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There can only be one governor, Lombardi said. But with Raimondo more than halfway out the door, he said, the heads of state agencies don t really know right now who has the authority to make decisions. If you are going to do this, then you need to be on TV. You need to be answering questions [from] the press. If you are going to be the governor, then you need to be the governor 100%.
As president of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, Lombardi added, we want to personally thank him for allowing us a seat at the table.
Anthony Farina Jr., MD, allegedly continued to work after he tested positive for the disease, and wore a mask that exposed his nose, according to witness testimony to the state medical board.
Farina continued to see patients while knowingly sick. He passed the virus to employees. I think this was the wrong thing to do, one unidentified staff member had complained.
According to the board s order, Farina told the committee that he only had a sinus infection, and no symptoms other than nasal discharge that went away after he took antibiotics. He said he didn t contract COVID-19 until weeks later, and appropriately isolated and wore an N95 mask at that time.
12/29/2020
Lombardi says pandemic changed town’s priorities
The Breeze asked some area leaders three questions as this tumultuous year of 2020 winds down. Here are the ones posed to North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi and his written answers.
• What have you learned most about your community in 2020?
I learned how this community could change without warning. I learned how differently people react at a time of crisis, how important good health is, and how difficult it is to get residents to comply with rules and regulations they are not familiar with.
• What have you learned about yourself as a leader in 2020?