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The Kingston Municipal Building will be closed on Monday, March 25th, between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., in order for staff to attend the funeral services for former Mayor James J. Haggerty.
Routine street cleaning will begin in the Municipality of Kingston on Monday, March 25, 2024. Please adhere to all posted street cleaning signs.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed on Friday, March 29th and Monday, April 1st in observance of the Easter Holiday. Our offices will re-open on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The Department of Public Works will be open on Friday, March 29th, and will be closed Monday, April 11, 2024. Residents of Zone
There will be no parking on the odd-numbered side of the streets between the hours of 6pm on Saturday, January 6 and 8am on Sunday, January 7. There will be no parking on the even-numbered side of the street between 8am and 4pm on Sunday, January 7. If you have access to off-street parking, please
Enforceable street sweeping will end for the season on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Thank you for your cooperation.
There’s no public hearing on Monday, October 16th for discussing any changes to the Municipal Zoning Ordinance.
The Home Rule Charter requires the Mayor on an annual basis to submit to Council a comprehensive long-range plan for public services, capital improvements, and fiscal policy by the first Monday of October.
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a public hearing on Monday, October 2, 2023, 7:00 p.m., at the Kingston Firehouse, 600 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this hearing is for public comment on the proposed intermunicipal transfer of a liquor license from Mark Stemko t/a Palace Bar & Grill
The Municipality of Kingston administrative offices and DPW will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023 in observance of Columbus Day and will reopen on Tuesday, October 10, 2023. Residents of Zone #1 who normally place their recyclables and garbage curbside and residents of Zone 2A who place their recyclable curbside are asked to do
Kingston DPW will be paving Tioga Avenue from East Dorrance to James tomorrow 9/21/23 starting at 7 am. The road will be closed to all traffic. We will be completing the block of Tioga from Lathrop to East Dorrance on Friday. East Dorrance between the two will be scheduled for Monday.
The Luzerne Conservation District (LCD) will be conducting a truck mounted ultra-low volume (ULV) mosquito control operation in the Municipality of Kingston, Luzerne County. Church Street Park and surrounding residential streets will be sprayed for adult mosquitoes. The control work will begin in the evening hours on Monday, September 11, 2023. High populations of nuisance
Pringle Street between Wyoming Avenue and Chestnut Avenue will be closed on Thursday, August 24 between 5:30am and 3:30pm. North Maple Avenue at the intersection of Pringle Street will also be closed at this time. Motorists are encouraged to avoid this area.
Construction crews will begin milling Pringle Street at Wyoming Avenue on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 7am working in the west direction toward Grove Street. Please find alternate routes as this area will be congested with altered traffic patterns. Thank you.
Demolition and heavy construction are set to begin at the Municipal Building on August 1, 2023. Public parking will be limited and the building grounds and interior will be a construction zone. The Municipal Building and Administrative Offices will remain open Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 4:30 pm. For the safety and convenience of our
All regular voting meetings of Municipal Council and work sessions of Municipal Council will be held at Kingston Fire Headquarters, 600 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 for the remainder of 2023. Regular voting meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. Work sessions will be held on the third
Kingston’s Administrative Offices and Department of Public Works are closed on Tuesday, July 4. Recycling for residents living in Zone #2 will be collected on Monday, July 3. Garbage for residents living in Zone #2 will be collected on Wednesday, July 5. MDJ James J. Haggerty, District Court 11-1-05, is no longer located in the
Due to the July 4th holiday, the regular monthly meeting of Kingston Municipal Council is postponed for Monday, July 3rd, 2023. The meeting will be held on Thursday, July 6th, 2023, at 7pm in Council Chambers of the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704.
Free Appliance Pick up 2023 Kingston’s annual free appliance pickup will take place on Thursday, May 25th for all residents living east of Wyoming Avenue and on Friday, May 26th for all residents living west of Wyoming Avenue. Guidelines are available at the Kingston Municipal Building and online at www.kingstonpa.org. Kingston recycles the materials collected through the
The Municipality of Kingston will conduct a consolidated meeting of the Police, Fire, and Nonuniformed Pension Committees on Wednesday, April 26 at 11am in Council Chambers of the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704. The Police Pension Committee will hold a special meeting following the consolidated meeting in the same location to
There will be a special voting meeting of Kingston’s Municipal Council immediately following the 7pm Work Session on Monday, April 17, 2023 for voting on filling the vacant seat of former Municipal Council Member John Schumacher and for general purposes. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers of the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming
Routine street cleaning will begin in the Municipality of Kingston on Monday, April 3, 2023. Please adhere to all posted street cleaning signs.
The Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Special Meeting of the Police Pension Committee on Wednesday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m., in Council Chambers of the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss a personnel matter.
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 6, 2023, at 7pm in Council Chambers, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704.The purpose of the public hearing shall be to consider public input and comment on the proposed adoption of a new Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map
The Municipality of Kingston is accepting applications for seasonal employment at the Kingston Community Pool. The Kingston Community Pool is scheduled to open on June 10th and close on August 16th. Applications are being accepted for the positions of Lifeguard and Support Staff (includes maintenance and snack bar). Lifeguards will start at $11.00 an hour
The Municipality of Kingston Administrative Offices and DPW will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2023 in observance of Presidents’ Day and will re-open on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Residents of Zones #1 and #2A who normally place their recyclables curbside for pick up on Mondays are asked to do so on Friday, February 17,
Municipal Council will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, November 21 at 7pm in Council Chambers, 500 Wyoming Avenue, to discuss potential zoning boundary delineations near Reese Park and Kevin’s Restaurant. The reason for the potential changes in delineation are for potential commercial development at the former Franconi Auto location that will encroach into Reese
Enforceable street cleaning will conclude on Wednesday, November 23. We thank you for your cooperation and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Milling and permanent road restoration work will begin on East Walnut Street on Monday, November 7 working northward toward Church Street. The entire project is scheduled for completion by Friday, November 11 weather permitting. Please adhere to all temporary parking regulations posted in the project area. Non-local traffic is prohibited in the project area during
Thursday, Oct. 27, 3-6 p.m. Luzerne County Soccer Fields on Camryn Way in Forty Fort To participate, you must preregister and purchase a $35 tag at your local municipality listed below. Tags are forcars, trucks, SUVs or commercial vehicles under 3/4 ton. One TV or computer monitor is included. Multiple TVsor computer monitors require additional
The Kingston Municipal Police Department would like to educate and remind residents and visitors of the municipal ordinance and state law on igniting or discharging consumer fireworks. The Kingston Municipal ordinance states, “No permission is granted by the Municipality of Kingston to any person to ignite or discharge consumer fireworks on the streets, the sidewalks,
**Clutter permits for Zone #1 are no longer available after June 3, 2022. Clutter permits for Zone #2 are no longer available after June 10, 2022. Clutter permits for Zone #3 are available until the close of the business day on Friday, June 17.** It’s that time again! We are pleased to announce that Kingston’s
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of Kingston Borough shall convene a public meeting on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the Kingston Borough Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Ave., Kingston, PA 18704. The purpose of this public meeting shall be to consider public comment on a proposed draft of a new
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Special Meeting for general purposes on Monday, April 18, 2022 immediately following the Work Session, which will begin at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania.
We would like to welcome our new Mayor, Jeffrey Coslett, as well councilmembers, Doug Rush, Kate McMahon, and Paul Roberts, Jr. We would also like to congratulate councilmember Robert Jacobs who will be our new Council President.
The upcoming council meeting will be held at Kingston Recreation Center on January 3, 2022 at 7 pm. Masks are required.
Enforceable Street Sweeping will conclude on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. Thank you for helping us keep Kingston clean!
There will be no parking on the even-numbered side of the streets between 8 am and 8 pm on Thursday, February 18. Residents and businesses with off-street parking are asked to keep their vehicles off the streets. Thank you.
The Kingston Municipal Building will open to the public on Tuesday, February 16. All persons entering the building must wear a mask and adhere to social distancing guidelines. Kingston Fire Headquarters will remain closed to the public through February 28, 2021. Residents are kindly reminded that glass is no longer accepted in curbside collection containers.
No glass whatsoever will be accepted in curbside collection containers as of Monday, February 1. Please click the link below for more information on this change.
The Shade Tree Committee will be planting trees throughout Kingston on November 9 through November 20, 2020.
The Kingston Municipal Police Department, in conjunction with the Kingston Fire Department and Luzerne County 911 are beginning a safety and emergency preparedness program, in which individuals with a disability or medical condition may need alternate accommodations from emergency responders. This program is designed for police, fire and emergency medical services to better serve the
The Municipality of Kingston is proud to have offered free recycling to its residents for the past twenty years. Unfortunately, recycling costs have skyrocketed in recent years and the pandemic has only caused costs to increase even more. For example, as of this April, Kingston paid the landfill $49.00 per ton of garbage. Recycling, meanwhile,
2020 Special Opening Guidelines The 2020 Special Opening Guidelines are implemented for the purpose of keeping our staff and guests safe during the Coronavirus Pandemic. The new guidelines are as follows and will be strictly enforced: The Kingston Community Pool is open to current members and residents of the Municipality of Kingston only. Any person
On behalf of the U.S. Census Bureau I want to inform you that they will resume Update/Leave operations throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on Monday May 11, 2020. The Update/Leave operation is designed to occur in areas where the majority of housing units either do not have mail delivered to the physical location of the
It’s that time again! We are pleased to announce that Kingston’s Clutter Cleanup Program will commence on Monday, June 22, 2020. Please save this information and don’t forget your date! More information, and specific dates, can be found in the Kingston News Spring 2020 edition!
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It is with great regret that we announce there will be no Camp or Club Kingston Programs during the summer of 2020. We thank all of our loyal and new customers for understanding the difficulty of this decision. We look forward to seeing you in 2021!
We are pleased to announce that our outdoor parks and playgrounds are open for public recreation. We kindly remind all of our residents to maintain social distancing and keep our parks and playgrounds free of litter. Stay tuned for exciting news about the Kingston Community Pool. Have a great summer!
Kingston’s annual free appliance pickup will take place on Thursday, May 28″ for all residents living east of Wyoming Avenue and on Friday, May 29″ for all r esidents living west of Wyoming Avenue. Kingston recycles the materi als collected through the free appliance pickup program. Therefore, materials that are collected as part of the
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2020 in observance of Memorial Day and will re-open on Tuesday, May 26, 2020, Residents of Zones #1 and #2A who normally place their recyclables curbside for pick-=up on Mondays, are asked to do so on Friday, May 22, 2020.
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will hold a meeting to conduct business on April 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM. This meeting will be conducted telephonically using the conferencing services of “Unlimited Conferencing”. Public participation in the meeting is allowed and encouraged by written comments mailed to the Municipality of Kingston, 500 Wyoming
We are pleased to announce that Gerrity’s in Luzerne will deliver Kingston Garbage Stickers to your residence through their online Gerrity’s Delivers program. On www.gerritys.com, please click on the Online Shopping box at the top of the page and following directions for Gerrity’s Delivers. You must order groceries from Gerrity’s in order to have garbage stickers
All public parks and playgrounds are closed in the Municipality of Kingston in accordance with the Stay at Home Order issued by Governor Wolf. The walking track at Church Street Park will remain open to the public in accordance with the Governor’s “Allowable Individual Activities.” Any person using the walking track is reminded to maintain
Payments and Correspondence The Municipality of Kingston has installed drop boxes at the front and side entrances to the Municipal Building. The drop boxes will be used to collect tax payments, parking ticket payments, and all correspondence for the administrative offices and police department. Please place all documents in a sealed envelope addressed to the
Press Release Routine street cleaning will begin in the Municipality of Kingston on Monday, April 6, 2020. Please adhere to all posted street cleaning signs.
TODAY THE ONE THING EVERYONE CAN DO TO ASSIST THE FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONA VIRUS: FILL OUT THE CENSUS! 2020 Census Matters More Than Ever Completing your 2020 United States Census is now more important than ever for the future of Northeast Pennsylvania. In general, the Census helps determine the amount of federal funding our
The Kingston Municipal Police Department is launching a CAPTURE program. Video surveillance is one of the best methods for apprehending criminals and convicting suspects who are caught in the act of committing a crime. Video surveillance is a great crime deterrent and offers investigative leads in the event a crime does occur. The Kingston Municipal
On February 3, 2020, Wyoming Valley West High School students will present a program on Stormwater under the direction of Adam Gober, Director of DPW, Anthony Dicton and Robert Bonczewski, both teachers at the High School. This program will be part of the Regular Monthly Meeting to begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipality of
Effective immediately, residents are no longer permitted to drop-off single stream recycling at the DPW Warehouse. This measure is implemented due to the significant costs of tipping recycling. Anyone caught dumping recyclable materials on municipal property will be cited for littering. We are sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
Residents of Kingston will get a chance to dispose of old tires and other unwanted petroleum based products. Kingston will hold a community wide “petroleum drop-off” on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Proof of Kingston residency will be required to drop off items at the Department of Public Works Municipal
Parking is prohibited on the even-numbered side of the streets between the hours of 6pm on Saturday, January 19 and 6am Sunday, January 20. Parking is prohibited on the odd-numbered side of the streets between 7am and 7pm on Sunday January 20th. Residents and businesses with off-street parking accommodations are urged to keep their vehicles
The guidelines for the 2018 Clutter Cleanup Campaign are as follows: Clutter piles can include most household items such as furniture, mattresses, rugs, dishes, wood products, lamps, framed mirrors, vacuums, grills (without propane tanks) etc. Items that were eligible for the appliance pick – up on May 24th and 25th will not be collected during
KINGSTON NEWS SPRING 2018 CLUTTER CLEANUP PROGRAM 2018 It’s that time again! We are pleased to announce that Kingston’s Clutter Cleanup Program will commence on Monday, June 11, 2018. Please save this information and don’t forget your date! A permit fee of forty ($40.00) dollars per household is charged to offset the costs of heavy