Top stories developing around the region at the noon hour:
Republican Brian Dubie announces his re-election campaign for lt. governor; the Vermont woman whose panic attack disrupted a transatlantic flight yesterday faces federal criminal charges; mental health advocates call on the Douglas administration to name a commissioner-level appointee to oversee the state’s struggling mental health system; Congressman Bernie Sanders backs efforts to help make college education more affordable for thousands of Vermont families; the town of Brattleboro says a suggested site for a public beach isn’t suitable.