Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Some state lawmakers are concerned that progress has all but stalled in the state’s efforts to close the Vermont State Hospital; A University of Vermont researcher has some advice for parents and school administrators: Encourage kids to drink milk, even if it requires a spoonful of sugar to make it go down; Fraser Papers says it won’t have to lay off as many workers at its Gorham, New Hampshire mill next week as had been planned.