Check whose name your web address is in, and when it ends
Your web address runs your website and your email. Here is how to see when it expires and whether it is in your business’s name.
Jack Beckett·Nov 13, 2026
Farmington Main Street Sidewalk Approved; Owners Will Shovel
The state will build a sidewalk down the east side of Main Street at no cost to Farmington. The owners along it will keep it clear, and three of the four neighbors who spoke raised objections. The council said yes, with one vote against.
Jack Beckett·Nov 13, 2026
Plainville Ave. Neighbors Push Back on 18 Homes for 55-Plus
Neighbors told Farmington's Town Plan and Zoning Commission that Route 177 traffic is already dangerous, and a commissioner estimated the land would hold five to seven homes under its zoning, not 18. The hearing…
Jack Beckett·Nov 11, 2026
Choosing a web address? Use the name customers know
Packing search words into your web address does little in Google, which adjusts for them. Pick the name your customers know.
Jack Beckett·Nov 11, 2026
Farmington's New Town Hall Is 99.9% Done. $50,000 Waits
Farmington's $16 million Town Hall is 99.9 percent done, its architect says. The town is holding back $50,000 from the builder until the last fixes are…
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
Farmington's Midpoint: 199 Units Approved, Nothing Built
Farmington approved Midpoint's 199 units on Farmington Avenue more than four years ago. Nothing has been built, both men behind it have died, and the land's two…
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
New Apartment Plan for Polluted Lot Next to Union School
Farmington approved roughly 260 to 270 apartments for the polluted lot beside Union School in 2015. The approval is still alive. Now a new company wants to…
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
Farmington Sewer Plant May Have Topped Phosphorus Limit
On Sept. 8, the sewage reaching the town's treatment plant came in low on oxygen, cloudy and heavy with solids. Phosphorus readings afterward were…
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
Farmington's Raji Doshi Named America's Top Young Scientist
Raji Doshi, 13, loves collecting seashells. Her algae-and-aragonite system to fight ocean acidification won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge and $25,000.
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
Farmington's 34 New Businesses: A Limo and Seven Landlords
A limousine service, a music act, an electrical contractor and seven companies that rent out buildings: Farmington's 34 new business registrations for October.
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 2026
Can customers tap your website’s phone number to call you?
A customer on a phone should be able to call you by tapping the number on your website. Your web person makes that happen with one line.
Jack Beckett·Nov 9, 2026
Farmington Fire Station Vote Now Aimed at Fall 2027
Farmington's fire station committee has dropped a spring vote on its $30 million to $35 million plan and aims for fall 2027, giving the chiefs and the architect…
Jack Beckett·Nov 7, 2026
Farmington Memorial Trail Gets First OK After Trees Cut
The Warren's developer cut trees on land set aside for conservation before seeking the town's approval. Its president took responsibility, and the Conservation…
Jack Beckett·Nov 6, 2026
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