FARMINGTON — The Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved site review and erosion control applications for a senior living center and a drive-in movie theater. Board members and Town Manager Richard Davis welcomed the $7 million Woodlands Senior Living project, which will include 48 residential care beds and 18 assisted-living apartments. “Start building,” board Chairman […]
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Farmington Fire and Ice Festival planned March 11
FARMINGTON — Plans are underway to bring the Fire and Ice Festival back to town on March 11. Anna Lyon, assistant vice president-marketing director of Franklin Savings Bank, John Moore, owner of Narrow Gauge Cinemas, and Tammy Parsons, owner of Divine Inspirations, along with a couple of other Front Street merchants, are once again planning to host […]
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Farmington’s Thai Smile moving across Front Street; Greenwood closing
FARMINGTON — Thai Smile and Sushi Restaurant will be closed Aug. 29-31 and reopen Sept. 1 in the Greenwood Dining Room and Stone Hearth Cafe space across Front Street. The Greenwood Dining Room will close for good Saturday, Aug. 27, co-owner John Moore said. “It is time for a transition,” Moore said. “Circumstances just all […]
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Doodles lead to scarecrow photo board for Pumpkin Festival in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Doodling during spare time at work landed Lauren Duvall a commission to create a photo board for Saturday’s Pumpkin Festival. Lauren, 17, a senior at Mt. Blue High School, works part time at Narrow Gauge Cinemas in Farmington. Owner John Moore said he noticed little scraps of paper with doodles and drawings left […]
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Fireworks, barbecue set for Farmington’s Fourth
FARMINGTON — A fireworks display will once again liven up the weekend activities for Independence Day in Farmington. The display is planned for 9 p.m. Friday, July 3, over Prescott Field. Prior to the show, the Farmington Fire Benevolent Association will host its annual chicken barbecue and bonfire. Dinners are limited and anyone interested in […]
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Santa, live reindeer, wagon rides planned for Christmas on Front Street
FARMINGTON — Santa is coming to town Saturday, Dec. 20, along with live reindeer, for Christmas on Front Street. For the second year free family activities are planned while businesses along historic Front Street offer last-minute holiday shopping specials. Free family movies offered on a first-come basis, reindeer visits, wagon rides, hot chocolate and s’mores […]
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The Greenwood Dining Room to open soon in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A historic Front Street building, once the site of the Chester Greenwood earmuff factory, is undergoing alterations for the opening of The Greenwood Dining Room. Farmington’s newest restaurant will open in August, owners John Moore and Jennifer Bjorn said. From factory to dry cleaner to bike and stove shop, the newly renovated space […]
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Work heats up at Stone Hearth Cafe for a 2014 opening
FARMINGTON — After months of doing reconstruction, the owners of 168 Front St. have revealed their plans for a part of the building. “Wicked gelato meets wood-fired pizza,” John Moore said of the new business venture he and Jennifer Bjorn are starting in the former Northern Lights bike shop space. The partners expect to open […]