Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Congressman Bernie Sanders says 2,500 flight support jobs at airports across the country are in danger; spring rains and melting snow are causing some Vermont rivers and streams to rise out of their banks; Rutland County officials promote the creation of an independent rail agency; the Polish community in Rutland marks the passing of Pope John Paul II.
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