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Whitman DPW Commission backs $970,000 in water and sewer capital for town meeting

WHITMAN — April 8, 2026 — Whitman DPW Commission advances nearly $1 million in water and sewer capital articles for the May 4 Annual Town Meeting. Water Superintendent Dave Cook presented four articles funded entirely from the enterprise account: $45,000 for a permanent generator at Belcher Drive, $49,900 to replace

Whitman Council on Aging Approves March Report, Sets May 13 Meeting

WHITMAN — April 8, 2026 — Whitman Council on Aging approves March director's report highlighting record St. Patrick's Day turnout. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to accept minutes, financials, and a director's report describing a March calendar that included a St. Patrick's Day lunch

Whitman Assessors Approve $2,094 in Excise Abatements, Flag Elderly Exemption

WHITMAN — April 7, 2026 — Whitman's Board of Assessors approved just over $2,094 in motor vehicle excise abatements and $1,313 in property tax exemptions at its April 7 meeting, then moved to executive session to resolve a disputed elderly exemption. The board, including members Heidi Hosmer and

Whitman Select Board puts Prop 2½ override on ballot, spares library

WHITMAN — April 7, 2026 — Whitman Select Board places Proposition 2½ override on the May 16 ballot and reverses course to keep the library open. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to add the override question after Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter presented a revised fiscal year 2027 budget that closes a

Whitman Board of Registrars Cancels In-Person Early Voting for All 2026 Town Elections

WHITMAN — April 7, 2026 — Whitman Board of Registrars votes to eliminate in-person early voting for all 2026 town elections. The four-member board — Yvonne Evans, Joyce Anise, Adele Carew, and Dawn Farley — took the action unanimously at its annual organizational meeting on April 7, a session that lasted just

Whitman Conservation Commission Continues Rose Way Wetland Hearing to April 21

WHITMAN — April 7, 2026 — Whitman Conservation Commission continues contested Rose Way wetland boundary hearing and advances a proposed local Wetlands Protection Bylaw toward a May 4 town meeting vote. The commission, led by Chair Sandy Cortez, voted to continue the Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation for Lot 73-48

Whitman Finance Committee Backs No-Override FY27 Budget, Library Spared

WHITMAN — April 6, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee endorses a no-override fiscal year 2027 budget plan that keeps the library open. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter walked the committee line by line through a fifth-budget iteration that closes a roughly $476,000 gap by eliminating $235,000 in non-

Whitman Board of Assessors approves over $8,000 in tax abatements and exemptions

WHITMAN — March 31, 2026 — Whitman Board of Assessors clears nine abatement and exemption votes in under ten minutes. Meeting on March 31, the board approved three motor vehicle excise tax abatements totaling $4,130 across tax years 2023, 2025, and 2026, with the 2026 abatement alone reaching $3,944.01.

Whitman Finance Committee Debates Library Override, Splits on Budget Path Forward

WHITMAN — March 31, 2026 — Whitman Finance Committee debates library override and budget cuts as a $500,000 structural deficit forces hard choices. Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter told the committee that a Select Board-backed library-specific override — placed on the May 16 ballot by a 3-2 Select Board

Whitman Select Board Votes to Pursue Library Override, Sparing Police and Fire

WHITMAN — March 24, 2026 — Whitman Select Board will ask voters to approve a Proposition 2½ override to keep the public library open, with closure the explicit consequence if the ballot measure fails. After more than an hour of debate over three competing scenarios presented by Town Accountant Mary Beth Carter

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