Three Unionville Preservation Projects Clear Review in 14 Minutes
A century-old church name is returning to School Street after three Unionville preservation projects cleared historic review in about 14 minutes.
Jack Beckett·Aug 11, 2026
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Farmington Green Efforts Committee Confronts the Cost of Food-Scrap Collection
Farmington’s Green Efforts Committee is studying food-scrap collection after a potential hauler warned that the service would add a municipal cost, not produce savings.
Jack Beckett·Aug 12, 2026
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Farmington Approves the West Avon Road Wetland Restoration, One Letter Short
The wetland being restored at 114 West Avon Road does not stop at the property line. Farmington's Conservation and Inland Wetlands Commission tabled…
Jack Beckett·Aug 5, 2026
Farmington's New Website Costs Less Than Budgeted. Keeping It Costs Four Times as Much.
The Farmington Town Council unanimously hired CivicPlus to rebuild the town's website for $61,690.98, about $13,300 under budget.
Jack Beckett·Jul 31, 2026
Farmington Seats a Building Committee for a $30 Million Fire Station Overhaul
Farmington's newly seated Fire Station Building Committee held its first meeting Friday, taking control of a Town Council-scoped plan to build two…
Jack Beckett·Jul 20, 2026
Farmington Approves the Meadow Road Sidewalk After Two Years of Debate
The Farmington Town Council voted unanimously to build a sidewalk along Meadow Road, approving the revised Option 2 alignment after two years of…
Jack Beckett·Jul 16, 2026
Farmington Finished Rebuilding the Yukon Pump Station.
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.
Jack Beckett·Jul 12, 2026
Farmington's Green Efforts Committee Has More Ideas Than It Can Finish. So It Picked Four.
Farmington's Green Efforts Committee spent its July meeting not dreaming up new initiatives but narrowing the ones it already has, settling on four…
Jack Beckett·Jul 11, 2026
A Farmington Homeowner Dug a Pond in What She Thought Was Her Yard. It Was a Wetland.
The owner of a West Avon Road house bought her first home, was told a grassy bowl out back was hers, and dug it into a pond.
Jack Beckett·Jul 10, 2026
Farmington's New Town Hall Is Built. Now the Committee Has to Help People Find the Door.
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…
Jack Beckett·Jun 30, 2026
Farmington Council Extends Town Manager's Contract to 2030, Adds $15,000 Bonus
Farmington's Town Council reviewed Town Manager Kathleen Blonski behind closed doors on June 23, then returned to open session and unanimously…
Jack Beckett·Jun 27, 2026
Hartford Just Rewrote Farmington's Zoning. The Town's Planners Showed the Commission How Little Say It Has Left.
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…
Jack Beckett·Jun 25, 2026
Noble Energy Withdraws Its Farmington Truck Stop Applications, Ending the Fight Without a Vote
Noble Energy withdrew both its wetlands and zoning applications for the proposed diesel truck stop on 86 acres above Batterson Park Pond, ending a…
Jack Beckett·Jun 19, 2026
Unionville's Historic District Approves Solar Panels, Then Goes Looking for More Old Houses
The Unionville Historic District and Properties Commission approved a rooftop solar array and two EV chargers at 796 Plainville Avenue on June 11…
Jack Beckett·Jun 14, 2026
Three Farmington Boards Have a Say in the Truck Stop. Only Two Actually Decide It.
Three Farmington bodies weigh in on the fate of the Noble Energy truck stop, but the elected Town Council, the one residents keep asking to stop it…
Jack Beckett·Jun 13, 2026
A Routine Pump Upgrade in Farmington Turned Up Corroded Pipe. The Town Is Paying to Line the Well Now Rather Than Dig It Open Again Later.
A planned electrical upgrade at Farmington's Yukon Road pump station uncovered hydrogen sulfide corrosion eating through the discharge pipes.
Jack Beckett·Jun 13, 2026
Farmington Town Council Comes Out Against the Truck Stop
Farmington's Town Council issued two unanimous negative referrals June 9, opposing the Noble Energy truck stop at 8261 Fienemann Road and a separate…
Jack Beckett·Jun 12, 2026
The Coelhos Asked for a Special Permit. Farmington Said No. They Can Build Anyway.
The Farmington Town Plan and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 on June 8 to deny a special permit for a new home at 8638 Pine Drive.
Jack Beckett·Jun 11, 2026
A Farmington Truck-Stop Hearing Comes Down to One Disputed Number
Noble Energy wants to build a diesel travel center and warehouse on 86 acres that drain toward Batterson Park Pond — the public pond the state is…
Jack Beckett·Jun 6, 2026
Farmington's 1928 Building Committee Spends $17,700 to Cool a Server Room That Runs at 84 Degrees
Two weeks after the May 14 ribbon cutting, the Ad Hoc 1928 Building Committee approved $17,700 for a standalone air-conditioning unit serving the new…
Jack Beckett·May 30, 2026
Tim Kelly's Next Fire-Station Question: How Old Is the Volunteer Force?
At the May 26 Farmington Town Council meeting, Westview resident Tim Kelly asked the council for an inventory of the town's current…
Jack Beckett·May 29, 2026
Eight Consultants Want to Write Farmington's Next 10-Year Plan.
Eight planning firms have submitted proposals to write Farmington's next Plan of Conservation and Development — the document that will shape the…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Farmington's FEMA Flood Maps Are About to Change. Here's What That Means for Your House.
FEMA has finalized new Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Farmington, with an effective date now expected in fall 2026.
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Tinty Park Stays a Park: Legal Opinion Closes Farmington's Cemetery Question
A legal opinion delivered to the Farmington Town Council on May 26 concludes that using the Don Tinty parcel for cemetery purposes would violate the…
Jack Beckett·May 28, 2026
Travel Center or Truck Stop? What Noble Energy Is Actually Proposing in Farmington
Noble Energy's owner insists his proposed Fienemann Road project is "a mini travel plaza," not a truck stop — a distinction he argues turns on scale…
Jack Beckett·May 23, 2026