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Townhomes in the works after Farmington sells Maxfield Training Center FARMINGTON — Officials in Farmington may be walking around with an extra spring in their step these days as the city has some closure on a long-anticipated project. After being vacant for approximately 12 years, the Maxfield Training Center, located at 33000 Thomas St. in the city’s downtown, was purchased by Robertson Brothers May 17 at a price of $690,000. The approximately 3-acre parcel of land was previously owned by Farmington Public Schools, operating as a high school and then a junior high school beforeLIBRAR becoming the12A on page Maxfield Training Center. It is now set to become Hillside Townes, consisting of seven three-story buildings with 53 townhomes. Farmington Mayor Joe LaRussa said that the closing is a combination of relief and excitement. “We finally get to activate a long-dormant property
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FARMINGTON — The launch of a high school esports program always seems to have a beautiful story behind it. Either one student or a group of friends create a space for gamers throughout the high school to call home for a
couple hours during the week. For Farmington High School, senior Rayyan Ahmed, senior Dylan Dancel and junior Tanzeel Ahsan are the main characters in the school’s story for how esports came to be. The trio of students are part of the school’s International Baccalaureate proSee ESPORTS on page 11A
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The Farmington High School esports team celebrates their runner-up finish after losing 3-2 to Detroit Catholic Central in the state championship match April 27 at Oakland University.
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