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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Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington is set to build a new 12-bed psychiatric unit for adolescents. This comes as state health officials say they're seeing an increase of youth with symptoms of mental illness that require inpatient care. -
The events, called “Hands Off,” were organized separately as part of a decentralized effort by a variety of activist groups. The groups claimed to have 1,000 protests planned across the country. -
Vermont Humanities says money it has been already been awarded, and which the group was expecting to receive this year, has been frozen. -
Westminster recently held a three-day event to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Westminster Massacre, but there are questions around the event's significance in the American Revolution. -
The Agency of Transportation says it has a $1.5 million hole in its 2026 budget, and is asking every public transit agency in the state to make cuts to its service. -
The USDA sent a letter to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets last week informing them that about $1.7 million that was supposed to go toward purchasing local food in schools and food shelves would be withheld. The programs won’t be able to continue without the federal funds. -
A new report found that Vermont's emergency dispatch call system is inefficient and outdated, and needs significant changes, including closing centers. -
Vermont received about $5.3 million in federal funding to run a Digital Equity program, and as a first step the Vermont Community Broadband Board is trying to find out who needs updated equipment or training to better access the new high-speed broadband network that is being built. -
Brave Little StateBetween 1945 and 1950, five people disappeared near Bennington. Seventy-five years later, the mystery has garnered a following around the globe. -
At town meeting in Windham, voters agreed to turn over its school from the school district to the town. Voters also approved an article to offer health insurance to its town clerk and treasurer.
