Howard Weiss-Tisman
ReporterHoward Weiss-Tisman is Vermont Public's reporter for Southern Vermont & the Connecticut River Valley. 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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Vermont's Agency of Education says there’s a growing inequity between districts that can get their projects passed by voters, and those that can't.And the agency also says there’s now a backlog of projects that’s potentially causing health and safety issues at the schools with the highest needs. -
The Natural History Museum in London has digitized its collection of Wilson Bentley snow crystal photographs.Bentley was a farmer in Jericho who developed a method of photographing snow crystals using a camera and a microscope he set up inside his barn.
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Vermont is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into building more housing. And for the most part, projects are getting underway in larger towns and cities.But there’s a group of small towns in southern Vermont that say the need is just as strong in their communities, so they're tackling the problem one home at a time.
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State regulators want illegal cannabis growers to apply for a license as the new recreational market opens up.
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Brave Little StateVermont has the most breweries per capita. But the more beer they brew, the more they have to deal with their wastewater.
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Vermont Wagyu recently held its annual auction, where cattle ranchers from across the country purchased animals raised on the Vermont farm.
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A fly fishing guide in Bennington County found a rare fossil while teaching a client.
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The state is encouraging towns to make small changes to their zoning codes to encourage more housing.
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The state used COVID relief money to invest in slaughterhouses, but officials say much more is needed to bring the existing infrastructure up to capacity.
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Tammy White, who owns Wing & A Prayer Farm in Shaftsbury, made 10 pieces of felted wool for a performance at The Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
