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 finished.
Jack Beckett·Nov 10, 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 more time.
Jack Beckett·Nov 7, 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 owners now disagree on whether to keep it alive.
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 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
Trumpf Pond Cleanup Approved; Divers Will Do It by Hand
Divers will clear the muck from the pond behind Trumpf on Hyde Road by hand, setting aside any turtle they touch. Farmington's wetlands commission approved the…
Jack Beckett·Nov 6, 2026
Google’s free website report should be in your shop’s name
Google’s free Search Console shows how your website turns up in its results, and Google says a small business short on time may not need it. If you do set it…
Jack Beckett·Nov 6, 2026
Farmington Compost Bin Has Council Chair 'On Board'
Town Council Chair Brian F.X. Connolly is "on board" with a one-bin food-scrap pilot near the town library, the Green Efforts Committee's chair said Monday. The…
Jack Beckett·Nov 4, 2026
Farmington Election Results 2026: Demicco, Martinez Win
Rep. Mike Demicco won the 21st District, Rep. Rebecca Martinez the 22nd and Sen. Rick Lopes the 6th, and 62.7 percent of Farmington's registered voters cast…
Jack Beckett·Nov 4, 2026
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