Larrick named planning director in Central Falls

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Stephen Larrick

CENTRAL FALLS -- Stephen Larrick has had a quick rise to the top.

Less than two years ago, the staff of then-state receiver Robert G. Flanders Jr. gave Larrick a job as an unpaid summer intern in the planning office. At the time, he had just graduated from Brown University with a degree in urban studies and political philosophy.

On Monday, Mayor James A. Diossa promoted Larrick, 23, to a new post as the city's planning director. He is expected to move from his office in the Highway Department to City Hall in the coming weeks.

Larrick said that city officials are still working out the details of his new salary which is expected to be more than the $41,307 he is currently making.