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Wicked Local KINGSTON – A date for the Fall Town Meeting has been set in anticipation of a decision about the future of the Winthrop Street property as conservation land and for passive recreation. The Board of Selectmen set Tuesday, Nov. 16, based on the availability of the Kingston Intermediate School auditorium. Otherwise, the intention is to set a new date that same week. The proposed purchase of the Winthrop Street property, referred to by supporters as the Blackwater Memorial Forest, was a motivating factor for the setting of the date with the board planning to vote on the right of fi...

Wicked Local KINGSTON – It started on Earth Day but stretched through the weekend as neighbors wearing gloves and carrying trash bags provided by the town helped put a dent in the scourge of litter throughout Kingston. The Keep Kingston Clean event that took place over the previous weekend was a terrific success, according to Kim Emberg, who spearheaded the event as one of a group of residents who reached out across the town to clean up Kingston. “What started as a conversation on social media resulted in successful coordination and collaboration between residents, businesses, and town em...

Wicked Local KINGSTON – With nearly double the votes at the polls Saturday, Ken Moalli will be collecting taxes in Kingston going forward. In unofficial voting, Moalli received 491 votes to 236 votes for Jessica Kramer in the race to become Kingston’s next collector of taxes. In a race between two newcomers running to serve on the Kingston School Committee, Megan Cannon received 426 votes to 168 for Katina Bedard. Silver Lake Regional School Committee appointee Emily Davis was chosen by voters to complete the last two years of a three-year term with 345 votes to 188 for Emma Rose Morgan. ...

Wicked Local KINGSTON – New Town Administrator Keith Hickey is officially on the job after being selected as the unanimous choice to lead Kingston going forward. Hickey, previously the town manager in Winchendon - located in central Massachusetts on the New Hampshire border - started Monday, Feb. 1, after giving the required notice to his former employer. He thanked everyone he has met so far for welcoming him with open arms and said he looks forward to working with everybody before getting down to business at his first meeting of the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night.  “It’s been a gre...