Wells News

Anne Haley was part of the reason Select Board Chairman Steven Spatz got involved with local politics.

Wells, Vt Male Arrested for Assault, Unlawful Trespass, Unlawful Mischief, Impeding a Police Officer and DUI CASE # 08C103462 At approximately 2:30 am 7/5/08 the Vermont State Police in Castleton were called to ...

A man arrested in Wells early Saturday morning after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man and then threatening to kill police is being held on $50,000 bail after pleading innocent to charges in Rutland ...

A Wells man was arrested early Saturday for assault, unlawful trespass, unlawful mischief, impeding a police officer and driving under the influence.

LOCATION : Evergreen Slate Quarry Hilltop Rd. Wells, VT. VIOLATION: Title 13 VSA section 2501 ACCUSED: No suspects at this time VICTIM: Michael Mullen AGE: 44 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Pawlet, VT.

The town green is an airfield this weekend. No planes are in sight, though. Instead, the grounds and the sky take turns filling with hot air balloons as the 29th annual Quechee Hot Air Balloon, Fine Art and ...

Three June workshops are designed to teach interested locals about organic farming, raising hogs for meat and extending Vermont's growing season.

With the increasing cost of food and oil, many local families are turning to raising their own good food.

A family in Wells is leaving footprints across the region, and hopes to soon see their footprints on cars across the country.

The crunch of asparagus, the deep green of fresh spinach, and the creamy white of farm fresh cheese are just some of the seasonal delicacies for sale as 28 of Vermont's 63 farmers' markets open within the next ... via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“Obviously, it was brought there by whoever stole the golf cart”

Whoever took Susan Watson's golf cart did not get far, police said Tuesday. Vermont State Police are still investigating the theft of the cart, which disappeared from Watson's Jones Road home last month and was ... via Rutland Herald

“No one has called me with any red flags”

What's under the Pit at the corner of Center and Wales Streets will have a lot to do with what's built on top of the vacant lot, according to officials working to develop the prime slice of downtown Rutland ... via Rutland Herald

“We came across this today and saw the damage, and wanted to see it repaired immediately”

Approximately 1,600 customers were expected to be left in the dark Thursday night as Central Vermont Power Service made plans to make an emergency repair. via Rutland Herald

“They continue to cut Granite Stone on that extensive quarry of superior Granite situated about two miles south east from Barre Lower Village”

Late 1700s/early 1800s: Stone masons split granite boulders into foundation stones, steps, sills, lentils, hearthstones and posts. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“N.R.A.'s 2008 Gun of the Year”

The Green Mountain Friends of the N.R.A. will hold an Annual Benefit Banquet and Auction March 29, 5:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Mount Anthony Country Club, Bennington. via Manchester Journal

Vermont State Police say they are investigating an incident Wednesday in which a 40-year-old man from Wells allegedly assaulted a woman at the Wells Country Store. via Burlington Free Press

LOCATION : South Poultney Slate on Debonis Rd. Poultney, VT. VIOLATION: T13 VSA sections 3705, 1201 and 2502 ACCUSED: Richard E. Bates AGE: 22 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Wells, VT VICTIM: Francis Hayes CITY, ... via Vermont State Police Department of Pu...

“It was a good concerted mutual effort to keep it from spreading to anything else”

A massive structure fire shut down the center of town for much of Saturday. Departments from several surrounding towns converged on Middletown's four corners as flames and thick black smoke billowed out of the ... via Rutland Herald

Voters passed the town and school budgets and every other spending request before them on Town Meeting Day. via Rutland Herald