Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
The owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant hopes to begin a $60 million renovation before receiving federal approval for the project; state officials hope a rare snake – seen for the first time in almost 20 years – can be placed on the state’s list of endangered and threatened species; an update on the Vermont Congressional delegation; the Public Service Board held a hearing this morning, one of a series to be completed on a request made by Velco; John Kerry is the first of the Democratic challengers to be granted Secret Service protection this year.
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