Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The Peace and Justice Center is concerned their Town Meeting Day resolution on National Guard deployments is being interpreted as a “bring the troops home” campaign; homeless shelters expect to be near capacity over the holiday season; the Burlington City Council votes tonight on whether to allow the YMCA to take over the old Moran electric plant on the waterfront.
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