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The Kingston Public Library Local History Collections is opening a new exhibit this week that explores the town's maritime past.

The exhibit, "A History of Shipbuilding in Kingston, Massachusetts," opens at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at the Adams Center, 33 Summer St., according to a community announcement. It draws on archival materials preserved by the library and highlights Kingston's long connection to shipbuilding and shipping.

Among the early shipbuilders featured are the Drew family, Joseph Holmes and Lysander Bartlett. The exhibit also examines the Delano family's involvement in the local shipping industry and ownership of numerous Kingston-built vessels.

The display showcases several historic ships constructed along the Jones River, including the bark Turbo, the schooners Leonidas and Cordova and the ship Herculean. Visitors also can learn about the brig Independence, a Revolutionary War-era vessel built in Kingston that appears on the town seal.

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The exhibit also traces a later chapter of Kingston's shipbuilding history, when builders focused more heavily on smaller boats and recreational vessels, according to the announcement.

Featured crafts include catboats built by George W. Shiverick, as well as lobster boats built by Edward Ransom and Nathan Watson. The exhibit also examines Kingston's continuing maritime legacy through the Kingston Yacht Club and restoration projects involving historic local boats.

The exhibit is available from Sept. 16-30 at the Adams Center. A presentation about the exhibit by the archivist is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 19.

Exhibit hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays; 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays; and 2-4 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Additional visits may be arranged by appointment.

For more information, contact Nick Cotoulas at ncotoulas@kingstonma.gov or 781-585-0517, Ext. 6277.

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Kingston, MA (September 14, 2026) – A 21-year-old woman was injured after being struck by a motor vehicle while riding a scooter on Main Street in Kingston on Sunday afternoon, September 13.

The crash occurred shortly after noon near the intersection of Howlands Lane. The woman fell and struck her head on the pavement, leaving her unresponsive.

Officers and a passing nurse practitioner performed CPR and other life-saving efforts until Kingston Fire arrived. The woman responded to treatment and regained consciousness before being taken to a hospital for further care.

The driver and vehicle remained at the location and cooperated with the investigation. The investigation remains ongoing.

Our thoughts are with the injured woman, and we hope she makes a full recovery.

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Those medical expenses may be accompanied by lost income if the injury affects a person's ability to work. Pay stubs, employer records, missed workdays, reduced hours, and other employment documents may help show how the injury affected the person's earnings.

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State public health officials said Wednesday they detected Eastern equine encephalitis virus in Plymouth County, marking the first EEE-positive mosquito sample of the season.

The sample was collected in Kingston on Monday, the Department of Public Health said. The virus, which is typically transmitted to people through bites from infected mosquitoes, is rare but can result in "serious and potentially fatal disease," officials said.

"The last EEE outbreak in Massachusetts occurred in 2024 and, since then, there have been no human cases of EEE reported in the state," DPH Commissioner Dr. Robbie Goldstein said. "Today’s finding alerts us to the presence of EEE in Massachusetts this year. While this is late in the season for the first detection of EEE in mosquitoes, when combined with all the evidence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Massachusetts, we are asking everyone in Massachusetts to take the necessary precautions to prevent mosquito bites."

Last summer, the first detection of EEE in Massachusetts was on July 21. No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected yet this year, DPH said.

"There were 12 human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2019 with six deaths; in 2020, there were five human cases and one death. In 2024, there were four human cases with one death. There were no human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2025," says a release from the department.

DPH last month announced it had identified the first case of West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes in Berkshire County, which is also spread through mosquito bites. Most people infected with WNV don't experience symptoms, though some might have fever and flu-like illness. More severe illnesses can happen but are rare, officials said.

People should use bug spray, consider rescheduling outdoor activities during peak mosquito hours, and wear clothing to minimize the chance of mosquito bites, DPH recommends. People can also mosquito-proof their homes by draining standing water, and installing or repairing screens.

"EEE activity in Massachusetts tends to occur in outbreak cycles," said State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown. "When EEE is found in mosquitoes later in the season like this, there is less opportunity for the risk to increase to very high levels. But anytime EEE virus is in mosquitoes, it can be spread to people."

The battle between Plymouth and Kingston to potentially land a Costco is now in court, litigation over a proposed gas station likely to delay a resolution even longer.

The Town of Kingston is asking the Massachusetts Land Court to overturn a Plymouth Zoning Board of Appeals decision to allow a gas station at the T.L. Edwards lot at the corner of Cherry Street and Commerce Way. The appeal alleges the site – now the entrance to the gravel yard and rock crushing operation visible from Route 44 that T.L. Edwards hopes to sell to Costco – poses a threat to the groundwater aquifer.

A second appeal was filed by the owner of the Mobil gas station across the street from the site.

Kingston instead wants to demolish the shuttered Macy’s at the Kingston Collection Mall and build a new Costco Wholesale club there. The competing sites are about ½ mile apart and getting approval to build a new gas station on site has emerged as a proxy fight between the towns, because Costco typically wants a gas station as part of its developments.

The Plymouth ZBA granted a special permit last month for the gas station after months of review by the board, town staff, independent engineers, and public hearings where opponents questioned the project’s impact on the groundwater aquifer – the sole source of drinking water for Plymouth and surrounding towns. Two of Kingston’s drinking water supply wells are close to the mall property. The state’s water protection zone for the Kingston wells touches a small part of the T.L. Edwards site.

During the project review, officials from the Plymouth Department of Public Works, Fire Department and consulting engineers proposed several refinements including installing monitoring wells on the site to watch for any impact on the ground water.

Ultimately, town officials found the gas station plan complies with the water protection regulations, with the gas pumps and storage tanks placed outside of the protection zone. But the opponents disagreed and their arguments are now the basis for their court cases.

In its appeal, Kingston claims “the proposed project increases risk of groundwater contamination, particularly given the presence of petroleum products in connection with the proposed fueling operation.”

Energy North, a Lawrence-based regional retail and wholesale petroleum distributor that owns the Mobil station on Cherry Street, wrote in its appeal the ZBA “ignored and dismissed the Town of Kingston’s and plaintiff’s concerns for public health.”

Energy North also funded an engineering report by the firm Haley & Aldrich that challenges the boundaries of the aquifer protection zone. The report was presented to the Plymouth ZBA during its review of the case, but the board did not find it applicable.

“Under current MassDEP regulations, the aquifer district map, as depicted in the site plan, is inaccurate,” Energy North asserts in its appeal. “The ZBA refused to consider the H&A report and testimony, and failed to enforce the requirements that expressly states that when the aquifer protection delineation is in dispute, as it is in this instance, the burden of proof is on the

applicant to demonstrate where the delineation should properly be located.”

Energy North also argues that the new gas station will create traffic problems at the intersection of Cherry Street and Commerce Way and block access to its Mobil station there.

During ZBA deliberations, several members noted they could only consider the existing aquifer protection zone as it is currently drawn by the state, not any potential future changes.

“I support the board’s decision,” said Plymouth’s Assistant Town Manager Lauren Lind, who previously was the town’s director of Planning and Development and worked on the ZBA case. “The board spent a lot of time reviewing the materials, during what was a multiple-hearing case and they made a thoughtful, informed decision,” Lind said.

During the review of the project, the ZBA acknowledge a letter from Kingston Town Administrator Scott Lambiase, expressing the town’s concern about contamination of its drinking water supply.

But that didn’t sit well with some on the board, because in its own efforts to pave the way for a Costco gas station, Kingston Town Meeting agreed to a land swap with the owners of the mall to create a lot for a gas station that also touches, in part, the protection zone.

“It’s kind of disingenuous that Kingston would have issues with this,” Michael Leary, ZBA member, said at the June 15 meeting on the case. “They made it so they can put a gas station that is actually closer to the well than this one.”

In an email to the Plymouth Independent, Kingston Selectboard Chair Kimberley Emberg said the town’s appeal is based on the concerns about groundwater alone. Concerns Kingston would also share if a gas station is eventually proposed in her town.

“Here in Kingston, Town Meeting amended our zoning to allow a gas station by special permit but ‘only if said use is not located within a Watershed Protection Overlay District.’ Any specific gas station proposal would still have to go through the Kingston Planning Board and a site plan review before anything could be built,” Emberg wrote. “During that process, any concerns about the placement of pumps, tanks, drainage, and compliance with the regulations would need to be addressed.

Both appeals are assigned to the “fast track” in land court, which means they will get to trial in about 16 months, unless there is a quicker settlement or summary judgment.

The gas station appeals may not completely stall the overall development of a Costco. William Sims, attorney for T.L. Edwards, referred any comment on the appeals to the town of Plymouth, but did say his client remains in discussions with potential developers for their gravel site.

Whether the development ultimately lands in Kingston or Plymouth, not much would change for future customers or employees of a new Costco, since the competing sites are so close. The big difference for the towns is the prospect of about a quarter of a million dollars in annual property tax revenue from an operating Costco and gas station.

Michael Cohen can be reached at michael@plymouthindependent.org.

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The state Department of Public Health said residents in the area should begin taking precautions against bug bites.

KINGSTON, MA — The first mosquitoes with confirmed positive tests for Eastern equine encephalitis were found on the South Shore this week.

The state Department of Public Health said that the presence of EEE was found in a mosquito sample from Kingston collected on Aug. 17.

No human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year.

The finding resulted in an increase of EEE risk level to moderate in Carver, Halifax, Kingston and Plympton.

"While this is late in the season for the first detection of EEE in mosquitoes, when combined with all the evidence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in Massachusetts, we are asking everyone in Massachusetts to take the necessary precautions to prevent mosquito bites," Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said. "The Department of Public Health recommends that people use mosquito repellent when they are spending time outdoors so they can enjoy the rest of the summer and decrease their risk of being bitten."

EEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages. EEE is generally spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

There were 12 human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2019 with six deaths. In 2020, there were five human cases and one death. In 2024, there were four human cases with one death. There were no human cases of EEE in Massachusetts in 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2025.

"EEE activity in Massachusetts tends to occur in outbreak cycles," said State Epidemiologist Dr. Catherine Brown. "When EEE is found in mosquitoes later in the season like this, there is less opportunity for the risk to increase to very high levels.

"But anytime EEE virus is in mosquitoes, it can be spread to people. We rely on our mosquito surveillance program to monitor for the presence of the virus to let people know when and where the risk is occurring so they can take steps to protect themselves."

Residents are advised to use an insect repellent when outdoors, beware of peak mosquito hours at dusk and dawn and to reconsider outdoor activities in the evening and morning.

Wearing long sleeves, long pants, and socks when outdoors will help keep mosquitoes away from your skin.

Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water. Limiting the number of places around a home for mosquitoes to breed can be done by either draining or discarding items that hold water.

Check rain gutters and drains. Empty any unused flowerpots and wading pools and change the water in birdbaths frequently.

Keep mosquitoes outside by having tightly fitting screens on all your windows and doors.

Horse owners should keep horses in indoor stalls at night to reduce their risk of exposure to mosquitoes. Owners should also speak with their veterinarian about mosquito repellents approved for use in animals.