Howard Weiss-Tisman
ReporterHoward Weiss-Tisman is 开云体育'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 开云体育 in September 2015.
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North Star Health, based in Springfield, will close a health clinic in Bellows Falls that serves about 2,300 patients. -
For about 20 years a cannon of unknown origin stood in front of the West Windsor town hall. The town learned recently that it was possibly stolen and has no connection to the town's history. -
The West Windsor Select Board approved a new short-term rental ordinance that goes into effect on May 1, 2025. -
The Chester Select Board put off a vote on a new set of zoning bylaws after residents wondered how the new development might affect their town. -
A new law requires contractors who do jobs worth more than $10,000 to register with the state, but some think that threshold should be lowered to protect homeowners. -
More than 100 people eventually showed up for a meeting to voice anger and frustration about taxes 鈥� and seek answers. -
The Luman R. Nelson taxidermy collection, which includes more than 600 birds and animals, has been in Marlboro since the early 1960s. The museum where it鈥檚 housed lost their lease and the collection is to be put into storage. -
The Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets runs a program in the summer testing mosquitoes for Eastern equine encephalitis and West Nile virus. The stakes are raised as EEE is detected in more bugs around the state. -
The Vermont Community Broadband Board will vote on a proposal to use $2.5 million in ARPA funding to help customers pay for their connections to broadband network. -
Vermont has a new law that allows former foster care children to see their records 鈥� which were previously locked to them and only available to some state employees, and birth and foster parents. Vermont is one of few states in the U.S. to allow this access.
