Tracy F. Seelye

The family of the late Fred Small, who died in July after having served on the Whitman-Hanson Regional School Committee for several years, attended the Nov. 13 meeting to receive a plaque honoring him.Supertintendent of Schools Jeff Szymaniak presented the plaque to the Small family, reading the inscription aloud: “In appreciation for your years of […]

WHITMAN – The Select Board accepted a recommendation from the Camp Alice Carlton Committee to approach Rockland with the proposal to purchase part of the land on that side of the town line.Assistant Town Administrator Kathleen Keefe updated the Board on the committee’s proposel at its Tuesday, Nov. 12 meeting. Keefe also serves as chair […]

WHITMAN – The tradition of looking after one’s neighbors in need – whether that need be social or financial – while handing that tradition along to the community’s youth has roots as old as time.Whether those roots are based in religion or culture, they were clearly in practice in the region as Thanksgiving approached, only […]

WHITMAN — Five of the town’s firefighters were honored by Gov. Maura Healey, State Fire Marshal Jon Davine, Secretary of Public Safety and Security Terrence Reidy and others Monday, Nov. 18 at the 35th Annual Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Awards.Whitman Firefighter/Paramedics Zachary Baldwin, Russell Lucas, Jerry Thompson, Justin Everson and Joseph Lasko were honored […]

HANSON – The Select Board, meeting at Needles Lodge, Camp Kiwanee on Tuesday, Nov. 19, held the annual tax classification hearing, opting unanimously to continue Hanson’s tradition of adopting a single tax rate for fiscal 2015.Assessor Denise Alexander, in introducing herself and Board of Assessors Chair Patricia O’Kane urged residents to consult the Assessors’ page […]

Former Whitman State Representative Emmet Hayes was honored by UMass Boston as the recipient of its 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony Thursday November 7th at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.Hayes was recognized for his decades of service to his community, state and country. A Vietnam Era Navy veteran, Hayes served both […]

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a motor vehicle in Hanson, Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz and Hanson Police Chief Michael Miksch have announced.At approximately 6:08 p.m. Tuesday, Dec, 3, Hanson Police received a 911 call for a report of a car versus pedestrian crash in the area of 22 Main St. […]

Broadlands, Va. —Oct. 31, 2024 — Hanson Middle School has received a grant from the Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning (FILL) and Albertsons Companies Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program to help combat hunger due to food insecurity in the community. Hanson Middle School is proud to be selected as one of the grant recipients of this year’s Explore.Act.Tell Program.The Explore.Act.Tell. […]

If there was ever a promising loss in the annals of sports, the Whitman Hanson Silver Lake Girls varsity ice hockey team had one on Dec. 14, as they lost to Duxbury 3-1.Eighth-grader Jenna Henley from Whitman made her Varsity debut a good one by scoring her first career goal to give WHSL the lead in the first period. Senior […]

HANSON – Everyone loves an ARPA check, almost as much as Christmas celebrations.The Hanson Select Board, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, were able to extend their verbal thank-you notes to those who made both possible for Hanson this year.The Board issued its thanks and recognition to the Hanson Holiday Committee and the Plymouth County Commissioners for […]