Here are the top stories at noon:
Gov. Jim Douglas
says he wants heavy trucks to be able to use the Interstate 89 bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire; IBM is reducing pay for some of its shift workers at its semiconductor plant in Essex Junction; AIDS advocates
say they hope the more accurate statistics will mean the federal government
will do a better job of addressing the pandemic in the next year…
IBM is cutting 180 jobs at its Essex Junction facility; A
settlement has been reached with the tour boat operator in the lawsuits brought
following a boat accident in 2005; Remembering Vermont
legend Graham Newell, who died in St. Johnsbury at the age of 92.
State officials have confirmed that IBM in Essex Junction is
laying off 180 employees; the newly formed Vermont College of Fine Arts will
purchase the historic Vermont College in Montpelier; more…