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'The bear' makes a comeback in East Northport

For a few years, East Northport's friendly mother bear went into hibernation -- but now the bear is back.

The bear is an 11-foot-tall bronze totem that greets visitors to the public library on Larkfield Road. Seated atop a stack of children's books, the bear reads from the stories of Mother Goose. An eagle perches on her right shoulder and a spread-winged eagle flies just behind. Two cubs...

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