Top stories developing around the region at the noon hour:
An Orwell apple grower wants the state Supreme Court to reconsider “right to farm” ruling; business and political leaders are nearing the end of an economic development tour through East Asia; planners are getting into the fine details of a high-speed rail link between Boston and Montreal; female prisoners will begin moving into the prison in Windsor next week; doctors warn not to forget tetanus booster shots.
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