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 Washington Central Unified Union School District voted Wednesday night to hold votes on Feb. 10 to close Calais Elementary School and Doty Memorial School in Worcester. -
It's been 15 years since Lowell residents voted in favor of a 21-turbine wind project on Lowell Mountain. Now the select board is asking residents to approve spending $50,000 on attorney fees to fight a solar project. -
The Vermont Motorsports Hall of Fame does not yet have a physical museum, but they hope to hold annual induction ceremonies. -
A special town meeting vote Saturday in Danville overwhelmingly supported the town's high school. -
The school board said the voters cannot force the board to close the school, and that residents are voting without much clarity about how statewide reforms could affect their high school in the future.
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The cooperatively owned ski area is trying to raise $2.7 million to purchase and preserve the land. -
The group Vermont Parks Forever started a pilot program this year to allow low-income Vermonters free access to state parks. -
Lawmakers last year passed Act 173, which allowed former foster care children to see their state records for the first time. -
The Department of Public Service has asked all 14 municipal electric companies for information on finances, grid reliability and workforce as issues with utilities in Hyde Park and Burlington come to light. -
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital CEO Chris Dougherty will not return after taking an unexplained leave of absence last month, the hospital announced.
