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🌱 How a regional police plan could change policing in Kingston

Kingston, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a regional police plan could change policing in Kingston

Also on today's calendar: NEPA Fashion Week S/S 2026 Day 1: IN FULL BLOOM.

Today's riddle: Why wouldn't the little shrimp share his fries with his friends ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy and cooler with rain, with a high of 65 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy; a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 58, low: 39.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Forty Fort approves pollinator garden, tables police regionalization committee appointments (timesleader.com) — Kingston is one of several West Side boroughs that joined Forty Fort, Luzerne, and Swoyersville in a state-backed study on creating a regional police department, a move that could eventually reshape local policing. At the same meeting, Forty Fort council approved a resident-led pollinator garden project that will add educational green space on Fort Street this fall.
   

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  • I'm looking for a dependable qualified person /company to install a through the wall air conditioner.
    (Not a through the window). If I like them I may have more jobs available such as changing out a faucet and hanging a ceiling fan on the porch, etc… (Nextdoor Kingston)
  • 3-alarm fire in Duryea, Pennsylvania.
    6:07PM on May 4: The fire appears to be under control, per images shared by Pittston Township Fire Department. As a result, no further updates will… (Nextdoor )
  • Chipotle posted a job opening for Crew Member in Kingston. Apply here.
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Cashier in Kingston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kingston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Luzerne

  • Possible Luzerne County home rule charter referendums discussed (timesleader.com)
  • Nature Discovery Day takes over local park (2822news.com)
  • Missing teen from western Pennsylvania found in Luzerne County, man charged (fox56.com)

Plains

  • Dollar General in Plains Twp. remains closed for ‘insect/rodent infestation' (citizensvoice.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he was shellfish ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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