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Farmington Compost Bin Has Council Chair 'On Board'

Town Council Chair Brian F.X. Connolly is "on board" with a one-bin food-scrap pilot near the town library, the Green Efforts Committee's chair said Monday. The money still waits on the town survey.

Jack Beckett·Nov 4, 2026

An aerial map view of a long flat-roofed town building and its parking lots in Farmington, with the headline: Farmington Compost Bin Has Council Chair 'On Board'

Farmington Election Results 2026: Demicco, Martinez Win

Rep. Mike Demicco won the 21st District, Rep. Rebecca Martinez the 22nd and Sen. Rick Lopes the 6th, and 62.7 percent of Farmington's registered voters cast ballots, in the state's unofficial results.

Jack Beckett·Nov 4, 2026

Card reading 'Farmington results: 62.7% turnout. Demicco, Martinez win. Unofficial results, Nov. 3, 2026.' beside a photo of the Connecticut State Capitol dome at dusk.

Write Page Titles That Say What You Offer and Where

The words in your browser tab help Google write the headline on your search result. Here is what Google says belongs there.

Jack Beckett·Nov 4, 2026

The Standard, No. 18: Say what the page offers, and where, in its title

Farmington Police Log: Pursuit Charge Among Four Arrests

A Hartford man was held on $10,000 bond after a warrant arrest; his five charges include engaging police in pursuit. Three others posted bond.

Jack Beckett·Nov 3, 2026

Farmington Mercury graphic. The words Police Log in large white type on a dark navy background, above the line: Charged, not convicted. Read accordingly.

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

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

The Standard, No. 16: Old Reviews: You Can’t Delete Them, So Answer Them

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

The town's aerial map of the Valero station at 1387 Farmington Avenue, shown at the Oct. 20 meeting, with the headline: Farmington Aquifer Checkup: Three Renewed, One Waits

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 narrower kind. The vote was Sept. 15.

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

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 turtles they find.

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

Farmington Police Log: Assault and Disorderly Conduct Arrest

One arrest late Tuesday night: a Farmington man charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct.

Jack Beckett·Oct 28, 2026