Regional

Dutchess county — The Republican-led Dutchess County Legislature failed in its quest to shrink its size from 25 to 21 in the Nov. 2 elections, with 67.67% of voters rejecting the measure and only 32.33% of voters supporting the idea.

Eversource, which supplies electricity to this part of Connecticut, has announced that its rates will increase by more than 20% beginning on Jan. 1, 2022.

Normally when we get photos of bears in the Northwest Corner, there is a meal involved. Most common is the “bear eating seed from a birdfeeder photo.” Second most common is “bear destroying a garbage can.” A distant third place, happily, usually goes to “bear inside a house eating peanut butter cups, flour and fruit preserves.”

DOVER PLAINS — Celebrating the fall season with a full-blown, four-weekend fete, Soukup Farms in Dover Plains invited both residents and visitors to the area to drop by the farm throughout October for this year’s 7th Annual Harvest Festival.

Photographer Lans Christensen was able to catch some intimate bald eagle portraits in Kent a few weeks ago, on the shores of the Housatonic River. There was also an eagle spotted flying low over Mudge Pond in Sharon in October.

DUTCHESS COUNTY — From the early hours of the morning until late into the night of Tuesday, Nov. 2, Harlem Valley voters practiced their civic duty when they cast their ballots for their Dutchess County legislators in this year’s election.

Legislative District 19