Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.
Towns around the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant are gearing up for an emergency drill tomorrow; millions of dollars still need to be spent to bring the state’s rail system up to industry standards; one of Vermont’s most traveled stretches of highway will be a construction zone for the next several weeks; Vermont Congressman Peter Welch already has more than $567,000 in campaign cash on hand more than a year before he’s expected to seek re-election to a second term.