Each municipality sought a different amount to combat its funding shortages, but most were addressing large sums owed to ...

Woonsocket witnessed more than its fair share of political turbulence in the last few years: Former mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt was removed from office by the City Council, then won reelection, and then ...

Now, city officials hope they have the answer to Woonsocket’s growing economic woes. They are going all in on a plan to revitalize Main Street and lure tourists by bringing in upscale vendors ...

WOONSOCKET – The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to forward an independent report about last year’s secret land deal involving former Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt to law enforcement for ...

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The Woonsocket City Council on Monday canceled a regularly scheduled meeting after a 43-page document containing highly sensitive information about some residents was ...

During Tuesday night’s council meeting, Cheryl Wallace-Smith was sworn in to the at-large seat previously held by fellow Democrat Shaun Ratchford.

Updated: Jun 3, 2024 / 10:20 PM EDT WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — The Woonsocket City Council weighed in Monday night after the accounting firm that audits the city’s finances abruptly quit last week.

New City Council president John Ward wants to create a charter commission, change how mayoral vacancies are filled, and give the council more oversight power.

At a City Council meeting earlier this month, Woonsocket Tax Assessor John A. Pagliarini Jr. called it "a little bit disingenuous" to suggest that all social clubs did lots of community service.

DANBURY — The chairman of a City Council ad hoc committee reviewing the school board’s request to use reserve monies and lay off nine teachers in order to close a $4.7 million funding gap in ...

In an extraordinary move, the Woonsocket City Council removed Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt from office in the early hours of Thursday morning. The 3-to-2 vote took place around 1:30 a.m, after nearly ...