Trustees Standardize Flags at Five Town Sites
Westborough Trustees of Soldiers Memorials voted unanimously to request the Select Board restrict flags at five municipal locations to the American flag and POW/MIA flag. The motion, brought by Member Lee Strout and approved 6-0, covers Betsy Ross Minute Man Park, the Rotary flagpole, Pine Grove
Trustees of Soldiers Memorials · Meeting of May 4, 2026
Westborough Trustees of Soldiers Memorials voted unanimously to request the Select Board restrict flags at five municipal locations to the American flag and POW/MIA flag. The motion, brought by Member Lee Strout and approved 6-0, covers Betsy Ross Minute Man Park, the Rotary flagpole, Pine Grove Cemetery, Forbes Municipal Building, and Westland Cemetery. The Veterans Advisory Board, VFW Post, and American Legion all voted in favor.
Member Strout will present the proposal at the Select Board meeting. The DPW will replace the Betsy Ross Minute Man Park flagpole with a white composite pole and raise the lanyard to 10 feet.
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Source: the Trustees of Soldiers Memorials meeting of May 4, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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