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Bear Sighting Near Poughkeepsie Church Tops Week's News In Dutchess

DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Here's a look at last week's top stories from around Dutchess County.

Town of Poughkeepsie police said a black bear was spotted near Holy Trinity Church in Arlington just before dawn on Wednesday. This photo is of a black bear spotted in Bedford and Ossining earlier this summer.

Town of Poughkeepsie police said a black bear was spotted near Holy Trinity Church in Arlington just before dawn on Wednesday. This photo is of a black bear spotted in Bedford and Ossining earlier this summer.

Photo Credit: Carla Bird
A bear was spotted swimming in the Hudson River near Bear Mountain in mid-May. It was among the first of many sightings throughout the Hudson Valley this unseasonably warm summer.

A bear was spotted swimming in the Hudson River near Bear Mountain in mid-May. It was among the first of many sightings throughout the Hudson Valley this unseasonably warm summer.

Photo Credit: Bear.org

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