Within two weeks of his appointment as Burlington’s newest assistant city manager, Tony Lo Giudice had already begun to stamp his personality on his assigned workspace at city hall.
Save for some Seinfeld memorabilia and a novelty sign that warns “Dad Jokes Told Here,” most of Lo Giudice’s office décor consists of mementos from his truly eclectic career in public service. There’s a miniature battleship, for instance, to recall his formative stint in the Navy, as well as a commemorative plaque from his decade as both a firefighter and a paramedic in Mesa, Arizona.
Lo Giudice has also surrounded himself with souvenirs from his more recent role as a public health administrator in North Carolina. These relics include a scale model of an antique ambulance and a covid mask from his Greensboro synagogue that declares “shalom, y’all” in in a mélange of Hebrew and English characters…