting: This One Is A Real Night Owl New Black Bear Sighting: This One Is A Real Night Owl
New Black Bear Sighting: This One Is A Real Night Owl There have been no shortage of black bear sightings throughout the area of late. Nearly all, though, have come during the day. But this weekend, we have received word of a bear who's a real night owl - so to speak. A family in Dutchess County tells us the bear has made back-to-back evening visits the last two days. The first came Thursday, Oct. 4 at about 7:30 p.m. at the residence on Gold Road in Stormville. (See photos above.) The bear must have felt at home because it came by again last night, Friday, Oct. 5. Stormville is about seven miles due north of Kent, where last weekend a lar…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Photos: New Sighting Of Black Bear Making Rounds In Northern Westchester Photos: New Sighting Of Black Bear Making Rounds In Northern Westchester
Photos: New Sighting Of Black Bear Making Rounds In Northern Westchester Related story: Black Bear Attacks Area Resident In Garage, Police Say Have you seen it? Shortly after an alert was issued by New Castle Police reporting a black bear sighting in Chappaqua, a bear (likely the same one) was spotted on a residential street in neighboring Mount Kisco. Shortly after the bear was seen in the vicinity of Douglas Road and Kipp Street in Chappaqua, it was spotted just a few minutes due north "hanging around" on Beverly Road in Mount Kisco on Saturday, reports Daily Voice reader Dan Taplitz. This past Monday, Sept. 10, a bear was observed near the interse…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Motorcycle Crashes After Bear Runs Onto Route 202 In Litchfield County Motorcycle Crashes After Bear Runs Onto Route 202 In Litchfield County
Motorcycle Crashes After Bear Runs Onto Route 202 In Litchfield County Two area residents out for a Sunday drive were injured after a bear ran in front of their motorcycle, causing them to crash after clipping the animal. The crash occurred around 1:35 p.m. Sunday on the Litchfield Turnpike (Route 202), said Connecticut State Trooper Kelly Grant.  According to Grant, Paul Padua and Theresa Kochiss-Padua, both of Norfolk in Litchfield County, were traveling eastbound on a 2014 Harley Davidson when a bear ran in front of them, hitting the motorcycle.  Both received minor injuries and were transported to Danbury Hospital for treatment. The bear ran from the are…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Video Captures Bear Rummaging Through Garbage Pails In Hudson Valley Video Captures Bear Rummaging Through Garbage Pails In Hudson Valley
Video Captures Bear Rummaging Through Garbage Pails In Hudson Valley A family of bears made a surprise visit to an area home over the holiday weekend, rummaging through several garbage pails before making their way back into the woods. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to Grant Street in Sloatsburg on Saturday, May 26, where there was a report of a bear in the area. Upon arrival at the scene, officers reported that there was a bear spotted rummaging through garbage pails in the area, with two cubs “acting as lookouts.” Officers remained in the area and alerted local residents to the unexpected visitor, before the family of bears made…

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by Zak Failla
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SUV Found In River During Search For Four, Including Two From Mahopac SUV Found In River During Search For Four, Including Two From Mahopac
SUV Found In River During Search For Four, Including Two From Mahopac The search for four missing men, including two brothers from the area whose SUV overturned into a river in Idaho, has turned into a recovery mission, according to Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings. "We are still searching for the men, but at this point, we consider it a recovery mission," said Giddings. Mahopac residents Raymond Ferrieri, 25, and his brother, 22-year-old Jesse Ferrieri, and the two others have not been seen since the Chevrolet Suburban flipped over into the Selway River on Monday morning. Special search units from Idaho and Montana were able to traverse whipping…

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by Kathy Reakes