Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Governor Jim Douglas is in Bennington for an update on the Bennington Bypass; the Vermont Housing Finance Agency marks its 30th anniversary with a ceremony at the Statehouse; Manchester and Windsor voters will bond issues on the ballot tomorrow; Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is in New Hampshire kicking off his tour of college campuses.
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