Buddy Cianci

In Boon for Caprio, History Shows Rhode Island Voters are Forgiving

Ian Donnis — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:52:13 +0000

Former treasurer Frank Caprio continues his comeback tour with the obligatory denunciation of his "shove it" remark during the 2010 gubernatorial race, courtesy of a Wednesday column by ProJo political columnist Ed Fitzpatrick.

Cianci Redux?

Scott MacKay — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:05:28 +0000

F. Scott Fitzgerald said famously that there are no second acts in American life. The Jazz Age novelist never met Vincent A. ``Buddy’’ Cianci Jr.

Cianci, believe it or not, is said to be seriously thinking of making one last run for mayor of Providence, the office he left in disgrace in 2002. According to sources familiar with Cianci’s thinking, he would only run, obviously, if he thought he had a chance at regaining City Hall.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:43:10 +0000

Former Central Falls mayor Charles Moreau is being sent to prison. Plastic grocery bags may be banned in Rhode Island. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.

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Raymond DeLeo, central figure in notorious 1983 Cianci incident, dead at 89

Ian Donnis — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:42:11 +0000

Raymond S. DeLeo, a central figure in a 1983 incident that became a storied part of Rhode Island's political history and that led to Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci Jr.'s first departure from City Hall, has died at age 89.

Of Taveras, Marsalis, Buddy and Jazz

Scott MacKay — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:42:51 +0000

Being Providence mayor is a tough job, but it isn’t all about filling potholes and budget deficits and cajoling municipal union leaders. On Sunday, Mayor Angel Taveras showed up at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to greet jazz great Wynton Marsalis.

Before introducing Marsalis, Taveras told the packed house that being mayor ``comes with certain privileges.’’

That phrase drew a ripple of knowing Rhode Islandesque laughter. Taveras quickly deadpanned, ``I’m not Buddy.’’

Could Cianci try another comeback?

Scott MacKay — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:59:50 +0000

Could this really be happening or is it a trope straight out of the Groundhog Day movie? Talk that Vincent A. `Buddy’ Cianci may run again for mayor in 2014 is coursing through City Hall and sending shivers through some in Providence’s political hierarchy.

It would be preposterous to think that Cianci, convicted a decade ago of running the city as a criminal enterprise, could win a two-way race. And there is no way he could defeat Democratic Mayor Angel Taveras.