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6-24-15 -- Montague -- This black bear was spotted in a Walnut Street front yard Wednesday morning, police say.

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MONTAGUE -- Police, mindful of recent black bear sightings in residential areas, remind residents to keep their trash secured and consider relocating or raising their bird feeders.

One of the most recent sightings occurred Wednesday morning when a resident spotted a bear in a front yard on Walnut Street. Later in the morning a bear, most likely the same one, was seen on Oakman Street, Police Chief Charles "Chip" Dodge said.

The department posted a photo of the Walnut Street bear on its Facebook page.

"There have been a lot of sightings, so I am just trying to give people some advice, " Dodge said, "Don't spook them and don't leave your trash out."