Farmington has appointed a 23-year department veteran as the town’s new chief of police. Captain Colin Ryan will replace the current Chief Paul Melanson, who, after 13 years in the position, is leaving to lead Avon’s department.
Frustrated parents demanded more information Monday night about the supposed shooting threat at Farmington High School, while school administrators and police replied there’s little more they can say except to reassure that it wasn’t a genuine threat.
Much of the Farmington High School parking lot was empty early Wednesday afternoon as many families kept students at home over a recent shooting threat; police and school administrators assured that the threat wasn't credible, but parents complained on social media that nobody would provide specific information.
After a year with a tax freeze, Farmington’s town manager is proposing a budget with a slightly more than $6 million increase - enough to trigger a tax increase of 4.85 percent.