A Whitman child was rescued after being trapped in a chimney. Fire Chief Timothy Clancy says that crews responded to an incident at 143 Harvard St. shortly after 4 p.m. Thursday after receiving a 911 call for a 10-year-old child that had climbed out a second floor window and into the chimney of his home. […]
Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE Coming off a run to the Division 2 Final Four last season, the Whitman-Hanson baseball team has set some lofty expectations for the 2024 campaign. With it’s entire pitching staff returning, the Panthers see no reason that a bevy of talented arms can’t guide them to […]
A suspect being sought in connection with the murder of a Whitman woman has been arrested. The U.S. Embassy In Kenya announced on Tuesday that 40-year-old Kevin Kangethe has been taken into custody. Margaret Mbitu, who was 31-years-old at the time, was last seen leaving work in Halifax around 11 p.m. on October 30. Her […]
A 39-year-old Plymouth man is facing charges in connection with his role in allegedly trafficking fentanyl, trafficking methamphetamine, and operating a rudimentary drug laboratory in Whitman. Massachusetts State Police say a month’s long investigation involving surveillance, and resulting in a search warrant, found the property was linked to Andrew Billings, of Plymouth. Billings was arrested […]
An arrest warrant has been obtained for a Lowell man suspected of killing a Whitman woman whose body was located in a garage at Logan Airport. The Massachusetts State Police say 31-year-old Margaret Mbitu was reported missing by her family on Monday and was the subject of a missing person investigation. State Troopers located her […]
Trick-or-treaters in Whitman and Hanson were asked to be aware of another scary sight on Halloween, a bear. Whitman Police say that at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday they received a report of a black bear in the area of Commercial St. between Linden St. and Dyer Ave. An officer reported seeing the bear while responding to […]
Whitman Police are investigating after cars were stolen from a local dealership. Chief Timothy Hanlon says shortly after 4 a.m. Thursday Brockton Police told them about an investigation into a crash involving a white Ford Explorer on Crescent St. An initial investigation determined that the car involved had been stolen from a dealership on Temple […]
It was announced on Tuesday that John Hornstra, of Hornstra Farms in Norwell, purchased Peaceful Meadows in Whitman. The winning bid was $1.75 million but Hornstra told the South Shore’s Morning News that won’t be the last of the expenses. Hornstra says it will also be a while until it is fully operational. […]
Peaceful Meadows in Whitman is closing. JJManning Auctioneers announced on their Facebook page that the family is voluntarily selling after 61 years. They say there are four auction properties selling individually: the Ice Cream Shop including the Real Estate and the business; over 50 acres of agricultural land; a single family home across the street; […]
A Whitman woman, Shaniqua Leonard, indicted for killing her two-and-a-half year old daughter, Lyric Farrell, changed her plea to guilty in Plymouth Superior Court on Wednesday. WATD’s Charles Mathewson was in the courtroom and files this report.