Midday Newscast: February 11, 2008

Fletcher Allen Health Care is establishing a new center that will treat patients with neurological illnesses, such as strokes or Parkinson’s disease; an ice carving contest in Burlington has ended in vandalism; the former chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court looks back at the case that led to civil unions; a $300,000 state grant will help upgrade a ferry crossing that links a bike trail from Colchester to South Hero.