Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Moves to Ban Data Centers for Now
Kingston Planning Board moves to prohibit data centers while carving out one industrial-park site for battery storage.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 7, 2026 through September 13, 2026
One Kingston obituary was published this week: McSherry, Carolyn Julia (McGrath), a longtime resident of her family home, known as Viewpoint, in Kingston, who also lived in Naples, Florida, where she died on September 10, 2026. Her obituary was posted through Fuller Funeral Home & Crema…
Real Estate
Kingston August Home Sales Span $500,000 To $950,000 With Median Near $733,500
Kingston recorded four market-rate home sales between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, ranging from $500,000 to $950,000 with a median of $733,500. The top sale was 15 Village Path at $950,000, bought by Lynsay and Robert Lombardi from Jared and Brandi Waitkus.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Backs 322-Acre Land Restriction
The Kingston Conservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend a conservation restriction protecting 322 acres of land linked to Wampanoag Nation heritage.
Government · Waterfront Committee
Waterfront Committee backs aluminum docks, $25 fee rise
Waterfront Committee backed aluminum docks and a $25 fee increase. Members voted 4-0 to proceed with replacing the last wooden docks on the rock side, an estimated $70,000 to $75,000 from waterways money, pending Select Board approval and a fall Town Meeting article.
Government · Recycling Committee
Committee uses outreach grant to pay social media aide
Kingston Recycling Committee voted 3-0 to pay its social media contractor from a separate outreach grant. The contractor's new job bars payment from state RDP funds, so the committee turned to a CMASS community outreach fund holding $4,723.36.
Government · Board of Assessors
Assessors review bills, enter executive session
Kingston assessors learned the townwide field review should finish by the end of next week. The Board of Assessors heard from Maureen that two reviewers are driving past every property, while cyclical inspections resume next week.
Government · Select Board
Kingston Approves Tremont Street Parking Ban
The Kingston Select Board approved no-parking signs for Tremont Street while declining action on Center Street after a contentious debate over parking tied to a Monday-night recovery meeting at a local church.
Government · Council on Aging
Veterans Agent Details $500,000 VA Win at COA Meeting
Kingston's veterans agent recounted a $500,000 benefits win and warned seniors about billing scams at the Sept. 8 Council on Aging Advisory Board meeting.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's Kingston obituary column lists one notice: Naphen, Richard, age 90, of Kingston, who died Monday, August 31, 2026. His funeral arrangements are being handled by Shepherd Funeral Homes of Kingston, and the notice was located through Echovita. No profession, family, or service…
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