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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 four minutes.

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's Economic Development Committee declared data centers essentially unviable in town and focused instead on a proposed 157-unit residential complex on Pond Street.

Whitman's new Open Space and Recreation Plan Implementation Committee held its inaugural meeting March 19, electing Jason DeRogier as chair and Ed Winnett as vice chair and setting six near-term priorities under the town's recently conditionally approved 10-year plan.

Whitman Board of Assessors approved more than $278,000 in tax commitments and exemptions at its March 17 meeting.