On Monday, February 27th, the Falmouth Select Board recommended approving a petition that hopes to change the Massachusetts state flag. Retired anthropologist Sandra Faiman-Silva submitted the petition which cites a plethora of reasons why the current flag is problematic and displays images of European colonialism. The flag currently displays a replicated image of Myles Standish's broadsword raised above the image of an Indigenous person.

Former Governor Charles D. Baker Jr. approved the creation of a commission to change the state flag in 2021, which voted last year to recommend replacing the flag altogether. Representative David T. Vieira (R-East Falmouth) sat on this commission. However, they ran out of time, and the project became stalled. To revive the project, Faiman-Silva and other supporters of the project hope to convince state municipalities to pass letters of support.

Resident Marianne Vesey, along with Linda Lu Burci