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August 5, 2025
2 meetings this evening, 4 recorded votes in all, in the order they were held.
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Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Executive session minutes (released).
Present: Eric J. Crone, Kimberley A. Emberg, Donald J. Alcombright, Carl L. Pike
Absent: Melissa Bateman
2 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Go into Executive Session not to return to open session to conduct strategy sessions in prepara...
Move to go into Executive Session not to return to open session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract negotiations with non-union personnel.
Yes: Crone, Emberg, PikeRoll call lists Alcombright with no vote recorded.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Crone, second by Ms. Emberg, and a roll call vote of Mr. Crone-aye, Ms. Emberg- aye, Mr. Alcombright, and Mr. Pike-aye. VOTED: Move to go into Executive Session not to return to open session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel or to conduct collective bargaining sessions or contract.” (Motion: Crone, second: Emberg)
Adjourn Executive Session.
Move to adjourn Executive Session.
From the minutes
“Motion by Ms. Emberg, second by Mr. Alcombright, and a roll call vote of Mr. Crone-aye, Ms. Emberg-aye, Mr. Alcombright-aye, and Mr. Pike-a.” (Motion: Emberg, second: Alcombright)
Kingston Board of Selectmen · Regular meeting
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
Attendance
Note on these minutes: Scanned minutes; text read by OCR, check against the PDF.
Present: Eric J. Crone, Kimberley A. Emberg, Donald J. Alcombright, Carl L. Pike
Absent: Melissa Bateman
2 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement. This meeting on its own page
Add Carl Pike as an additional signer of the weekly warrant in the event that the Cha
I move to add Carl Pike as an additional signer of the weekly warrant in the event that the Chair is unable to do so, replacing Donald Alcombright
The minutes give the count 4-0-0; it equals the members voting, so each is shown Y.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Crone, seconded by Mr. Alcombright and a 4-0-0 vote, VOTE: I move to add Carl Pike as an additional signer of the weekly warrant in the event that the Chair is.” (Motion: Crone, second: Alcombright) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
(motion text not recorded)
The minutes give the count 4-0-0; it equals the members voting, so each is shown Y.
From the minutes
“Motion by Ms. Emberg, seconded by Mr. Alcombr.” (Motion: Emberg, second: Alcombright) The minutes name who voted no but give no count; the count shown is from those names.
From the Kingston Board of Selectmen’s official minutes, posted in the town’s meeting portal and older Agenda Center. We check every count against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos: Kimberley Emberg from the Town of Kingston 2023 Annual Town Report (captioned group photo); Sheila Vaughn and Joseph Cunningham Jr. from The Local Seen candidate videos (2026). Melissa Bateman from The Local Seen video of the June 2, 2026 Board of Selectmen meeting (identified by the nameplate in front of each member). Carl Pike shows initials for now. Former members show initials.
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