Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE Currently ranked #6 in Division 2, the Whitman-Hanson baseball team is in great shape as eyes across the Commonwealth turn towards the playoffs. The Panthers are 11-3 thus far on the season under first year head coach Matt Henriksen. After a disappointing campaign last season, Whitman-Hanson […]
It’s time for Week 2 of our Winter Winners list; a ranking of the top all-around athletic programs on the South Shore. Norwell sat as the area’s top school based on last week’s Power Rankings. Could the Clippers maintain their position in Week 2? Did new schools rise up the ranks this week? Find out […]
As we turn the calendar to February, the playoff push has begun across the state. The winter tournaments are just over three weeks away, and local teams are polishing their postseason resumes and chasing those final qualifying wins. With the advent of the new MIAA Power Ranking system, we are to believe that the state […]
Listen to full episodes of the Sports Exchange HERE Sitting atop the Patriot League Keenan Division and at #15 in the latest MIAA Power Rankings, the view looks good for the Whitman-Hanson girls basketball team. Despite having just one upperclassmen on the roster, the Panthers are firing on all cylinders, having lost just twice to […]
The South Shore is awash with basketball talent this season. As of the latest MIAA Power Rankings, there are 25 boys and 25 girls teams inside the top 40 of their division, and in a prime playoff position. Five South Shore/Metro South teams are in the top five on the boys side (Mansfield, Archbishop Williams, […]
The powerful wind storm that swept through the area last week has felled the old maple tree in front of Whitman Town Hall. Interim Town Administrator Frank Lynam tells WATD News the tree has been in that location for 114 years. Lynam says they are working on plans to replace the tree.
Dawn Byers, Chair of the Whitman Cultural Council, speaks with Christine James about Whitman Day. Photo Credit: Whitman Cultural Council.
A bullet casing was found on the grounds of a Whitman School. Police Chief Timothy Hanlon and Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Superintendent Jeffrey Szymaniak said that at approximately 1:40 p.m. Monday, they were informed that a student at the John H. Duval Elementary School found a bullet casing on the playground. Police quickly arrived on […]
There will be four contested races on the ballot when Whitman holds its Annual Town Election on Saturday. The race for Selectmen will see incumbent Justin Evans competing with challengers Scott Benton, Rosemary Connelly, and Shawn Kain for two seats on the board. Brittany Cavallo and Christine MacPherson are competing for a three-year-term for Assessor. […]
Whitman resident Brina Healy speaks with WATD’s Christine James about her family’s connection to the Toll House legacy.