Black Bear Climbs Tree Outside Courthouse In Northampton

A big black bear climbed up a tree outside the Hampshire County Courthouse in the city of Northampton, leading authorities to shoot it with a tranquilizer dart and later release it into the wild, police said.   The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30, according to Northampton police.   Bears have been sighted in recent years not only in western and central Massachusetts, but even in eastern Massachusetts.   In Mansfield, 75 miles southeast of Northampton, residents told local

A big black bear climbed up a tree outside the Hampshire County Courthouse in the city of Northampton, leading authorities to shoot it with a tranquilizer dart and later release it into the wild, police said.   The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30, according to Northampton police.   Bears have been sighted in recent years not only in western and central Massachusetts, but even in eastern Massachusetts.   In Mansfield, 75 miles southeast of Northampton, residents told local…