Alyssa Hood directs kids from nearby Farmington schools on where to put their things Tuesday at the Farmington Community Center. Going on her second year with the Farmington Parks and Recreation Department, Hood says she loves her job “more than anything in the world” because of the kids. Brian Ponce/Franklin Journal

Kids are running around the gymnasium Tuesday at the Farmington Community Center at 127 Middle St. during the first day of the center’s after school program for kids between the second and fifth grade. Brian Ponce/Franklin Journal