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December 27, 2006

Lombardi to make 4th run for N. Providence mayor / Correction

NORTH PROVIDENCE — Charles A. Lombardi, a former Town Council president and three-time mayoral candidate, is throwing his hat into the ring for a fourth shot at the city’s top job.

Lombardi is seeking to succeed outgoing Mayor A. Ralph Mollis, who will be sworn in as secretary of state on Tuesday. A special election will be held to replace him.

"To be mayor is something I’ve always wanted,” Lombardi said today, adding that he wants to make North Providence a community where officials “prioritize our spending based on need, not politics.”

Mollis, who has held the mayor’s office for 10 years, won election as secretary of state in the middle of his third four-year term, forcing the special election. In the interim, the Town Council is expected to appoint its president, John Sisto Jr., as acting mayor at a special meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The council will also set the date for a mayoral election, which must take place within 90 days.

Correction: The initial post on this topic incorrectly reported the dates for the secretary of state's inauguration and the special North Providence council meeting.

-- Journal staff writer Daniel Barbarisi

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