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Tourist attractions: Aquatic-Care Aquarium Services (Aquariums; 176 Sprague Avenue), Denison Nathan House (35 Denison St).
Hotel: Budget Inn Kingston (444 Wyoming Avenue).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingston and their reported violations in the past:
KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2002 and MAR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif received (OCT-30-2002), St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-30-2002)
HARVEY'S LAKE YACHT CLUB (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  11.3% | | Whole state: |  11.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 5.1% |
Kingston compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
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Banks with most branches in Kingston (2007 data):
- Community Bank, National Association: Kingston - Third Ave. Branch at 520 Third Avenue, branch established on 1999-07-01; Kingston - Wyoming Ave. Branch at 685 Wyoming Ave, branch established on 2002-05-13. Info updated 2006-12-08: Bank assets: $4,480.7 mil, Deposits: $3,254.2 mil, headquarters in Canton, NY, positive income, 135 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank System, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Kingston Branch at 664 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1951-04-02; Kingston Branch at 100 South Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1980-10-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- NBT Bank, National Association: The Kingston Branch at 455 Market Street, branch established on 1994-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,068.4 mil, Deposits: $3,812.7 mil, headquarters in Norwich, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 121 total offices, Holding Company: Nbt Bancorp Inc.
- The Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank: 247 Wyoming Avenue Branch at 247 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 2001-04-16. Info updated 2006-12-12: Bank assets: $561.9 mil, Deposits: $410.4 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 15 total offices, Holding Company: Fidelity D&D Bancorp, Inc.
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: Kingston Branch at 196 South Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1972-07-24. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $34,418.0 mil, Deposits: $25,942.5 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 412 total offices, Holding Company: Royal Bank Of Scotland Group Plc, The
- Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: Kingston Branch at 800 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1934-09-01. Info updated 2006-07-18: Bank assets: $56,382.4 mil, Deposits: $39,939.0 mil, headquarters in Buffalo, NY, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 699 total offices, Holding Company: Allied Irish Banks, P.L.c.
- First National Community Bank: Kingston Office Branch at 754 Wyoming Avenue, branch established on 1996-08-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,184.5 mil, Deposits: $921.7 mil, headquarters in Dunmore, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: First National Community Bancorp Inc
- Wachovia Bank, National Association: Kingston Branch at 541 Pierce Street, branch established on 1978-05-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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Kingston government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,000
- Charges - All Other: $384,000
Solid Waste Management: $295,000
Parks & Recreation: $162,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $371,000
General Public Buildings: $9,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,205,000
Fire Protection: $1,147,000
General - Other: $794,000
Regular Highways: $763,000
Solid Waste Management: $702,000
Parks & Recreation: $377,000
Central Staff Services: $329,000
Housing & Community Development: $147,000
Libraries: $91,000
Financial Administration: $87,000
General Public Buildings: $52,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $29,000
Sewerage: $9,000
- Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $10,657,000
Total Cash & Deposits: $657,000
Benefit Payments: $508,000
Other Investments - Other: $405,000
From Local Government: $230,000
Total Federal Securities: $197,000
Local Employee Contribution: $132,000
Withdrawals: $3,000
Interest Revenue: $-468,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $24,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $11,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $55,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $177,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $205,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $361,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $21,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $148,000
General Revenue, NEC: $116,000
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $466,000
Police Protection: $51,000
Fire Protection: $15,000
General Public Building: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,690,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $655,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $408,000
Highways: $212,000
General Support: $9,000
- Tax - Individual Income: $3,319,000
Property: $863,000
NEC: $546,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $2,984,000
3.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,014 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.58% | | Pennsylvania average: | 4.99% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($340 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.04% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
3.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,456 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.63% | | Pennsylvania average: | 5.08% |
0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($223 average AGI)| Luzerne County: | 0.02% | | Pennsylvania average: | 0.05% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Kingston:
- WBAX (1240 AM; 1 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WILK (980 AM; 5 kW; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WITK (1550 AM; 10 kW; PITTSTON, PA; Owner: ROBERT C. CORDARO, INC.)
- WARM (590 AM; 5 kW; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYCK (1340 AM; 1 kW; PLAINS, PA; Owner: LB RADIO CORPORATION)
- WNAK (730 AM; 1 kW; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: SEVEN-THIRTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WEJL (630 AM; 2 kW; SCRANTON, PA)
- WEMR (1460 AM; 5 kW; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOGY (1300 AM; 5 kW; WEST HAZLETON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Kingston:
- WMGS (92.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVIA-FM (89.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA EDUCATIONAL TV ASSN.)
- WBHT (97.1 FM; MOUNTAIN TOP, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQFM (92.1 FM; NANTICOKE, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WCLH (90.7 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: WILKES COLLEGE)
- W219CG (91.7 FM; WILKER-BARRE, PA; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WKRZ (98.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WCWQ (93.7 FM; DALLAS, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W288BE (105.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WBSX (97.9 FM; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEZX (106.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: THE SCRANTON TIMES, L.P.)
- WGGY (101.3 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- WWDL-FM (104.9 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: LANE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBHD (95.7 FM; OLYPHANT, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WUSR (99.5 FM; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON)
- WCWY (107.7 FM; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W235AA (94.9 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: TEMPLE U. OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYST OF HIGHER ED)
- WRKC (88.5 FM; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WAMT (103.1 FM; FREELAND, PA; Owner: ENTERCOM WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON, LLC)
- W212AT (90.3 FM; CLARKS SUMMIT, PA; Owner: NORTHEASTERN PA. EDUCTNL TV ASSOC.)
TV broadcast stations around Kingston:
- WNEP-TV (Channel 16; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
- WBRE-TV (Channel 28; WILKES-BARRE, PA; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.)
- WYOU (Channel 22; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: MISSION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WOLF-TV (Channel 56; HAZLETON, PA; Owner: WOLF LICENSE CORP.)
- WVIA-TV (Channel 44; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: NE PA ED TV ASSOCIATION)
- W07BV (Channel 7; WILKES-BARRE, ETC., PA; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING OF SCRANTON, INC.)
- WQPX (Channel 64; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: PAXSON SCRANTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W54BO (Channel 54; KINGSTON, PA; Owner: KATHY POTERA)
- WSWB (Channel 38; SCRANTON, PA; Owner: KB PRIME MEDIA LLC)
- W67DE (Channel 67; NEWPORT, PA; Owner: TRIPLE J COMMUNITY BROADCASTING., L.L.C.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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