A Whitman man was arrested on drug charges Monday afternoon. Whitman Police say they were investigating a domestic assault and an ensuing restraining order against 57-year-old Stephen Francis Quinn and a search warrant for a gun he was believed to be possessing. Detectives detained Quinn just after 2 p.m. outside 31 Nursey St. and conducted […]
A Whitman circus coach convicted of assaulting a former student has been found dead. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office says that 48-year-old Steven A. Santos was convicted on five counts of Indecent Assault and Battery, 14 or Older and one count of a lesser included offense of Assault and Battery.  He was acquitted […]
Two suspects are being sought in connection with an armed robbery at a Whitman CVS on Sunday night. Whitman Police say that shortly after 7 p.m. were dispatched to the CVS at 351 Bedford St., for a report of an armed robbery. They arrived on scene where they were told that a man and woman […]
A Whitman man who was reported missing on Monday afternoon has been found safe. John Madden was reported missing after walking away from a group home on Park Ave. on Monday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. The 57-year-old man was seen on surveillance footage near Town Hall around 4:30 p.m. and again around 8 p.m. Police […]
A man was hospitalized after falling over 20 feet from a tree stand Monday afternoon. Whitman Fire Chief Timothy Clancy says that shortly before 3 p.m. they responded to a 911 call from a 58-year-old man who said he fell from a tree in the woods behind 21 Highland Ave. Crews arrived on scene and […]
Whitman Police are searching for a missing 18-year-old male. Police say 18-year-old Lexton Tobiaz was reported missing after leaving his home at about 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. He’s described as a white male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with short reddish hair and was last seen wearing an olive green hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and […]
Opening week of the 2025 high school football season is here, and it promises to be another successful campaign for the South Shore. The area returns tons of talent, with perennial powers reloading and a number of teams looking to surprise this fall. Deep playoff runs and Super Bowl appearances have been commonplace for local […]
A man was hospitalized following a rollover crash in Bourne. Bourne Police say that shortly before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday officers were dispatched to Route 28 for a reported roll over motor vehicle crash involving a 2014 Ford Escape. Upon arrival they found the driver, identified as a 21-year-old man from Whitman, with what appeared to […]
Whitman Town Administrator Mary Beth Carter gives WATD’s Dan McCready a recap of Wednesday night’s Special Town Meeting. Town of Whitman website.
Crews were called to the scene of an early morning fire in Whitman. Chief Timothy Clancy says that shortly after 6 a.m. Tuesday they received a 911 call reporting smoke alarms and a possible fire in a single-family house at 32 Fullerton Ave. At first look there didn’t appear to be any smoke or fire […]