Residents were given an opportunity to speak out Wednesday night about the controversy that arose over a Trump flag that the town administrator ordered removed from the police station. The 13 residents who spoke during the public comment session of the Select Board meeting included the police chief’s son,

On Feb. 4, Police Chief Dennis W. Minnich Sr., who has been police chief since 1997, sent a three-page memo to the Board of Selectmen requesting “an immediate and thorough review” of the recent actions of Town Administrator James Ryan, who started last month.

A lawyer representing the West Boylston town administrator says his client is in the process of losing his job over a dispute regarding a Trump flag with the police chief.