Kingston Highway Department

05/26/2026

Morning,

Just an FYI, so everyone is aware the 2026-2027 passes for the Transfer Station will be going on sale June 1st 7am at the Highway Department. We were trying to have an online purchasing system in place this year, unfortunately with the change in administration the system was not going to be ready by June 1st. We will have a system in place for next year so residents can purchase the passes online. That being said we have added a few weekends and a Monday night to help accommodate residents with busy weekday work schedules. The dates are as follows:

Sat June 27th 8am-3pm
Sun June 28th 8am-3pm
Sun July 5th 8am-3pm
Mon July 6th 3:30pm-7:00pm
Sun July 12th 8am-3pm

Please share, these will be the only extra dates on weekends to purchase passes. Otherwise they are on sale M-F 7am-3pm. Please if you can, come buy them early when they go on sale June 1st, it gets very busy here at the end of the month. If you do not have a new sticker on July 1st, you will not be allowed in the Transfer Station until you purchase one. We have posted the prices for the passes here, please have all your info and checks filled out when you get to the Highway Department to keep the lines moving. We have posted the new rules, regulations, and rates to the website. Thanks for your cooperation. If you have any questions feel free to call 781-585-0513

05/24/2026

We just want to give a shout out to Steven Wrightington from No Fear Landscape Supplies in Kingston. This is the 7th year in a row his company has donated mulch for the back parking lot or the Veterans Memorial. It allows us to spruce up around the Memorial for the Veterans and the parking lot beds for the cookout. The town wants to thank this company for donating for such a special day year after year. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

05/18/2026

This year HHWC day will be held in Kingston at the Highway Department garage, June 6th 9am to 1pm. Please follow the instructions on the paper to register for the event. You must register to take part in the event. You can scan the QR code, Website provided on the paper, or call 781-243-1132. If you cannot make this event you can also sign up for the Scituate/Cohasset event and participate as a Kingston resident.

Shawn

04/14/2026

The crew took advantage of the beautiful weather, they were executing training on the new Trackless machine. The machine came equipped with an 80 gallon water tank and spray bar,our previous machine did not have this setup. This will eliminate dust that is harmful for the environment and the machine. We will be starting street sweeping next week.

04/02/2026

Morning,

**REMINDER: TRANSFER STATION will be CLOSED this Sunday for Easter**

Brush chipping will be April 18th at the Transfer Station from 8am-3pm.

Now a few updates on work ongoing and work starting soon:

Our crew has finished cleaning up tree debris from the winter storms, any brush that was dragged to the edge of the road from your yards will not be picked up. Burning season is ongoing until May 1st and brush chipping will be April 18th at the Transfer Station.

The crew has started working on lawn damage from this severe winter, raking out the damaged spots. We cannot really start putting down grass seed until the soil temperature reaches 45 to 50 degrees to insure proper germinination.

Town wide street sweeping should begin the week of April 13th, we are waiting on a few parts that are back ordered to repair the sweeper. Once we start I will try to post the areas they will be working in.

Most potholes on our public ways have been filled, we have a list of really bad areas that will be milled or saw cut and re paved properly in the upcoming months, when the Plymouth asphalt plant opens.

We have started cleaning catch basins and manholes throughout town focusing on the areas that tend to collect the most sedament.

We are also working on a paving budget. We have to wait for town budgets and MassDot to release what we will be receiving for funding this fiscal year. We should have a plan in place by the middle of May.

If you have any questions or concerns you can email myself or my Foreman, call the office, or fill out an online work request that is located on the town website. Happy Easter.

Shawn

03/30/2026

Congratulations on your well deserved retirement!! The Highway Department wishes you all the best!

02/24/2026

Few quick updates:

First we want to thank MEMA for sending us 3 dump trucks and 3 loaders to help with snow removal. Over the next 3 days you will see Vermont Trans trucks clearing intersections and widening roads.

Tonight we will have 3 crews working starting at 8pm. 2 crews will be widening roads and the 3rd crew will be cleaning the sidewalks near the High School and Elementary School.

Unfortunately tomorrow all town buildings and the Transfer station will be closed. Do to the severity of the storm we needed the transfer station employees during the day to clean up the roads. Also our top priority was to make the roads safe, then clean up the schools. Sorry for the minor inconvenience. Transfer Station will open back up for normal business Saturday.

Shawn