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More Than One Shop? Give Each Location Its Own Web Page

If your business has more than one address, give each location its own page on your website, with the address, phone and hours written out.

Jack Beckett·Nov 2, 2026

The Standard, No. 17: One web page for each location, with the address written out

For Business Owners

Old Bad Review on Google or Yelp? You Can Still Answer It

You can’t delete an old complaint on Google or Yelp. You can answer it, and Google tells the customer who wrote it when you do.

Jack Beckett·Oct 30, 2026

Town Hall

Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Three Renewed, One Waits

The town's emails to the Valero on Farmington Avenue went unanswered, so staff stopped by the store. Four days later its registration was renewed.

Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026

Dark wood clapboard siding and windows on the side of the house at 12 Diamond Glen Road, with the headline: Farmington Parish Home Can Replace Its Woodpecked Siding

Town Hall

Farmington Parish Home Can Replace Its Woodpecked Siding

The St. James Episcopal parish home on Diamond Glen Road can trade its woodpecker-damaged wood clapboards for composite siding, as long as the boards are the…

Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026

A pond edged with grass and pines at 111 Hyde Road in Farmington, the trees reflected in still water, with the headline: Divers Would Dredge Trumpf Pond by Hand, Around Turtles

Town Hall

Divers Would Dredge Trumpf Pond by Hand, Around Turtles

Trumpf wants divers to clear about 1,600 cubic yards of muck from the pond behind its Hyde Road building, feeding it into a hose by hand and setting aside any…

Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 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. 15: What a reply to a bad review may say, and may not

For Business Owners

How to reply to a bad review on Google or Yelp

Answer an honest complaint in a few calm lines, and never offer anything for a changed review. A burst of bad ratings followed by a demand for money may be a…

Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026

The Standard, No. 14: Google Reviews: Ask Every Customer, Not Just the Happy Ones

For Business Owners

Give every customer your Google review link, not just fans

Sending only your happy customers to Google to leave a review breaks Google's rules. Give the link to everyone.

Jack Beckett·Oct 26, 2026

The roof edge, gutter and second-floor windows of the house at 30 High Street, with the headline: Historic Panel Approves a Thicker Roof at 30 High Street

Town Hall

Farmington Saltbox Can Raise Its Roof to Fight Ice Dams

Working from outside spares the house's finished second floor and attic, the architect said, and no one voted against it.

Jack Beckett·Oct 24, 2026

Farmington school officials at tables in the Noah Wallace School library during the Oct. 19 board meeting, with the headline: Farmington School Enrollment Falls to a 10-Year Low

Schools

Farmington Schools Have Their Fewest Students in a Decade

Farmington's public schools have fewer students than at any time in at least 10 years, and most of the drop since 2024 is in the elementary schools. The…

Jack Beckett·Oct 24, 2026

Farmington Board of Education members at tables in the Noah Wallace School library on Oct. 19, with the headline: Farmington Elementary Emergency Dismissals Move Earlier

Schools

Farmington Elementary Emergency Dismissals Move Earlier

On emergency early-dismissal days this school year, Farmington elementary students will go home closer to noon, about 90 minutes earlier than before. The…

Jack Beckett·Oct 24, 2026

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Town Hall

Farmington Plans One Polling Place for Spring Budget Vote

Farmington's registrars plan to hold the spring budget referendum at Town Hall only. The Town Council also passed a veterans' tax break and approved the school…

Jack Beckett·Oct 24, 2026