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May 11th 2008

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BRIDGE CLUB: They should have a reunion for anyone who drove under and slammed into the 11’7" Landing Road Railroad Bridge. A little over a year ago it was a truckload of food for a catered event for 800 in Duxbury. This month it is a Landers cement mixer measuring in at 13+’, a good foot and a half taller then the bridge. What more can be said, the vehicles are marked and so are the bridges, where does that put the driver? The vehicle heights are even applied to the trucks as a mirror image so it is seen correctly when looking at the side truck mirrors. Traffic in town was a nightmare from about Noon to 5:00.

TOMMY GONE: He was called Kingston’s answer to St. Francis. Whenever you had a raccoon in your house or a skunk in your cellar or even kittens stuck between cinder blocks, you called Tommy Van. He passed away several weeks ago, on August 23. Tommy was always available, day or night, for these little animal forays which everybody was afraid to handle. He had gloves, cages, traps, poles, bait and every manner of equipment that it would take for the job at hand. Tommy always gave you a little education lesson on the particular species that he would soon have under control. He loved animals, and his efforts never hurt them. He also loved people and you loved having him around. He was a high-energy diminutive man who took his volunteerism seriously. He never charged for his work and would refuse payment if offered. Because of that, you may now want to make a memorial donation in his name with the Animal Rescue League, P.O. Box 265, Boston, MA 02117, or closer to home at the Humane Society of Duxbury, 622 Congress Street, Duxbury, MA 02331. We don’t think Tommy will mind this one time. God Bless!

ATTENDANCE REPORT: There is interest of late as to what type of attendance are we getting from elected boards. This issue will look at the Conservation and the Planning Board. Next month we’ll take two more. Here’s the deal…

Planning Board: From January 12 to present there have been 17 meetings.

• Jim Colman attended all 7 prior to his departure from the board.

• Joel Michaud has attended 8 out of 10 since he joined the Board.

• Tom Bouchard is 16 of 17,

• Sue Farrell 14 of 17,

• Ed King 12 of 17,

• Mike Ruprecht 15 of 17

• Alternate Penny Svenson 13 of 17.

Conservation Commission: From January 6 to present there have been 20 meetings.

• Doug Dondero has attended 4 of 6 since being appointed

• Gary Langenbach 20 out of 20

• Marilyn Kozodoy 20 of 20

• Philip Hammond 18 of 20

• William Kavol 19 of 20

• Shawn O’Donnell 13 of 20

• William Underhill 10 of 14 since being appointed.

SIGN-IT SENATE: It looked like a done deal months ago, but now it’s bogged down in the Senate. We’re talking about the action that, if passed by the Senate, would allow 50% of the mobile homes in the commonwealth to count toward each town’s 40-B stock. For a town like Kingston, which would mean that we would go from a 3.4% compliance rate to slightly over 7% in one fell swoop. You can bet who might be holding up the vote. Try the builder’s lobbies who want to keep on putting up those 40-B’s.

CAFETERIA PROBE: It is interesting that the alleged issues about possible mismanagement and theft in the KES Cafeteria last year remains a hot topic on the TKO on-line message boards. It’s one of those issues that just keeps on festering. It might just be best if the School Committee just bite the bullet and ask for a probe. As it is there are now grievances filed by current cafetoria workers as a direct consequence of the fallout caused by this problem. We checked with police chief Gordon Fogg to see if anybody from the schools ever contacted his department about anything odd. The answer was no. We don’t see the Town Treasurer getting involved in any kind of audit unless requested by the School Committee. Quite frankly, we don’t see that happening, just not enough firepower there to do something bold. Let’s make this an election issue then. Who’s up in April? Cheryl Guidoboni and Paul Barry?

ROACH MAP: You know when you’re dealing with a juvenile when they exhibit equal moments of brilliance and stupidity. The entire Food Court was turned Topsy-turvy earlier this month when a kid supposedly wants to create a headache for his boss and comes up with a novel approach. Officials, consumers and mall management were left smokin’ over roaches when 600+ were placed in a storage area above the McDonald’s. Fortunately, the critters, which were purchased by the kid from the Crunchy Critters Roach Farm in Arizona, decided they liked their box and settled in for the long haul. Not even an enticement of hamburger buns could not lure the primeval survivors from their egg crate mache surroundings. After quitting his job, the box remained…along with the shipping label which was all that was needed for police officials to track our big bugger to his digs in Carver. Last we heard is that he denied his involvement claiming his house was broken into and his father’s credit card stolen. Yup, that sounds about right. A perp breaks into a home in Carver, steals a credit card, orders 600 cockroaches as a single purchase, has the shipper send them to the home you burglarized, and the burglar returns to claim the box and deposit it where a family member works in Kingston. The kid now decides to feed the stolen critters because it seemed like a nice gesture. This is one we want to hear more of. Like and arrest.

LEVEL 2 sex offenders are required to register with the police station. Their names do not get listed on the internet as is the case with Level 3’s. The Sex Offender Registry Board determines a Level 2 sex offender as someone whose risk of reoffense is moderate and the degree of dangerousness posed to the public is such that public safety interest is served by public availability of registry information. Two weeks ago, in Plymouth Superior Court, Brockton, the Plymouth Probation Department sought to have a Level 2 sex offender who was on probation, moved from a location in Kingston. That move did take place and the Level 2 is no longer living at 159 Pembroke Street, home of Richard Cretinon, who is awaiting trial on charges of child rape.

CALLER’S CORRECT: Our caller was right when they said that contractor’s yard between Exxon and The White Square shopping strip is still up and running. Guru Building Inspector Paul Armstrong said he is trying to dig out from a heavy workload and will get to it. Meanwhile our little scofflaw is digging in.

SOMETIME SOON: Some time ago the Planning Board voted to accept the Treasurer’s recommendations in how money should be handled by the Board. We have learned that has yet to happen. It would appear that old habits die hard. Planning Clerk Ed King seems to operate more comfortably in a dark ages mode but it is his Board that should be demanding compliance. By the way, King is up for another five year term in April.

MUNCH TIME: Months ago we had quite a BBQ meal from a mobile unit parked outside Kingston Nursery. Well, the Kingston family business is in earnest now and Elaine & Neil Murphy of Podbury Lane will be parked and serving ribs, pulled pork and their signature cowboy beans on October 2 & 3 at Flowerland’s Fall Festival at their Wapping Road (106) location. Check ‘em out, your taste buds will thank you.

SHORT TERMER: New ZBA Alternate Colin Dahlin was unable to change his scheduling to be available on Wednesday nights. Since that’s when the ZBA meets, it will be without Dahlin, he has submitted a resignation. One would have thought that details like availability would have been addresses prior to volunteering to serve.