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Farmington's newly seated Fire Station Building Committee held its first meeting Friday, taking control of a Town Council-scoped plan to build two new fire stations and renovate the historic Village firehouse for a total of $30 million to $35 million. The catch: none of it…
Jack Beckett·Jul 20, 2026
The Farmington Town Council voted unanimously to build a sidewalk along Meadow Road, approving the revised Option 2 alignment after two years of hearings, a deferral, and a redesign. The fight was never whether to build…
Jack Beckett·Jul 16, 2026
Farmington's Town Plan and Zoning Commission unanimously rejected all four applications behind the Enclave at the Farmington River, the 237-home development proposed along the river between Farmington and Unionville. The…
Jack Beckett·Jul 15, 2026
The pump station that turned up corroded pipe in June is now, per the superintendent, 100 percent done, short of calibrating the new flow meter. The treatment…
Jack Beckett·Jul 12, 2026
Farmington's Green Efforts Committee spent its July meeting not dreaming up new initiatives but narrowing the ones it already has, settling on four goals it…
Jack Beckett·Jul 11, 2026
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government·Jun 19, 2026
Noble Energy withdrew both its wetlands and zoning applications for the proposed diesel truck stop on 86 acres above…
development·Jun 18, 2026
Farmington's Architectural Design Review Committee spent a second evening shaping the 237-unit Enclave at the Farmington…
opinion·Jun 16, 2026
Patch and The Farmington Mercury covered the same arrest log last week. The difference is the difference between the two…
community·Jun 15, 2026
The Farmington Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee narrowed its plan for Highlands bike-route signs to two nearly…
The owners of a West Avon Road house bought their first home, were told a grassy bowl out back was theirs, and dug it into a pond. A neighbor's complaint and a…
Jack Beckett·Jul 10, 2026
The $16M renovation of Farmington's 1928 town hall is essentially done. At its June 23 meeting, the Ad Hoc 1928 Building Committee turned to the project's last…
Jack Beckett·Jun 30, 2026
Farmington's Town Council reviewed Town Manager Kathleen Blonski behind closed doors on June 23, then returned to open session and unanimously extended her…
Jack Beckett·Jun 27, 2026
The Next Chapters Bookhouse, a used bookstore and cafe built for slow browsing, cleared its last zoning step on June 22 and is headed for a second-floor…
Jack Beckett·Jun 26, 2026
A new Connecticut law, Public Act 25-1, forces Farmington to approve two-to-nine-unit housing in its commercial and industrial zones with no public hearing. On…
Jack Beckett·Jun 25, 2026
government·Jun 14, 2026
The Unionville Historic District and Properties Commission approved a rooftop solar array and two EV chargers at 796…