The Billerica Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 on Tuesday to allow a pro-life flag to be flown at the Billerica Public Library for two weeks in October in recognition of Pro-Life Month.
DeeDee Dorrington, one of the residents who led the push to get the flag flown, toldThe Lowell Sun she wanted to bring "positive recognition" to the pro-life movement.
Boston city councilor Kendra Lara will need a new job next year.
The controversial city councilor lost her re-election bid badly on Tuesday. She finished in a distant third place among three candidates in the District 6 preliminary election on September 12. The top two vote-getters, Ben Weber (42.25 percent) and William King (37.4 percent) advanced to the November election, while Lara (20.06 percent) was eliminated, according to the city's web site.
