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Farmington police spent the summer on bicycles on the trails and in Unionville Center. Most riders they stopped were kids on machines that weren't legal e-bikes, and most stops ended with a warning and a call home.
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
Six more Farmington businesses over public water supplies had their aquifer registrations renewed Oct. 14, three with deadlines. Dunning, the Valero station and The Cardinals come back Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
At their League of Women Voters forum, Rep. Jahana Hayes and Republican Chris Shea disagreed on the tax law, tariffs, military action in Iran and health care, and on how to change immigration policy. All of Farmington…
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
Three Farmington precincts vote in races the rest of town doesn't see: the 22nd House District, Rebecca Martinez vs. Richard Mette, and the 6th Senate District,…
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
The last two offices on Farmington's Nov. 3 ballot are settled by the ballot itself: state law seats both registrar candidates, and the probate judge is…
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
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Five of Farmington's seven precincts choose a state representative between Mike Demicco, the Democrat first elected in 2012, and Gary Palumbo, a Republican and…
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, may already show a listing for your shop. You can claim it for free, but if you copy it from Google, Bing may copy Google's…
Jack Beckett·Oct 16, 2026
Friday, Oct. 16, is the regular deadline to register for Farmington's Nov. 3 election. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Nov. 1 on the third floor of the new…
Jack Beckett·Oct 15, 2026
Apple can change your Apple Maps listing after a customer reports a problem, and it tells you by email. Here is how to claim the listing so that email reaches…
Jack Beckett·Oct 14, 2026
Google can build your listing partly from your own website. When the two disagree, fix whichever one is out of date.
Jack Beckett·Oct 12, 2026
Farmington's Inland Wetlands Commission approved repairs to the observation deck at the East Farms School pond, plus a ramp on the path to it, and a second…
Jack Beckett·Oct 11, 2026
Three Farmington schools sent about 8,100 pounds of cafeteria food to compost between April and June, and the district wants to add its other elementary…
Jack Beckett·Oct 11, 2026
An anonymous call led Farmington's wetlands agent to a tree crew cutting beside a wetland at 243 Brickyard Road. The cutting appears to stop just short of a…
Jack Beckett·Oct 11, 2026
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Town Hall·Oct 11, 2026
Farmington's Green Efforts Committee has $38,657 and a price for a public food-scrap bin. On the town manager's advice,…
Town Hall·Oct 11, 2026
Farmington's Fire Station Building Committee chose Silver Petrucelli + Associates to draw up designs and a cost estimate…
Schools·Oct 11, 2026
Ryan Broderick, an assistant principal at Bristol Central High School, takes over Farmington High on Nov. 2, ending a…
Town Hall·Oct 9, 2026
A Farmington sign saying a business is open, up to 12 square feet, needs no review. A planning commissioner wants limits…
For Business Owners·Oct 9, 2026
The short paragraph under “From the business” on your Google listing is yours to write. Google wants it about your…
Town Hall·Oct 9, 2026
Farmington's town survey is set to open Friday, Oct. 9, and it feeds the town's next 10-year plan. It takes 15 to 20…
