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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Lawmakers are debating a transportation bill that would increase the fine from $1,000 to $10,000 for ignoring warnings and taking a large truck through Smugglers' Notch on Route 108 between Stowe and Cambridge. -
New England Public Media and GBH will merge, creating a statewide Massachusetts media organization that is expected to reach 1.3 million people per week. -
The Vermont Principals' Association will pay a settlement of $566,000 after a judge ruled that a private Christian school can take part in the state's high school sports program despite refusing to play against teams with transgender athletes. -
Lawmakers are weighing a bill that supports water wand wastewater system operators, but are likely to stop short of requiring training and reporting for cyberattacks. -
Memphremagog Community Theatre, whose members come from Canada and the United States, held a kick-off event recently at a venue that straddles the international border. -
A private consulting firm has taken over management of the water and sewer departments as Fairfax officials weigh rate increases to offset years of deferred maintenance. -
The town of Orwell has been discussing, and voting on, ATV use on town roads for almost five years. After a positive town meeting vote last year, the question is coming up again. -
The district owns land in Shelburne that it says could support up to 600 units, including workforce housing. The proposal is still in the very early stages. -
A local group hopes to organize investors and developers to make a bid for the property, which is close to the Statehouse and formerly housed the Montpelier post office. -
The Windham & Windsor Housing Trust is ending its housing first project, which gave people trying to exit homelessness social service supports. The group says the program was losing too much money.
