GMP places merger plan on table for CVPS customers
Proposal adds $40 million in benefits to $144 million in savings
Green Mountain Power proposed a $21 million investment that would provide approximately $40 million in energy efficiency benefits to Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS) customers, the utility announced recently.
Guest Viewpoint: The Republicans made him do it
Remember 1960s “Laugh In” T.V. comic Flip Wilson? He used to say the “Devil made me do it” as an excuse for some misdeed. Well, now we learn that President Barack Obama was forced to cancel the permit to construct the Keystone XL pipeline because the Republicans made him do it.
Ieva Jokubaviciute is elegant, witty, talented
Witty and urbane Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute is known for her deep musical and emotional commitment to a wide range of repertoire. She performs regularly for audiences in the U.S., Europe, and South America.
THT announces Middlebury winners
Geoff and Susan Nelson of Addison were the winners of $1,000 in Middlebury Money in the Town Hall Theater Membership drawing.
Ludlow, Poultney sugar makers appear on T.V.
Every year, when the sap runs and the boilers steam, sweet smells waft from both local farms and Vermont Public Television’s studio kitchen.
Rutland man arrested for possession
Troopers based out of the Vermont State Police’s Rutland Barracks, along with members of the Rutland City Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence located at 62 Pine St. in Rutland City Feb. 20.
From the Editor - Service without a sale
There are many signs that things just aren’t what they used to be.
Congratulations, Vergennes honor students!
The following students of Vergennes school community were named to the Second Quarter Honor Roll for the current academic year...
State health-care chairwoman to speak at Porter meeting
The 2012 Annual Meeting of Porter Medical Center will be held on Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Kirk Alumni Center on the campus of Middlebury College. The keynote speaker will be Anya Rader Wallack, Ph.D., chairwoman of the new Green Mountain Health Board. The meeting is free and open to the public.
Fire destroys Hubbardton house
Hubbardton firefighters fought a destructive fire at a home located on on Old Ti Road during the morning hours of Feb. 20.
SHS players to hit the road
The Springfield High School Drama Class will have an open dress rehearsal of the production "The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza" Don Zolidis on Friday, March 2, at 3:15 p.m., at Springfield High School.
2012 Vt.-N.H. Shrine football teams named
The stage is set for the 59th Annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl with the announcement of the two Shrine Teams, and, as always, they represent the finest football talent of New Hampshire and Vermont.
Report: Vermont school embezzling, theft “alarming”
Vermont State Auditor Thomas M. Salmon released a situation report Feb. 21 indicating that since the year 2000, approximately $415,000 has been reported missing from 16 supervisory unions or school districts.
Some 17-year-olds will vote in Vermont ‘12 primaries
Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos said that in the General Election of 2010, Vermont voters approved a Constitutional Amendment to allow some 17 year olds, those who will turn 18 on or before the day of the November election, to participate in the presidential primary and the August primary for the year that the voter will be 18 by the general election.
Speed, ice blamed for Lincoln accident
Driver Henrietta Agyemang, 27, was traveling northbound at 407 Gove Hill Rd. in Lincoln Feb. 17. While traveling down a sloping turn, Agyemang hit a patch of ice, lost control of her Volvo auto and struck a tree.
Children wanted for opera audition
Opera Theatre of Weston announces Opera Auditions for Youth Singers to be held on March 3 for their new production of “Noye’s Fludde”. The opera will be performed in Rutland in January 2013.
D.C. bill would extend dairy safety net
Vermont’s congressional delegation – U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) and Rep. Peter Welch(D) – has introduced legislation to extend a U.S. taxpayer-funded safety net that helps dairy farmers ride out downturns in milk prices. Without action, the legislative trio claim, dairy farmers could face a severe drop in support from the MILC safety net by Sept 1.
Ethan Allen Institute: Those school choice rascals
An evil plot is afoot to pressure the states to adopt “school choice schemes”, according to onetime Rutland Northeast Superintendent Dr. William J. Mathis. He is currently a Shumlin appointee to the Vermont State Board of Education and Managing Director of the grandly-named “National Education Policy Center” at the University of Colorado.
Alcohol linked to Route 7 accident
On Feb. 20, Vermont State Police troopers responded to a single motor vehicle crash on U.S. Route 7 by Jerry’s Nissan in Rutland Town.
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