Tag: Lisa Baldelli-Hunt
Woonsocket continues blight reduction
WOONSOCKET – A structure at 80 Hamlet Ave. recently was razed this week as part of Woonsocket’s effort to remove abandoned structures.
The property was...
Woonsocket’s largest municipal lot scheduled for improvements
WOONSOCKET – The city has announced it will improve its largest municipal lot, which is located along Monument Square directly across from Stadium Theatre,...
Reduction of blight in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET – The recent clearing of two River Street structures has provided another 15,682 square feet of open space for Woonsocket, the mayor announced...
Woonsocket awarded $4M from feds to address lead paint
PROVIDENCE – Woonsocket has received a $4 million federal grant for lead abatement, Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., announced Thursday along...
Gibbs appointed interim economic development director in Woonsocket
WOONSOCKET – Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt announced recently that Scott A. Gibbs has been appointed interim director of economic development.
The appointment is meant to enhance...
Raimondo’s executive order calls for equitable access to behavioral health
WOONSOCKET – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Friday at Thundermist Health Center calling for access to behavioral health care at a...
Woonsocket receives $25K Levitt AMP grant to host free concert series
WOONSOCKET – The city was named one of 15 small- to mid-sized towns and cities by the Los Angeles-based Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation...
CCF receives $100K donation from James M. Cox Foundation
WOONSOCKET – The James M. Cox Foundation has donated $100,000 toward the Beacon of Hope Campaign, which has allowed Connecting for Children & Families...
Woonsocket FD receives $1.5M in federal grant to increase staff
WOONSOCKET – The Woonsocket Fire Department received $1.5 million in federal funding to recruit, hire, train and retain additional firefighters, U.S. Sens. Jack F....
RIHEBC helps save Woonsocket $3.2M
WOONSOCKET – The R.I. Health and Educational Building Corp., a quasi-public organization, announced the sale of $59 million in bonds, saving Woonsocket an estimated...