About the Farmington Mercury
Local journalism for Farmington, Connecticut.
The Farmington Mercury covers the Town of Farmington (its government, schools, police department, development activity, and community life) with the kind of attention that a town of 26,000 residents deserves but rarely gets.
We are a Mercury Local publication. We don't carry banner ads, we don't accept sponsored content dressed as news, and we don't let page-view pressure determine what we cover. We cover what matters to Farmington residents: the zoning vote that changes your neighborhood, the school budget that affects your kids, the arrest log that tells you what's happening on your street.
What We Cover
Our coverage is organized into these sections:
- Police & Public Safety: Arrest logs, major cases, department budgets, and use-of-force data
- Government: Town Council, Board of Finance, Town Manager, and state and federal representation
- Development: Planning & Zoning Commission, Inland Wetlands, major projects, and historic preservation
- Education: Board of Education, Farmington Public Schools, budgets, and curriculum
- Elections: Candidate profiles, race coverage, voter resources, and results
- Community: Events, nonprofits, local business, and neighborhood life
Our Standards
We name sources where possible. We protect sources when necessary. We correct errors prominently and without burying them. We do not publish anonymous tips as facts. We do not let advertisers influence coverage; we don't have advertisers in the traditional sense.
When we make a mistake, you'll find the correction at the top of the story, not at the bottom in small type.
Who We Are
The Farmington Mercury is published by Mercury Local, the local-publishing company of The Charlotte Mercury, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Mercury Local runs a family of local news sites built on the belief that local journalism works best when it's accountable to readers, not to ad networks.
Publisher: Peter Cellino Editorial inquiries: hello@mercurylocal.com Tips: hello@mercurylocal.com (confidential tip line available on request)
Reprint & Licensing
The Farmington Mercury publishes under Creative Commons BY-ND 4.0. You may republish our work in full, including commercially, as long as you credit The Farmington Mercury, link to the license, and do not edit it. Questions about republishing: hello@mercurylocal.com.
Part of the Mercury Local network.