Howard Weiss-Tisman
ReporterHoward Weiss-Tisman is Vermont Public's reporter for Southern Vermont, who aims to connect Southern Vermonters to the rest of the state. He worked at the Brattleboro Reformer for 11 years, reporting on most towns in the region and specializing on statewide issues including education, agriculture, energy and mental health. Howard received a BA in Journalism from University of Massachusetts. He filed his first story with Vermont Public in September 2015.
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The UVM Water Resources Institute has applied to the town of Lyndon for a zoning permit for its first weather station. -
The Central Vermont Career Center had hoped to expand to accommodate more students and renovated outdated classrooms, but voters across 18 towns resoundingly struck down the $149 million bond request. -
Plainfield voters turned down a $600,000 bond to purchase about 24 acres for a housing development. Supporters say they will try to find the money elsewhere and move ahead with the proposed development of 40 homes near the village center. -
The Taconic and Green Regional School District will close Sunderland Elementary School and Currier Memorial School in Danby on June 30. -
The Plainfield Select Board is asking voters to support borrowing $600,000 to purchase almost 24 acres near the village center for a proposed housing development. -
During a relatively quiet Election Day, with no local or statewide elections, some towns are asking voters to support a range of infrastructure projects, from housing to flood mitigation and water system upgrades.
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Representatives from PowerTransitions have been meeting with officials in Vernon about potentially developing the 140-acre site along the Connecticut River. -
The city of St. Albans has been battling the owners of the Dairy Farmers of America milk processing plant over a strong smell residents say is showing up in their neighborhood. The city now has a phone tip line to collect data. -
The Public Utility Commission has opened an investigation into the Hyde Park Electric Department, which serves about 1,400 homes in Lamoille County. -
Town clerks and select boards say it is getting harder to run meetings and conduct town business as the vitriolic tone of political polarization continues to ramp up.
