Peru News

If plans to build a new fleet of nuclear power plants make it past the drawing board, the cost to taxpayers and electricity consumers could be massive, according to a new study released by the Institute for Energy and the Environment at Vermont Law School.

When the Stone Bench Project began in 2004, it was a way to help teenagers in the mountain villages surrounding Ayacucho, Peru, attain carving skills that could help them earn a living as artists.

The town of Manchester is spearheading an effort to partner with other surrounding towns in an attempt to reduce the cost of a variety of commodities.

There are only two Saturdays left to drop off auction and yard sale items for Bennington Area Habitat's Third Annual Auction scheduled for Saturday, July 18, at A Safe Place self storage, located off of Route 7 in Dorset.

A celebration of solsice to welcome inA the first official day of summer will be held on Sunday, June 21.A The festivities will begin at the Peru Church at 5 p.m. where Rev.

"We don't usually start graduation with a prayer, but in light of the turn in the weather I think a silent prayer might be in order." Woodstock Union High School Teaching Principal Greg Schillinger might have been kidding Friday night, but after a solid week of rain, the class of 2009 and their friends and family could not have asked for a more ...

The Manchester Ranger District of the Green Mountain National Forest, in partnership with Trout Unlimited, is hosting its 19th Annual Youth Fishing Derby at Hapgood Pond Campground in Peru on Saturday, June 13.

The Manchester Ranger District of the Green Mountain National Forest, in partnership with Trout Unlimited, is hosting its 19th Annual Youth Fishing Derby at Hapgood Pond Campground in Peru on Saturday, June 13.

Almost 500 homeowners in Vermont received energy-saving tips and devices with a personal touch through Efficiency Vermont's Community Energy Mobilization Project pilot program, according to organizer Paul Markowitz.

An agreement has been reached between Burr and Burton Academy and a group of landowners in Peru that will allow the school's proposed "Mountain Campus" to move forward.

Burr and Burton plans to move forward with plans for its mountain campus in Peru now that an agreement reached with neighbors has been approved by the Vermont Environmental Court.

The energy efficiency pilot project came to a conclusion this week with the program's 24 volunteers meeting the goal of visiting 50 Northshire homes out of the 70 residents in the towns of Manchester, Dorset and Peru that had requested energy visits.

Months after a beloved doctor's departure from the local medical clinic, some of her former patients continue to wait - apparently in vain - for her to open up her own office.

Narrated by Academy Award-winner Matt Damon, "The State of the Planet's Oceans" investigates the health and sustainability of the world's oceans.

A state oversight panel that undertook a detailed review of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant said Tuesday serious problems could stand in the way of the Vernon reactor getting a license for another 20 years of operation if they are not fixed.

The Wantastiquet Rotary Club whichA serves the mountain communities of Jamaica, Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, Weston, Winhall and Windham presented a check for $410 as part of their sponsorship of Boy Scout ...

A new initiative to featuring Smithsonian Bird-Friendly certified coffee is being launched next week in the New England and New York area.

Members of the Bennington County Democratic Committee gathered downtown on Tuesday to celebrate the dawning of a "new day" in American history.

Flood Brook students show off wreaths created by the Green Mountain Gardeners for the annual Holiday Bazaar.

While the school's budget has not been sent, tuition for most Burr and Burton Academy students in 2009-10 will go up by almost 6 percent to $13,350. While the increase is about 5.9 percent higher than the ...