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Whitman Select Board Picks Matthew Dyer as Next Assistant Town Administrator

WHITMAN — April 23, 2026 — Whitman Select Board votes 3-2 to hire Matthew Dyer as its next Assistant Town Administrator. Dyer, 35, a senior transportation planner at Old Colony Planning Council and former two-term Hanson selectman, was chosen from a field of more than 45 applicants after the board

Whitman Select Board Expands Fire Chief Exam Eligibility, Corrects Budget Vote

WHITMAN — April 21, 2026 — Whitman Select Board honors outgoing Chairman Carl Kowalski and opens fire chief exam to lieutenants. At what is expected to be his final meeting as chairman, Kowalski — who has served on the Select Board since 2002 and the School Committee since 1984 — received citations from the

Whitman Assessors approve nearly $3,800 in excise abatements across four tax years

WHITMAN — April 21, 2026 — Whitman Board of Assessors approves $3,762 in excise abatements and adjourns to closed session. At its April 21 meeting, the board unanimously approved five abatement actions covering motor vehicle excise taxes for tax years 2024, 2025, and 2026, plus a $15 boat excise abatement on

Whitman Finance Committee Votes 7-1 to Recommend Zero for Non-Mandated School Busing

WHITMAN — April 21, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee votes 7-1 to recommend zero funding for non-mandated school busing in the fiscal year 2027 budget. The vote, taken at the April 21 meeting, follows a detailed presentation by resident John Gellman, who used Appendix A of the district's

Whitman Conservation Commission unanimously approves Rose Way wetland boundary delineation

WHITMAN — April 21, 2026 — Whitman Conservation Commission unanimously approves wetland boundary map for undeveloped parcel off Rose Way. The Commission voted Tuesday to issue Order of Delineation DEP No. 340-0496, confirming that boundaries on a plan dated April 7, 2026, and signed by engineer Lawrence P. Silva accurately depict

Whitman Recreation Commission Cuts Fourth of July Pool Access After Budget Line Removed

WHITMAN — April 16, 2026 — Whitman Recreation Commission scales back Fourth of July plans after town removes $10,000 budget line. The commission, meeting April 16, confirmed that a $10,000 expense line item requested to cover pool operations was stripped from the town's proposed budget, forcing commissioners to

Whitman Finance Committee Tables School Busing Cut, Sets April 22 Return Date

WHITMAN — April 14, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee tables $235,000 non-mandated busing cut and splits over town clerk salary freeze. Meeting in the Select Board's room to accommodate a crowd of school officials and parents, the seven-member panel voted unanimously to reduce the assistant town administrator

Whitman Board of Health Sets May Hauler Regulation Hearing, Approves Recycling Hire

WHITMAN — April 13, 2026 — Whitman Board of Health approves recycling hire, eyes May 11 public hearing on hauler regulation overhaul. The board voted unanimously April 13 to accept Jeffrey F. Moon as Recycling Center Attendant 1, with a projected May 2 start date pending a Select Board background check April

Whitman Select Board corrects override ballot question, locks in $500,000 figure

WHITMAN — April 10, 2026 — Whitman Select Board re-votes Proposition 2 1/2 override question to add required $500,000 figure. Meeting on April 10 lasted only minutes, convened solely to correct an omission from a prior, self-described "chaotic" session in which the legally required dollar amount

Whitman Open Space Committee Approves 2026 Work Plan, Eyes May Deadlines

WHITMAN — April 9, 2026 — Whitman's Open Space and Recreation Plan Implementation Steering Committee adopted a detailed 2026 work plan at its April 9 meeting, assigning members to tasks spanning culvert inventories, invasive species policy, ADA audits, and park site evaluations. Member Jason DeRozier said the state-approved plan

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