Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
In less than an hour, Governor Jim Douglas holds his first post-election news conference; defeated state Representative Nancy Sheltra is considering asking for a recount; in New Hampshire, John Lynch’s win in the governor’s race is considered an upset; faculty members, students and construction workers at UVM plan a demonstration at this hour, calling on the university to pay “real living wages” as the school starts construction on an expansion program.
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