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.
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.
The Whitman Zoning Board of Appeals approved variances for a scaled-down Cherry Street condominium project and a special permit for a Bedford Street landscaping yard.
Whitman's Board of Health moved to enforce a new statewide kratom ban this week.
This week's obituary column carries one notice for a Whitman resident: Purtell, Patricia A., 85, who died Friday, August 21, 2026. No additional biographical detail, such as profession or service arrangements, was available in the notices reviewed. The lead funeral home on the notice is…
Nine property transfers were recorded in Whitman between July 24 and August 22, with seven carrying a disclosed sale price. Prices ranged from $470,000 to $615,000, with a median of $550,000. The month's top sales were a tie: 27 Erin St. and 534 Hogg Memorial Dr. each sold for $615,000.
Whitman assessors accepted excise abatements and reviewed a thin overlay account. The Board of Assessors approved motor vehicle abatements of $60.85 for 2024, $433.11 for 2025 and $4,704.82 for 2026.
The Whitman Conservation Commission set an August 28 deadline for the contractor on the Whitman Middle School drainage project to fix failing erosion controls or face a shutdown.
Whitman's Zoning Board of Appeals continued the Rye Hill Street duplex hearing to Sept. 21. Chair John Goldrosen met alone Monday, saying a quorum is not needed to continue a hearing.
This week's obituary column includes one Whitman, Massachusetts resident: James Lee Rowell Sr., who died August 13, 2026. Arrangements were handled by Funerarias Multi Culturel of Brockton. Full details are available via Echovita.
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