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Farmington High project has $1.68M left as closeout nears

The town's own reserve on the new Farmington High School still held $1.68 million as the final payment application heads to review, and the building committee expects a significant balance to be returned to the town.

Jack Beckett·Nov 14, 2026

Council member William Beckert reads the high school building committee report at the Town Council table, his nameplate in front of him, with the headline: Farmington High project has $1.68M left as closeout nears

Around Town

Farmington girls soccer beat Simsbury on the third try

Simsbury beat Farmington twice this fall. The third time, with a place in the conference final at stake, Emily Lahtinen scored and Farmington won 1-0. The season ended at Greenwich in the state tournament.

Jack Beckett·Nov 14, 2026

Town Hall

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…

Jack Beckett·Nov 13, 2026

The Standard, No. 22: Know who holds your web address, and when it runs out

For Business Owners

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

Aerial photo of the 598 Plainville Avenue property, outlined beside Route 177 with a house, barn and cleared field, on a navy card, with the headline: Plainville Ave. Neighbors Push Back on 18 Homes for 55-Plus

Town Hall

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…

Jack Beckett·Nov 11, 2026

Opinion

Patch and The Farmington Mercury: Same Arrest Log, Two Ways

Peter Cellino

Shutdown Day 24: Connecticut SNAP Deadline Looms Nov. 1

Jack Beckett

Federal Shutdown Day 24: Connecticut's $14.3 Billion Gamble

Jack Beckett

2000 Mules: A Masterpiece of Deception for the Gullible

Jack Beckett

The Standard, No. 21: Pick the web address your customers will remember

For Business Owners

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

Town Hall

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

The 2022 Midpoint site plan, buildings and the river trail drawn in yellow and green beside Farmington Avenue, on a navy card, with the headline: Farmington Midpoint Plan for 199 Units Splits Landowners

Town Hall

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

Unionville's Civil War monument in front of a church with a white steeple, beside a dark navy panel, with the headline: 19 Perry Street in Unionville Draws a New Developer

Town Hall

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

Feature card. The date Sept. 8 and the words A suspected toxic load beside a photo of the cupola and brick front of Farmington's 1928 Building.

Town Hall

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

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Feature card. Raji Doshi, smiling, holds a glass trophy in front of 3M Young Scientist Challenge banners, beside the words America's Top Young Scientist.

Schools

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

Feature card. The number 34 and the words new business registrations beside a photo of the cupola and brick front of Farmington's 1928 Building.

For Business Owners

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