Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Senator Jim Jeffords has called on New York Governor George Pataki to stop a test burn of fuel made from tires at International Paper’s plant in Ticonderoga; Vermont’s energy policy will be the topic in a key state Senate committee this week; fire investigators are picking over the rubble of a business building in downtown White River Junction; a committee of the Vermont Senate plans a hearing this week on whether to offer recognition of the Abenaki Indians; the president of Lake Champlain Chocolates says Valentine’s Day is like Christmas in February for his business; the state Fish and Wildlife Board will be holding four hearings over the next two weeks on proposals to limit deer kill.
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