Woonsocket Watchdog

01/04/2023

Interesting timing with Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt pushing out the city’s director of human services who was uninvited to her inauguration after refusing to use sick time to impede temporary mayor Gendron during her two months out of office

At approximately 9:00 this morning (exact details unclear), City of Woonsocket Police allegedly gave the residents of the homeless encampment just 1/2 hour t...

09/07/2022

Outgoing councilwoman Sierra files complaint to remove Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt. #02895

Woonsocket City Councilor has filed a petition to remove Mayor Lisa Baldelli Hunt from office. In the 14 page complaint filed with the city on September 6, Councilor Denise Sierra alleges that Baldelli-Hunt violated a number of provisions of the City Charter.

07/22/2022

With councilwoman Sierra out of the running so ending the veto overriding majority slate and Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt running unopposed will new alliances be formed after elections or will the mayor have stronger veto power next term? #02895

WOONSOCKET – With two declared City Council candidates not returning nomination papers with signatures required to run for office, it means that there will no longer be a September primary

07/07/2022

There are updates to this incident. The worker is no longer currently employed directly by the city and the elected democrat is running for reelection to his seat. Local media was prevented from reporting on this incident at the time #02895

07/06/2022

We have heard more stories about these incidents. People’s housing was being held as a bargaining chip for doing campaign work or they would risk losing housing. Ironic that now this individual works for a homeless support organization #02895

07/01/2022

We’ve gotten reports of a candidate in 2020 who used a nonprofit workplace to campaign for office. People were pressured to work for the campaign in order to receive certain needed financial benefits. It doesn’t appear that this person is running for any major seat this year at least not beyond committees and the such but is possibly eyeing a 2024 run for something We’ll reveal any updates we receive on this #02895

07/01/2022

And with declaration done it appears for the first time that Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt will be running unopposed #02895

06/20/2022

We have received direct reports of an elected democrat in Woonsocket who got into a heated argument with a municipal worker that resulted in the democrat physically shoving the employee and having the incident covered up. We’ll update with any info sent to us #02895

06/20/2022

Now that Jon Brien for Mayorhas announced a general assembly run, who is going to run against Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt this year for Woonsocket mayor? Declaration period is coming soon #02895

06/17/2022

No contact advisory finally lifted for Blackstone River after days of leaking. Is Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. going to be sanctioned for this damage by the city government?

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