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Woonsocket City Council Nixes Councilwoman Gonzalez VIDA Church Money Grab-Approves Community Cares Emergency Shelter Portion!

Woonsocket City Council Nixes Councilwoman Gonzalez VIDA Church Money Grab-Approves Community Cares Emergency Shelter Portion!

In a unanimous vote, with Councilwoman Vice Chair Valerie Gonzalez forced to recuse, the Woonsocket City Council approved a “pass through” grant to Woonsocket service provider Community Cares, funded by the State of Rhode Island, for funds dedicated to providing weather emergency shelter.     The Resolution was seemingly structured to address the Community Cares portion of the grant, excising[Read More…]

by — January 11, 2024 — 2 comments — Civil Liberties, Politics
News From Don Carlson For Rhode Island Congressional CD1 Campaign! LGBTQ+ Endorsement/Campaign Manager Announcement!

News From Don Carlson For Rhode Island Congressional CD1 Campaign! LGBTQ+ Endorsement/Campaign Manager Announcement!

  From The Don Carlson Congressional Campaign:   Rhody CD-1 Congressional Candidate Don Carlson Announces Campaign Manager Appointment   Today, Don Carlson, a candidate in the race for Rhode Island’s First Congressional District announced Nick Marroletti as his Campaign Manager.   “I’m delighted to announce that Nick Marroletti has joined our team this week as Campaign Manager. Nick comes to[Read More…]

by — May 30, 2023 — 1 comment — Politics
The Woonsocket City Council vs. Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt

The Woonsocket City Council vs. Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt

  Embattled Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt survives another day. An appeal to The Rhode Island Supreme Court (We await the RI Supreme Court written decision) postponed a formal City Council meeting to hear charges, and hold a subsequent vote for her removal. The charges levied by the Woonsocket City Council are astonishing: Listed below: The formal complaint .. supporting documentation[Read More…]

by — September 16, 2022 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
ACLU Calls On Cranston, Pawtucket, & Woonsocket to Halt ALPR Camera Program

ACLU Calls On Cranston, Pawtucket, & Woonsocket to Halt ALPR Camera Program

  The ACLU of Rhode Island today called on the city councils in Cranston, Pawtucket, and Woonsocket to direct their respective police departments to halt the use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) technology leased from the company Flock Safety. In a letter sent to the city council and mayor of each municipality, the ACLU expressed concerns about the serious[Read More…]

by — September 7, 2021 — 1 comment — Civil Liberties
ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND STATEMENT ON INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET AND WOONSOCKET

ACLU OF RHODE ISLAND STATEMENT ON INSTALLATION OF VEHICLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS IN CRANSTON, PAWTUCKET AND WOONSOCKET

  “The installation of surveillance tools that directly impact the privacy of Rhode Island residents and others driving through the communities where they are installed is disturbing in itself. But the clandestine nature by which the cameras were placed, and the failure of the three cities in which the trial implementation of this tool is known to be happening to[Read More…]

by — August 18, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
ACLU Sues Over Facebook Censorship By Woonsocket Mayor Baldelli-Hunt

ACLU Sues Over Facebook Censorship By Woonsocket Mayor Baldelli-Hunt

In a major First Amendment case, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys David Cass and Lynette Labinger today filed a federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page. The lawsuit is on behalf of two Woonsocket residents, Greg Duhamel and Thomas Dubois, both of whom found themselves blocked from commenting[Read More…]

by — August 5, 2021 — 0 comments — Civil Liberties
Rebuild Woonsocket: Federal ARPA Funds are an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’ to Invest in the Community

Rebuild Woonsocket: Federal ARPA Funds are an ‘Unprecedented Opportunity’ to Invest in the Community

Rebuild Woonsocket, a grassroots organization committed to mobilizing the community, is calling on the city government to do a more thorough job of gathering public input on how to use the over $36 million of ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds that we’re receiving from the federal government, to help fix problems caused or worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The[Read More…]

by — July 20, 2021 — 0 comments — Politics