Midday Newscast: February 9, 2009

A teacher in the Northeast Kingdom has been accused of proselytizing in the classroom – and retaliating against students who complained; Central Vermont Public Service announced plans to build the first major solar project in Vermont to feed energy exclusively onto the power grid; more…

Readsboro mixed on sale of utility

Readsboro voters will decide next month whether to sell the town’s electric company to Central Vermont Public Service, the state’s largest utility.

Southern Loop decision expected soon

The Southern Loop/Coolidge Connector would run 51 miles, parallel to an existing transmission line between Vernon and Cavendish. The $300 million project is supported by Central Vermont Public Service and by VELCO, the company that owns and maintains Vermont’s electric transmission lines.

Interview: Sen. Matt Houde on power outages

More than 700 people in Vermont are still without power today, almost a week after an ice storm hit New England. Even harder hit was New Hampshire…where an estimated 54,000 people are still in the dark. New Hampshire State Senator Matt Houde of Plainfield is one of those thousands who spent nearly a week without power

Power outages about 750

Vermont’s largest power company is continuing to make progress in getting the power back on after the ice storm that hit the southern part of the state last week.

CVPS gets small rate increase

The Vermont Public Service Board has approved a rate increase of one-third of 1 percent for Central Vermont Public Service Corp., effective Jan. 1.