Voters in the nine towns sending students to South Shore Technical High School —Abington, Cohasset, Hanover, Hanson, Marshfield, Norwell, Rockland, Scituate and Whitman — go to the polls on Saturday, Jan. 25 to vote on a new building proposed for the school.
Polls for voters in the nine towns are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Whitman voters casting ballots at Whitman Town Hall Auditorium and at Hanson Middle School gymnasium in Hanson.
A simple majority of the votes cast in all nine communities will decide the issue.
The proposed building project is to construct a new, 900 student school with two new, high-demand vocational programs: Plumbing and Veterinary Science. The building would be constructed on the current athletic fields in the back of the property. Project construction would start in mid 2026 and the school would be opened for the 2028-2029 school year. SST is the second oldest vocational school in Massachusetts, opened in 1962.
Hanson absentee ballots are now available at the Hanson Town Clerk’s Office. Absentee voting is done at the Town Clerk’s office and can be done up until noon on Friday, Jan. 24. For more information, call the Town Clerk’s office at 781-293-2772.
To vote by absentee ballot in Whitman,an application has to be filed before an absentee ballot can be sent. The deadline for applications for absentee voting must be on file by noon on Friday, Jan. 24. You may vote absentee only if you are unable to vote at the polls on election day due to absence from town during the hours polls are open, physical disability or religious belief.
You may vote in person during regular office hours. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For more information call the Whitman Town Clerk’s office at 781-618-9710.