Take the bird feeder out for a couple of weeks. Bears love the bird feed. Bears will travel many, many miles to find food.
Obviously you called the DEC right?
We had one in my town about 2 yrs ago reeking havok for about a week. The DEC did try and track the bear, but to no avail. It ended up getting killed by a motor vehicle.
Any one in my area remember the moose about 10 yrs ago running around?