Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The Vermont National Guard will deploy another group of Vermonters to Iraq on Monday; Chittenden County Senator Janet Munt is retiring this weekend at the age of 81; a crowded field of candidates vies for Chittenden County’s six Senate seats; no one was seriously injured in an accident involving a school bus van in front of Harwood Union High School in Duxbury; small airport administrators may reach agreement with the FAA on new security requirements; a public memorial service will be held Friday at 4 pm in Montpelier for President Ronald Reagan.
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