EPA Fines Tonsberg $12,500 For Storm Water Damage
(September 4, 2008) It may have taken a little time for the information to surface, but the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that High Pines Corporation has been fined. The company is under the control of developer Fred Tonsberg at Indian Pond Estates.

Elders Pack House over Proposed Rent Hikes

Town & Country Estates Rent Control Hearing Continued to September 18th ...

(September 4, 2008) Well over 100 senior citizens, primarily from Town & Country Estates Mobile Home Park, jammed into the main Town Hall meeting room. Every chair in the building was brought into the meeting room which still resulted in standing room only. At the heart of the concern is the $100.00 requested monthly rate increase per unit plus an additional 5% rate increase to follow.

Maple Street Condo Project a Victim of the Economy

Project would have constructed 87 units of age restricted housing...

(September 4, 2008) It will be six years next month when developer Peter Conant began the process of creating an 87 unit over 55 complex on Maple Street at the old C. Drew Building. For history buffs, the C. Drew Factory was Kingston’s oldest industrial complex specializing in Cat’s Paw brand pry bars. Conant succeeded in getting a positive town meeting vote in order to effect the zoning change in order to launch his venture.

The Town Administrator's ZBA Ruling

FINDINGS OF FACT AND DECISION OF THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR

Pursuant to the request of the Board of Selectmen at a duly called meeting held Tuesday, June 24, 2008, at the Town House, Room 200, 26 Evergreen Street, Kingston, Massachusetts, the undersigned conducted an investigation into the vacancy in the office of Executive Secretary to the Zoning Board of Appeals caused by the resignation and or removal of Lisa McNeil!.

Arrest Made in Rash of MacFarlane Farms Vehicle Break-ins
On July 8 Kingston Police responded  to the MacFarlane Farms neighborhood where 15 residents had reported that their motor vehicles had been broken into during the night. The vehicles were processed and a latent finger print was lifted by the Plymouth County Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).

Playing Politics With Your Right to Vote and Choose
Months prior to any scheduled Fall Town Meeting and a good 10 months from the next Annual Town Meeting, something is very much on Selectman Mark Beaton's mind; limiting an individual to one elected position.

ZBA’s “Honest” Mistakes Lead to Numerous Violations of Law
Although Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman John Haas calls a series of blunders nothing “that could be construed as illegal or unethical”, a close look at the record will show that both he and the ZBA did exactly that.

Local Scouts on New Mexico Camping Adventure of a Lifetime
Nine Kingston Boy Scouts and their leaders, Brian Wallace, Sean Kilduff and Peter Burke are now in Cimarron, New Mexico on a two week adventure of a lifetime. The group is at the Philmont Scout Ranch, a 141,000 acre facility affording a true test of endurance, skill and brotherhood. Philmont, still a working cattle ranch, is the largest youth camp in the world! The facility offers scouts 35 different adventure choices, or “treks”, Troop 49 chose #26 for its full range of unique challenges, including a climb of Mount Baldy which looms 12,441 feet above the town of Kingston. See more photos

YouTube Video Captures Selectman's Temper Tantrum
When Veterans’ Agent William Martin stood up at open forum during last Tuesday's Selectmen's meeting to complain that checks for 30 veterans and widows were delayed because the selectmen were late in signing the warrant all hell broke loose and it was all caught on tape by Casey Meserve of the Kingston Reporter. Watch now or join discussion.

Haas Remains Unyielding Regarding Secretary
While the matter of Lisa McNeill’s return to her secretarial position on the ZBA is being negotiated, Zoning Board Chairman John Haas continues to raise eyebrows with his position of arrogance. During a period of time when he should be backing off from his previous blunders that have placed his board and the Town at risk, his errant thought process remains troubling. One could only wonder what McNeill’s thoughts are when considering her possible return to the Town’s employ with e-mail passages such as the one received by Town Administrator Kevin Donovan from Haas and secured via our request of public records:

Ms. Hunt Responds to ZBA Flap
Meredith Hunt, wife of former ZBA member Larry Hunt (his appointment lapsed on June 30) has chosen to enter into the public fray regarding her nomination for ZBA Secretary.

ZBA's Violations of Law...the Arrogance of Power

Although Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman John Haas calls a series of blunders nothing "that could be construed as illegal or unethical", a close look at the record will show that both he and the ZBA did exactly that. What makes Haas' series of missteps so troubling, is that he has been around long enough to know better...

Discussion: The ZBA & The Law...

Kingston Vehicle Damaged By Explosives; Attack is Under Investigation
Violence has once again raised its ugly head at the Prospect Hill Condos on Schofield Road, and again, the target was unit owner Edward Costello...

William C. Gould: A Genuine Hometown Hero
In 1969 he was killed in Vietnam. Nearly everyone in Kingston knows his name; few know his story...

William C. Gould. We know there is a bridge dedicated to him at Route 27. We may also be aware that there is a William C. Gould Way at the South end of town; we take it to get to Lowe’s. But who was William C. Gould? He was a young man who attended Silver Lake Regional High School, went on to Thayer Academy, went on to the University of New Hampshire and received a degree from Wentworth in June of 1968 and three months later in September was shipped off to Vietnam.

PRESS RELEASE
At approximately, 10:25 AM, the Kingston Fire Department received a call for smoke in the building with an odor of something burning in the FYE occupancy.  Upon arrival of the first fire department units, there was a heavy smoke condition in the FYE store, adjacent stores, the food court and main corridor.  A 2^nd alarm was struck bringing in mutual aid and resources.  In addition, to the Kingston apparatus, Plymouth, Duxbury and Pembroke responded to the scene.  The situation is stabilized at this time and the cause is under investigation by the Kingston Fire Department and the Independence Mall management.  The Mall was initially evacuated, but they are beginning to let people back in at this time. There are no injuries.