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The movies return to North Conway • B1

THE EXCITEMENT of Hollywood is returning to North Conway. Well, at least on the big screen.

BarnZ’s Cinema is set to take over the Mountain Valley Cinema 7, which closed a year ago. An early November opening is expected.

The state saw a slew of movie theaters close in recent years, but BarnZ’s owner Tim Barnes has been negotiating with the landlords of the Mountain Valley Mall for more than year to be able to expand his brand. BarnZ’s has locations in Barrington, Meredith and Lincoln.

“The response has been very overwhelming,” Barnes said. “I think the community is very excited to have a theater back.”

BarnZ’s started in 2007 when Barnes purchased Spinelli Cinema in Meredith. He expanded to Barrington in 2009, also a Spinelli l

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