Morning Newscast: September 4, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Health care planners hope Vermonters are willing to answer questions in a poll this fall. The Division for Health Care Administration Health conducts an extensive survey every few years.  A stream in Northfield will soon run free for the first time in seven decades…
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Dam removal begins in Northfield

A stream in Northfield will soon run free for the first time in seven decades.A construction crew this week is removing an old concrete dam from Cox Brook, a tributary of the Dog River. The project eliminates a safety hazard caused by the aging dam, and it will open up miles of spawning habitat for wild trout. VPR’s John Dillon has the story.