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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 narrower kind. The vote was Sept. 15.
Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026
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 turtles they find. Farmington's wetlands commission is to…
Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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'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
Borio has spent more than 30 years in public education, the district says, including four years as assistant principal at Pine Grove.
Jack Beckett·Oct 23, 2026
Ask every customer for a Google review, the same way each time. Google bans giving anything back for a review, even a drawing entry.
Jack Beckett·Oct 23, 2026
One of Google's rules is that the phone number on your listing must be under your business's direct control. Keep a number you own and answer as the main one.
Jack Beckett·Oct 21, 2026
Your shop may be listed on Google, Yelp, Bing and Apple Maps even if you never set it up. Here is how to claim each listing so you can update it yourself.
Jack Beckett·Oct 19, 2026
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Elections·Oct 19, 2026
Your neighborhood polling place opens only on Election Day, and you can register and vote in the same visit during early…
Town Hall·Oct 16, 2026
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, community service officers put in 427 hours on the trails and in the parks and made 153…
Town Hall·Oct 16, 2026
Of the 15 registrations on file, 11 are now renewed, and one more, on New Britain Avenue, is still to come.
Elections·Oct 16, 2026
At their League of Women Voters forum, Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican Chris Shea disagreed on the tax law, tariffs,…
Elections·Oct 16, 2026
Three Farmington precincts vote in races the rest of town doesn't see: the 22nd House District, Rebecca Martinez vs.…
Elections·Oct 16, 2026
The last two offices on Farmington's Nov. 3 ballot are settled by the ballot itself: state law seats both registrar…
