Woonsocket Mayor Baldelli-Hunt quits amid council probe into questionable land deal

WOONSOCKET – Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt abruptly resigned from the city’s top job Thursday, days after the City Council launched an investigation into a land deal she made with a former business associate. In a letter filed with the city clerk’s office, Baldelli-Hunt cited “health concerns” as the reason for her sudden departure, not the questionable land sale that was canceled after it was reported by Channel 12 last month. “The time has come for me to address my health and the well-being of my family,” Baldelli-Hunt wrote. “As much as...