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Whitman Commissioners Prefer Shared-Use Path for South Avenue Reconstruction Project

WHITMAN — January 14, 2026 — Whitman commissioners signal preference for shared-use bike-pedestrian path on South Avenue reconstruction. The Board of Public Works Commissioners heard a detailed update January 14 on two MassDOT-directed design alternatives for a 1.1-mile Transportation Improvement Program corridor project stretching from Dyer Avenue

Whitman Council on Aging Approves Fall Reports, Eyes New Lunch Signup Rules

WHITMAN — January 14, 2026 — Whitman Council on Aging reviews packed fall calendar and new senior lunch paperwork rules. Meeting for the first time since November, the council heard a combined two-month director's report covering more than a dozen events, including a Christmas luncheon that drew roughly 130

Housing Authority Approves CO Detector Bypass, $6,105 Wiring Change Order

WHITMAN — January 13, 2026 — Whitman Housing Authority bypasses bidding for $25,000 CO detector replacement and approves $6,105 wiring change order. Meeting with three of four members present on January 13, the board approved a DCAMM waiver to skip the standard bidding and advertising process under MGL Chapter 149

Whitman Finance Committee Reviews Police, Board of Health FY27 Budget Requests

WHITMAN — January 13, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee reviews flat-funded police and Board of Health budgets amid program cuts and staffing concerns. Police Chief Tim Hanlon told the committee at its January 13 meeting that unfilled shifts fell to 216 in FY25, down from more than 300 the prior year,

Whitman Voters Back $125.9 Million School Borrowing, Reject Naming Petition

WHITMAN — January 12, 2026 — Whitman Special Town Meeting authorizes $125.9 million in borrowing for new middle school, defeating a naming petition in the same session. The January 12 meeting, attended by 147 voters, unanimously approved shifting the Whitman Middle School project debt from the unrated Whitman-Hanson Regional School

Whitman Select Board Ratifies Three-Year AFSCME Local 494 Contract

WHITMAN — January 12, 2026 — Whitman Select Board ratifies three-year AFSCME Local 494 contract and clears full agenda in three minutes. The board unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with AFSCME Local 494 covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, with no financial terms stated publicly during the session.

Whitman Recreation Commission Approves Fee Hikes, Books DJ for July 4th Return

WHITMAN — January 8, 2026 — Whitman Recreation Commission votes to revive July 4th event and raise summer program fees. The commission voted unanimously at its January 8 meeting to book a DJ tentatively identified as Kevin Mac for a Fourth of July celebration, approved a spring egg hunt for March 28

Whitman Finance Committee Backs Public Safety Restorations, Reserve Fund Draw

WHITMAN — January 6, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee backs special town meeting warrant articles and approves emergency fire department reserve transfer. The committee voted 7-1 to recommend Article 4, which restores $148,000 each to the Fire and Police departments using a combination of one-time funds — including $95,000

Whitman Conservation Commission Drafts First Wetlands Fee and Fine Schedule

WHITMAN — January 6, 2026 — Whitman Conservation Commission moves toward its first formal wetlands fee and fine schedule. At the January 6 session, members reviewed filing fee structures from Hanson and East Bridgewater — where a residential Notice of Intent runs $75 and a commercial filing runs $100 — and discussed adopting a

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