Farmington

Farmington police are apologizing after sending an emergency alert about a missing man early Tuesday morning. Shortly after 12:30 a.m., a phone call, text notification and email were sent out to alert the public about a search for 59-year-old Xuedong Liu, who had been reported missing. Police said Liu had been missing since late Monday night and suffers from dementia….

Police have arrested a woman in connection to the 1998 killing of a woman in Farmington. Katherine Pires, 50, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with second-degree hindering prosecution and interfering with an officer, police said. On Sept. 24, 1998, 26-year-old Agnieszka Ziemlewski was found shot to death on a trail at the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) Reservoir off Old…

Police made an arrest in connection with the death of a 26 year old woman at the MDC reservoir in 1998 charging a woman with hindering prosecution and interfering with an officer.

Police have made an arrest in connection to the 1998 unsolved killing of a woman at the MDC Reservoir in Farmington.

Katherine Pires, 50, of Hartford, was arrested and charged with second-degree hindering prosecution and interfering with an officer, police said.

Connecticut Water Company is asking customers in Farmington to reduce their outdoor water usage for the next 24 hours to allow water storage tanks to refill after an increase in usage and a mechanical failure. Officials said the company is seeing higher customer water usage than usual for mid-June and said the demand right now is more typical of the…

A young brother and sister in Farmington are raising money for educational materials about racial injustice by setting up a lemonade stand at an historic spot in town.

Some Farmington children are using an unfortunate incident in town to help raise money and spread a message of racial diversity in their community. Josey Gorman, 7, served up more than just lemonade at her stand on Main Street in Farmington on Friday. “It doesn’t matter what you look like. It matters how you make people feel,” she said. Each…

You can hear buzzing from a backyard in Farmington most days of the week: It’s the sound of creativity born in a time of crisis. When Senan Gorman, the graphic designer by trade, found his work slowing to a halt amid the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to use his newfound free time to take up a new skill — chainsaw…

One man has created a tiki task force to help frontline workers

Business was a wash at the Fork and Fire in Farmington Thursday night thanks to a heavy downpour during dinnertime. “We’re really dependent on the weather right now.  On a day we would do maybe two, three grand in sales, we did $400,” said Ruvin Bogati, the restaurant’s general manager. Bogati said he’s excited to get customers back inside...

Restaurants in Connecticut will soon be allowed to operate indoor dining with capacity limits and other health restrictions.

“There’s a whole feeling that you get when you work out.  It just feels better all over.  I miss that,” said Victor Sargent of Bristol. Sargent said he’s been a member of the same gym for more than three decades.  Like all gyms in Connecticut, Malibu Fitness in Farmington was forced to close on March 16.  “Between the two...

NBC Connecticut takes a look at what’s be required for gyms to get open and back to business

Tiki Task Force carves Tiki statues to sell locally and use the money to buy lunches for Healthcare Workers, Nursing Home Staff and group home staff.
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One Farmington family decided to do their part during the coronavirus pandemic by carving and selling tiki art to raise money to help feed healthcare workers.

One man is dead after he drowned in the Farmington River Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m., according to police. Police received a call that a 19-year-old had already been under water for several minutes. Witnesses and friends told police that the 19-year-old was last seen going under water in the Farmington River approximately 20 feet from…

Farmington police have released the report on the investigation into the death of Fotis Dulos, the estranged husband of Jennifer Dulos, a mother of five from New Canaan who has been missing for more than a year. Dulos died in January, days after attempting to commit suicide at his Jefferson Crossing home. Much of the information was previously released, but…