Cavendish News

The new, green home, off-grid and powered by sustainable energy, can be as beautiful, comfortable and convenient as its owner's desire.

Three Windsor County residents were recently honored for their charitable work. During a ceremony last month in the National Life Building, Chester resident Maria Contro received the 2009 Governor's Community Service Award from Gov.

The Vermont Department of Public Service gave the go-ahead on May 18 to the Vermont Electric Power Company to use nine "off-corridor access routes" for the construction of its Southern Loop Project.

Doing the planning to keep the state's electrical grid running many years in the future isn't ever an easy task.

The source of an e-mail that led to the closure of three schools Friday in southern Vermont has been identified by police.

Earth Day is so important to Cavendish residents they decided to make the celebration last all week and they're inviting other ecologically minded people to join them.

Bates Mansion, a popular venue for end-of-term formals for Greek organizations, will be unavailable for large-scale events until at least the beginning of 2010, according to Jennifer and Doug McBride, the mansion's new owners.

Energy efficient homes are now for sale in Proctorsville, after being researched, studied and winning the "Best of the Best Award" from Efficiency Vermont for energy efficient single-family homes.

More than a decade after its completion, the town has been honored for a construction project that revitalized its village center.

A recently completed lighting project at a local manufacturing company will greatly reduce the company's "carbon footprint," according to Efficiency Vermont, an organization operated by the Vermont Energy ...

The Vermont Public Service Board has approved the Southern Loop project from Windsor to Windham Counties.

Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction David Adams accepted an offer on Thursday to become superintendent of the Windsor Southwest Supervisory Union.

The Springfield Area Habitat for Humanity is seeking applications from families looking to buy a home in Springfield.

Declining enrollment and fiscal conservatism has resulted in an increase of less than 1 percent for the proposed budget for the River Valley Technical Center.

Amanda Gross is seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Directors for Southeastern Vermont Community Action.

Opera Theatre of Weston will present matinee performances of the enchanting fairy tale opera "Hansel & Gretel" on Jan.

Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died on August 3, 2008, would have turned 90 on December 11.