Here are the top stories at the noon hour.
Vermont Republicans and Democrats hope their campaign rallies today become victory parties on Tuesday night; a leading political analyst says two of Vermont’s top four races are tightening up as Election Day approaches; a 93-year-old Winooski woman is taking part in a unique experiment hoping to find innovative ways to care for the elderly; the manager of the regional post office sorting facility in White River Junction says a bulk mail processing machine ruled unsafe by federal officials has been fixed.