Government · Water
Whitman Water Board Weighs Sewer Moratorium
Whitman Water Commission edges toward a sewer connection moratorium.
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Government · Council on Aging
Whitman Council on Aging Recommends New Board Member
Whitman Council on Aging recommends new board member after summer break.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Board of Selectmen votes 3-2 to advance school pact changes
Whitman Board of Selectmen 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 (…
Morning Brief
Six Whitman home sales post prices from $470,000 to $599,000, while trust transfers dominate recorded deeds
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…
Morning Brief
Half of Whitman's recorded August deeds were trust transfers, not sales
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.
Government · Board of Health
Health Board Preps Kratom Ban Enforcement
Whitman's Board of Health moved to enforce a new statewide kratom ban this week.