First haircut

February 20, 2021 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 22, 2021 7:08 pm

By Sarah Gordon
Staff Photographer

Chris Frye cuts the hair of his his son Chris, 1, as he sits in his mother Elizabeth Munch´s lap and his grandfather Ed Mitchell and cousin Justin Caras look on at Frye´s Barbershop located in the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020. His son was the first customer at the shop, which officially opens next week. The second haircut was given to Mitchell by Caras. “I went to school here, never thought I´d be cutting hair here," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. For appointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Chris Frye, 1, was the first customer at his father Chris' Frye's Barbershop at the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020.

"He did a great job, he sat there pretty quietly and got hairy M&M's all in his mouth," said the elder Chris, of giving his son his first haircut. The second haircut of the shop was given to Frye's grandfather Ed Mitchell by his cousin and coworker Justin Caras.

"I never thought I'd be cutting (hair) in my elementary school," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. "I think I ate some hairy M&M's when I was here."

"We're starting off with veterans and babies here," said Caras as he cut his grandfather's hair next to where his official Marine Corps portrait hangs on the wall. The shop officially opens next week. For appointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page.

Chris Frye, 1, sweeps the floor after his first haircut from his father, Chris Frye, as the elder Frye´s cousin Justin Caras cuts their grandfather Ed Mitchell´s hair at Frye´s Barbershop at the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020. “I went to school here, never thought I´d be cutting hair here," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. The shop officially opens next week. For apointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Justin Caras attempts to get his nephew Chris Frye, 1, to laugh as he sits on his mother Elizabeth Munch´s lap getting his hair cut by his father, Chris Frye, at Frye´s Barbershop at the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020. Frye's son was the first customer at the shop, which officially opens next week. The second haircut was given to Frye´s grandfather Ed Mitchell by Caras, his his cousin and coworker. “I went to school here, never thought I´d be cutting hair here," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. For appointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Chris Frye, 1, eats snacks as he sits in his mother Elizabeth Munch´s lap while dad Chris Frye cuts his hair at Frye´s Barbershop at the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020. The younger Chris was his first customer at the shop, which officially opens next week. The second haircut was given to Frye´s grandfather Ed Mitchell by his cousin and coworker Justin Caras. “I went to school here, never thought I´d be cutting hair here," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. For appointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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Chris Frye cuts his son Chris' hair as he sits in his mother Elizabeth Munch´s lap eating snacks at Frye´s Barbershop as his grandfather Ed Mitchell looks on at the former Ledyard Center School on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2020. Frye's son was the first customer at the shop, which officially opens next week. The second haircut was given to Mitchell by Frye´s cousin and coworker Justin Caras. “I went to school here, never thought I´d be cutting hair here," said Frye, who has long dreamed of opening his own barber shop in Ledyard. For appointments, see their Facebook or Booksy page. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)
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