Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Former Governor Howard Dean is speaking in Washington at this hour, laying out a formula for revitalizing the Democratic Party; the draw to big box retailers and the Internet costs Rutland a downtown retail landmark; probable Speaker of the House Gaye Symington discusses plans for health care reform; two Vermonters are honored with Tree Steward awards at a Statehouse ceremony; the New Hampshire Legislature considers bills to add Killington, Vermont, and Kittery, Maine, to the state; a former food warehouse Brattleboro may developed into150 upscale condominiums and a new YMCA.
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