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KINGSTON &mdash; Several new businesses will soon open in Kingston.
				Manning&rsquo;s Farmhouse is preparing space in the mini-complex that once housed the Tudor Book Store. Kevin and Kacy Manning hope to open withing two weeks.
				Over on Market Street, developer Bob Statkiewicz said four new businesses will also be opening soon there.
				Signage has been placed for Starbucks, Orangetheory and Pilot Physical Therapy. Statkiewicz said a cosmetic dental office will also open in the complex.
				&ldquo;I expect Orange Theory and Pilot Physical Therapy to open in August,&rdquo; Statkiewicz said. &ldquo;Starbucks has taken possession of their space and a contractor is almost finished with getting it ready. Starbucks will then come in and install all their equipment.&rdquo;
				Manning&rsquo;s 
				Kevin Manning said his wife, Kacy, will manage the Kingston store. He said they will sell Manning&rsquo;s homemade ice cream and milk and also offer ice cream cakes and assorted pies.
				Jean Manning said the family has operated their farm in North Abington Township since 1920 and they have been making and selling ice cream since 1964.
				Kevin Manning said he and Kacy operated a Manning&rsquo;s Farmhouse store in the Midtown Village on South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, that closed in November. He said they had hoped to open the Kingston location in early May, but the pandemic delayed their plans.
				&ldquo;We will offer 48 flavors of ice cream at first,&rdquo; Kevin Manning said. &ldquo;And once the virus is gone, we intend to provide seating for 12 inside and a few outdoor tables.&rdquo;
				Manning said the store will be open daily from 10 a.m. or 11 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. or 10 p.m.Paul Keating, Kingston administrator, confirmed that permits have been issued to Manning&rsquo;s to renovate the facility.
				According to the Manning Farm Dairy website, the business is a small family-run farm with multiple retail locations &ldquo;bringing the freshest and best tasting homemade ice cream and milk to northeast PA.&rdquo;
				Manning Farm Dairy is a fourth generation family farm in North Abington Township. They bottle their milk and make ice cream and deliver it to their stores daily.
				Manning&rsquo;s home farm location is on Manning Road in North Abington Township &mdash; other locations are in Clarks Summit, South Scranton, West Scranton, and Dunmore.
				Market Street plaza
				Starbucks, an international coffeehouse chain, is locating to Kingston on the site where the former CVS Pharmacy building stood on Market Street.
				Statkiewicz of Red Leaf Development in Baltimore, Md., said he decided to turn the property into a little shopping center. Orangetheory Fitness will occupy 3,600 square feet of the building.
				Statkiewicz said he purchased the property in 1994 from the Ertley family. He said the new facade on the building will be aesthetically pleasing and will greatly enhance the Market Street corridor.
				Statkiewicz said he had five red maple leaf trees planted along Market Street &mdash; symbolizing the name of the company and its logo.
				In July, Statkiewicz said part of the existing building is being demolished &mdash; where the former Ertley Motor Co. had its service area, with an apartment above it.
				&ldquo;The apartment was Mr. Ertley&rsquo;s residence many years ago,&rdquo; Statkiewicz said. &ldquo;There were a lot of problems with that part of the building maintenance-wise, so we decided to remove it.&rdquo;
				Orangetheory Fitness &mdash; www.orangetheoryfitness.com &mdash; is based in Boca Raton, Florida, according to the company&rsquo;s website. The website says this about the company:
				&ldquo;Orangetheory is a science-backed, technology-tracked, coach-inspired group workout designed to produce results from the inside out. The hardest part of our workouts is showing up &mdash; we make it simple for you to push yourself, be your personal best and give you more. MORE results. MORE confidence. MORE Life. More than a gym. Because you shouldn&rsquo;t live to exercise. You should exercise to live. &ldquo;
				The website goes on to explain that at Orangetheory Fitness, &ldquo;We make it simple for our members to get more out of their workout. And while there are countless other concepts in the fitness category, we pride ourselves on our unique trifecta of science, coaching, and technology.&rdquo;

Manning’s Farmhouse, Starbucks, others opening soon in Kingston