Dick Fossa, 88, who has been Mayor Charlie Lombardi’s chief of staff for 18 years, and was once mayor himself, is calling it quits.

Dick Fossa, the longtime chief of staff to Mayor Charlie Lombardi, said he will officially resign from that role on Sept. 3.

Rare fossa cubs born in Paris zoo as wild numbers shrink in Madagascar Three fossa cubs have been born at a Paris zoo – a rare event for one of Madagascar’s most elusive and endangered mammals.

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Dick Fossa, the “heart of Town Hall,” as many colleagues and friends describe him, has retired as chief of staff, ending a 53-year career in local government and service.

Three fossa cubs have been born at a Paris zoo a rare event for one of Madagascar's most elusive and endangered mammals .