Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Northern New England states have scored well in a survey of how many students are served by guidance counselors; thousands of people are expected to converge on Brandon this weekend for a new community art exhibit; Melinda Wittstock of the Capital Hill news bureau in Washington updates the activities of the Vermont Congressional delegation; presidential candidate Ralph Nader is in Waterbury at this hour, urging voters to reject both President Bush and Senator John Kerry, and vote for him instead.
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