Kingston Panel Starts Cemetery Stone Repair Bidding

Historical Commission · Meeting of October 14, 2026

Kingston's Historical Commission began the bidding process for about $60,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to repair damaged headstones in the town's Old Burial Ground. The panel welcomed new members Al Wright and Connie Delano, who both cited deep family and civic ties to Kingston, and confirmed member Tom as treasurer. Members also flagged an unresolved gap in enforcing historic preservation deed restrictions, warning Kingston could face a dispute like one unfolding in Plymouth, with the chair saying the problem "hasn't been solved in like the last five, 10 years." The commission heard the town's historic powder house restoration is nearly finished, expected by late October or mid-November, and recommended a bench design for a veterans memorial ahead of a Revolutionary War memorial unveiling planned for Veterans Day, November 11.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Routine Business
• New Members and Officer Roles
• Preservation Deed Restrictions: A Longstanding Gap
• Powder House Restoration Update
• Archives, Records, and Public Access
• Social Media and Community Outreach
• Veterans Memorial Bench Design
• Old Burial Ground Gravestone Repair RFP
• Future Museum Concept and "Friends" Organization
• Adjournment
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,620 words

Source: the Historical Commission meeting of October 14, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.