Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Kentucky officials say the state should have reassigned a full-time inspector to the Lee Adjustment Center after the post became vacant in July; New Hampshire is one of the few remaining battleground states in the presidential election; at least 20 new jobs will be created when Black River Produce expands next year; Vermont Business Roundtable’s annual three-day meeting begins today in Essex; gubernatorial candidates are on the campaign trail.
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