Government · Water
Whitman Water Board Weighs Sewer Moratorium
Whitman Water Commission edges toward a sewer connection moratorium.
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Whitman
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Government · Other Committee
Whitman Panel Sets Oct. 7 Elder Tax Aid Review
Whitman's elderly and disabled tax relief committee preps for an October 7 application review with about $12,000 in hand.
Government · Council on Aging
Whitman Council on Aging Recommends New Board Member
Whitman Council on Aging recommends new board member after summer break.
Government · Select Board
Select Board votes 3-2 to advance school pact changes
Whitman Select Board splits 3-2 on Whitman-Hanson school funding pact rewrite.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 31, 2026 through September 6, 2026
This week's obituary notices column carries two Whitman-resident obituaries: Dunn, Karen A., and Joyce, James (Jim) Steven. Karen A. Dunn, 76, of Whitman, MA, died suddenly at home on September 3, 2026; she was born and raised in Weymouth, the third of five children of Joseph and Ruth (…
Real Estate
Whitman home sale prices span $470,000 to $599,000 in late summer
Plymouth County recorded 12 Whitman property transfers from Aug. 7 to Sept. 5, but only six carried a market sale price, ranging from $470,000 to $599,000 with a median of $512,500. The top transaction was 289 Commercial St., sold for $599,000 to Kelley A. Chuckran from Commercial St Realty Trust.
Sports
Whitman-Hanson Youth Soccer opens registration for its recreational fall season.
Whitman-Hanson Youth Soccer has opened registration for its recreational fall season, covering three age divisions: Midweek Mini-Kickers (ages 3-5), Saturday Morning Instructional (pre-K and kindergarten), and Saturday Recreation (grades 1-9). All divisions are priced at $110, according…
Real Estate
Whitman home sale prices range from $470,000 to $615,000 in August
Plymouth County Registry of Deeds records show 10 property transfers in Whitman from July 31 through Aug. 29, though only five carried a recorded sale price, ranging from $470,000 to $615,000 with a median of $550,000.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Whitman board sets Jan. 30 tech-school debt vote
The Whitman Board of Selectmen set a January 25, 2027 Special Town Meeting and a January 30, 2027 Special Town Election for a second vote on excluding South Shore Technical High School debt from the tax levy.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board backs Bedford Street coffee shop, eateries
Whitman's Planning Board recommended favorable action on two zoning referrals Tuesday, advancing a Bedford Street drive-thru coffee shop and resolving a years-old garage-apartment dispute.
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