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 town and village of Woodstock have approved a short-term rental ordinance, but opponents gathered enough signatures to call for a vote.
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The average annual wages in Chittenden and Washington counties were up, while every other county in the state had an average annual wage below the state average.
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The number of calls to Vermont's child abuse and neglect hotline rose above the pre-pandemic level for the first time last year, according to the annual report from the Vermont Department for Children and Families.
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The 300-seat playhouse, which was flooded during the 2023 storms, is still dark, and the theater company is trying to come up with a plan to get it opened once again.
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Vermont was one of 10 states to receive a grant for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for two community-based mental health clinics.
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The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department found a black racer snake in southern Windham County — the latest in a spate of rediscoveries by the department. The species has not been seen in Vermont for 10 years.
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The agency is a holding a series of listening sessions this summer to gather input on the state’s new school safety law.
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Richard Jackson recently received the French Legion of Honor for his service during World War II. The medal was delivered after a chance encounter at the senior facility where he lives.
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Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy gave a presentation to the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee on the status of its plans to remove the spent nuclear fuel from the former Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Vernon.
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While resorts reported only slightly fewer visitors than the prior season, the cross-country industry had a rough season with a nearly 50% drop in visitors.