SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 — Massachusetts is moving forward with the selection of a new state flag, narrowing the field to three distinctive finalists last week, reports CBS News. The current initiative is part of a broader reevaluation of the state’s symbols, driven by the need to move away from the long-criticized imagery linked to colonial…
AUGUST 23, 2025 — The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission, established by the state legislature in 2024, has recently announced the next step in its ongoing effort to redesign the Commonwealth’s official symbols. After receiving over 1,150 public submissions, the Advisory Commission has advanced a total of 23 seal designs, 48 flag designs,…
MAY 9, 2025 — Massachusetts residents are being invited to help redefine the state’s identity by submitting ideas for a new flag, seal, and motto, according to a government statement. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission, created by the state legislature in 2024, announced yesterday that it is accepting submissions through June 18,…
MARCH 6, 2025 — High school senior Matt Haigh has launched a movement to change the Massachusetts state flag, reports the Sentinel & Enterprise. Haigh, who founded Old Mass Flag to promote the effort, advocates for a return to a historical design featuring a pine tree on a blue shield. He argues the current flag…
OCTOBER 22, 2024 — The Boston Globe ran a spotlight today on New England Flag and Banner, a company founded in 1892 and renowned for its hand-crafted championship banners. The company continues to cut and sew banners by hand for professional, collegiate, and high school sports venues nationwide. Beyond sports, they also produce high-quality U.S.,…