At issue is a dispute between long-standing Police Chief Dennis W. Minnich Sr. and newly hired Town Administrator James J. Ryan. After a recent tour of the police station, the administrator asked the chief to remove a Trump flag he saw in a nonpublic area of the station.

The Select Board is moving forward with a “termination” meeting for new Town Administrator James Ryan, according to Ryan’s attorney, John J. Clifford. At issue is a dispute between long-standing Police Chief Dennis W.

A lawyer for the West Boylston town administrator claims it's a "foregone conclusion" his client will be fired by the select board Monday, which the board's chair denies.

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.

It started when the Trump flag was found hanging in the workout room at the West Boylston Police Department headquarters, which sparked a topic of town debate.