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 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. -
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. -
Most of the provisions of Act 73 won't go into effect for another few years, but school districts are still making decisions now based on the sweeping education law. -
Hyde Park Electric owes more than $4.5 million, and customers will see a steep increase as the company tries to emerge from financial crisis. -
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The Central Vermont Career Center had hoped to expand to accommodate more students and renovated outdated classrooms, but voters across 18 towns resoundingly struck down the $149 million bond request.
