Howard Weiss-Tisman

Southern Vermont Correspondent at Vermont Public Radio

Southern Vermont Correspondent at Vermont PBS

Howard Weiss-Tisman is the southern Vermont correspondent with Vermont Public Radio. [email protected].

Articles

Green Mountain Power seeks to install up to 1,200 storage batteries in remote homes

3 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

The state’s largest electric utility is asking state regulators to approve a new tariff for all its ratepayers that would fund a project to deliver up to 1,200 energy storage batteries to some of the most remote homes in Windham County. Green Mountain Power is asking the Public Utility Commission to approve the tariff as the utility works to strengthen its electric grid in parts of the state that have seen more power outages due to an increase in severe weather.
Construction workers detained at Newport work site, advocates say

4 weeks ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

Federal agents working for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained 10 people at a construction site in Newport Thursday, according to the group Vermont Asylum Assistance Project. The workers were subcontractors with Patriot Building Systems of Londonderry, New Hampshire, according to the asylum group. Patriot Building Systems declined to comment when reached by phone Friday.
Vermont House committee moves ahead with public trails bill, even as Tunbridge lawsuit inches forward in court

1 month ago | vnews.com | Howard Weiss-Tisman

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Landowners Carin Pratt, left, and John Echeverria walk up to a large tree trunk that lies across Orchard Road trail in Tunbridge, Vt. The couple owns the land and is battling the town in court over who has the right to maintain the public trail. (Vermont Public - Howard Weiss-Tisman) By HOWARD WEISS-TISMAN Vermont Public Published: 05-28-2025 9:31 AM The House...
Vermont's community radio stations get state funding for disaster response work

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

When catastrophic flooding hit central Vermont the past two years, the region’s community radio stations played an important role in the disaster response. They were there to help homeowners navigate federal and state assistance, and they organized local cleanup efforts. And when it was time to take a break, they provided relief in the form of music and conversation.
House committee moves ahead with public trails bill, even as lawsuit inches forward in court

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

The House Transportation Committee has voted out a bill that seeks to clarify whether towns can maintain trails that run across private land. Tunbridge property owner John Echeverria is suing the town because he says he has the authority to control the maintenance on the two public town trails on his land.
USDA Says Vermont`s Milk Supply is Free of Bird Flu

1 month ago | m.farms.com | Howard Weiss-Tisman

By Howard Weiss-TismanVermont’s milk supply has not been affected by the bird flu virus, which was detected on some farms in the West and Midwest last year. Vermont started testing its milk in January after the U.S. Department of Agriculture required a nationwide testing program following bird flu outbreaks in other parts of the country.
USDA says Vermont's milk supply is free of bird flu

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

Vermont’s milk supply has not been affected by the bird flu virus, which was detected on some farms in the West and Midwest last year. Vermont started testing its milk in January after the U.S. Department of Agriculture required a nationwide testing program following bird flu outbreaks in other parts of the country.
Most of Vermont's public trails are on private land. Is that sustainable?

1 month ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

On a recent chilly morning, Tim Calabrese was carrying a leaf blower across a wooded hillside, just south of downtown Ludlow. He was following a line of pink flags that marked out a future mountain bike trail, across about 300 acres that are owned by the Fletcher Farm Foundation. The economy in Ludlow is closely tied to outdoor recreation.
Bennington hospital will build adolescent psych unit despite opposition from Brattleboro Retreat

2 months ago | vermontpublic.org | Howard Weiss-Tisman

State regulators have approved a plan to build a new 12-bed psychiatric unit for adolescents at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. The Green Mountain Care Board signed off on the estimated $10 million project at a meeting on March 19, despite strong pushback from the Brattleboro Retreat, which operates the only other inpatient psychiatric facility for adolescents in the state.
From every corner of Vermont, thousands protest Trump

2 months ago | vermontpublic.org | Mark Davis |Peter Hirschfeld |Howard Weiss-Tisman |Lola Duffort

This post will be updated. From the Barton village square to the South Royalton green, the sidewalks of downtown Brattleboro to the brick walkway of Church Street in Burlington, thousands of Vermonters rallied Saturday afternoon in opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies. In Brattleboro a large crowd gathered in front of the First Congregational Church on Main Street to listen to U.S. Rep. Becca Balint speak.