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The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston would like to remind residents that the regularly scheduled voting meeting is slated for Wednesday, November 4th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. due to Election Day. The meeting locations remains at 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA, 18704.
Case 16 of 2026 for the Zoning Hearing Board, Shazaam Realty One LLC’s proposed development of the former Master Garment Cleaner site at 884-886 Wyoming Ave, is herby tabled until the November 18th, 2026 Zoning Hearing Board Meeting.
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Special Voting Meeting on Monday, October, 19th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building located at 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 to consider and vote upon adopting the following: the mayor’s appointment of Tom Leary to fill the unexpired term of Doug
We kindly ask you to refrain from blowing leaves into the street. Blowing any yard waste into the right of way violates the Borough’s Quality of Life Ordinance and Risks clogging our storm drains. Violators will be cited. Thank you for doing your part to keep Kingston beautiful this season!
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices and the Department of Public Works will be closed on Monday, October 12th, 2026 in observance of Columbus Day. Residents of Zone #1 and #2A who normally place their recyclables curbside for pick-up on Mondays, are asked to do so on Friday, October 9th, 2026. Normal business hours will
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Special Voting Meeting on Monday, September 21st, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building located at 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 to consider and vote upon adopting resolutions for the following: authorize the Administration to apply for a Luzerne County Local Share
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston would like to remind residents that the regularly scheduled September voting meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 at 7:00pm at the Municipal Building located at 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, PA 18704 in observance of Labor Day.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, September 7th, 2026 in observance of Labor Day and will re-open on Tuesday, September 9th, 2026. Residents of Zone #1 and Zone #2A who normally place their recycling curbside for pick-up on Mondays, are asked to do so on Friday September 4th, 2026.
The Municipality of Kingston’s Town Council has rescheduled its regularly planned Voting Meeting. Originally set for Monday, July 6th, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., the meeting will now take place on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting location remains unchanged and will be held at the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston,
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices and the Department of Public Works will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026, in observance of Memorial Day. Offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. Residents in Zones #1 and #2A who normally place recyclables curbside for Monday pickup are asked to place them out on Friday,
The Town Council of the Municipality of Kingston will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, May 4, 2026 at 7:00p.m. at the Kingston Municipal Building, 500 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston, Pennsylvania. The purpose of this hearing is for public comment on the proposed Intermunicipal Transfer of Liquor License from Shogun Lin, Inc., a Pennsylvania Corporation with
The Municipality of Kingston’s Administrative Offices will be closed Monday, January 26th, 2026 due to winter weather. The offices will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, January 27 weather permitting.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed Monday January 19th, 2026 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. The Municipality’s Department of Public Works will observe the holiday, Tuesday, January 20th, 2026. Garbage for Zone 2 and Zone 2A and recycling for Zone 1 and Zone 2A will be collected on Monday, January
Kingston Municipality Administrative Offices will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, for the Christmas Holiday, and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, December 26, 2025. Zone #3 recycling and garbage will be collected on Wednesday, December 24th, 2025. The Administrative Offices will close at noon on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, for the New Years
The Northeast PA Regional Counter-Terrorism Task Force (NEPRCTTF) is notifying the public of a recently confirmed nationwide cybersecurity data breach involving the OnSolve CodeRED mass notification system. The systemwide incident affects all OnSolve CodeRED customers, including those in the following Counties: Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming. The nationwide data breach
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices and the Department of Public Works will be closed on Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th and will reopen Monday, December 1st.
Polls will be open today until 8 p.m. Find your Local Polling Place | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ward 1 – Kingston Municipal Building – 500 Wyoming Ave Ward 2 – Kingston Municipal Building – 500 Wyoming Ave Ward 3 – Kingston Central Fire Department – 600 Wyoming Ave Ward 4 – Kingston Recreation Center –
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025, in honor of Veterans Day, and will reopen on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Public works will operate on its regular schedule that day.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices and public works department will be closed on Monday, October 13, 2025, in observance of Columbus Day, and will reopen on Tuesday, October 14th. Recycling collection for Zones 1 and 2A will be on Friday, October 10th, 2025.
Routine street cleaning will begin in the Municipality of Kingston on Monday March 30th, 2026. Please adhere to all posted street cleaning signs. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Municipality of Kingston Administrative Offices and DPW will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents’ Day and will reopen on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. Residents of Zones #1 and #2A who normally place their recyclables curbside for pickup on Mondays are asked to do so on Friday, February 14th, 2025.
The Municipality of Kingston Administrative Offices and Public Works Department will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Zones 1 and 2A recycling will be collected on Friday, January 17th.
Kingston Municipality Administrative Offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, for the Christmas Holiday, and will reopen at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 26, 2024. Zone #3 recycling and garbage will be collected on Thursday, December 26. The Administrative Offices will close at noon on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, for the New Years Holiday,
KINGSTON FIRST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING 🎄 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024 4:00 TO 6:00 P.M. THIRD AVE TRAIL Join us for our very first Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the end of the Third Ave Trail across from the Kingston Recreation Center. Santa and his helpers will be there to serve hot chocolate, candy
The Public Works Department will be closed Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2024, and Friday, November 29. Thursday’s garbage collection will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2024; Friday’s garbage collection will be held on Monday, December 2, with the recycling pickup.
The Municipality of Kingston Administrative Offices will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, 2024, and will reopen on Monday, December 2 at 8:30 a.m.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th, 2024, in honor of Veterans Day, and will reopen on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Public works will operate on its regular schedule that day.
The Municipality of Kingston administrative offices and the Department of Public Works will be closed on Monday, October 14, 2024, in observance of Columbus Day and will reopen on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. Residents of Zones #1 and #2A are asked to place their recyclables curbside on Friday, October 13, 2024.
The Municipality of Kingston’s administrative offices and Department of Public Works will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024, in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Our offices will re-open on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Residents of Zone #1 and #2A who normally place their recyclables curbside for pick-up on Mondays, are asked to do
There will be a Special Meeting of the Fire Pension Committee on August 7, 2024 following the regular quarterly pension board meeting at Fire Headquarters, 600 Wyoming Ave, Kingston, PA 18704
The Municipality of Kingston Administrative Offices will be closed Thursday, July 4 th , and will reopen on Friday, July 5 th at 8:30 a.m. The Public Works Department will be closed July 4th. Thursday’s garbage collection will be held on Friday, July 5 th.
Effective immediately, regular weekly street sweeping will be suspended through Friday, July 5th, due to mechanical repairs to municipal street sweeping equipment. Regular weekly street sweeping and enforcement of all parking regulations will resume on Monday July 8, 2024. Thank you for your understanding.
FOR RESIDENTIAL UNITS ONLY. NO COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ALLOWED.
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, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day and will re-open on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. 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, 2026.
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