Bear caught hanging out in tree at N.J. town park Updated 11:11 PM; Today 11:11 PM A bear was safely removed from a tree in Irvington Park on May, 7, 2021.Essex County Sheriff's Office Facebook Share A black bear that wandered into an Essex County park Monday morning and climbed up a tree was safely removed, authorities said. Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura and other officers arrived at Irvington Park -- which lies between the Garden State Parkway and I-78 in Irvington -- after residents called to report seeing the bear in one of the park’s trees, according to a Facebook post by the Essex County Sheriff’s Office.