Former state representative and city mayor Charles Baldelli will be among five Rhode Island residents inducted into the state Heritage Hall of Fame this spring, making him the first Italian-American from Woonsocket to claim the honor according to Albert Beauparlant, a member of the Hall of Fame board of directors.

Baldelli will be honored at a gala to be held April 18 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet.

"He is a wonderful man who has always considered Woonsocket to be a special place and his home," said Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt, the niece of the honoree. "I'm honored to be here in his place because I know him probably better than anyone here."

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