By JOHN HOWELL Mayor Frank Picozzi is good at keeping his word, or rather the lack of them. Going into his inaugural ceremony Tuesday at noon on the steps of City Hall, he said he wouldn't make remarks from the podium other than abiding by the oath of more

By JOHN HOWELL This is it; the last full week Frank Picozzi runs his own home improvement business before taking on the job as the mayor of Warwick. Actually, the new job started consuming more of his time the day Warwick voters chose the independent more

By JOHN HOWELL Peder Schaefer is coming back to Warwick to a job he had 22 years ago, not that he ever left. He keeps his sailboat in Warwick Cove. He will be at the helm of city finances soon after Mayor-elect Frank Picozzi takes the oath of office on more

By JOHN HOWELL One thing is certain about the inaugural of Frank Picozzi as mayor. By City Charter, the event occurs on the first Tuesday of the New Year, and that is Jan. 5, 2021. But the pandemic and what state regulations will be in place at that time more

By JOHN HOWELL This year has been full of bumps, so Mayor-elect Frank Picozzi was not defeated when his Picozzi Family Christmas display wasn't up and running in time for its traditional Black Friday opening. He traced the problem to a component not more

By JOHN HOWELL As election returns came in after the polls closed, Richard Cascella was beside himself with ecstatic disbelief. If what he was seeing was the trend, Warwick Republicans would hold seats on the City Council and in the General Assembly that more

By JOHN HOWELL Although mayor-elect Frank Picozzi hasn't talked with Mayor Joseph J. Solomon since they happened to cross paths in City Hall before Election Day, the lack of personal communication hasn't impaired the transition. Picozzi is grateful for more

By JOHN HOWELL Shingles and its painful effects could temporarily sideline mayor-elect Frank Picozzi and his plans to debut his popular home Christmas display on Black Friday. Picozzi posted his condition Monday on his Facebook page, saying the shingles more

By JOHN HOWELL In less than a week since Warwick voters gave him a mandate to guide the city for the upcoming two years, Mayor-elect Frank Picozzi has named a transition team, met with a majority of the City Council and added definition to his goal to more

By JOHN HOWELL When Frank Picozzi started his drive during the pandemic shutdown to bring a bit of good cheer to Warwick residents, he never imagined his journey could lead him to the corner office in Warwick City Hall. On Tuesday, Picozzi captured more

Not since February 2000, when Scott Avedisian first ran in a special election for the city's top office, has there been such an unclear outcome to a mayoral election as there is this year. A variety of factors are at play, with the pandemic taking center more

By JOHN HOWELL When he announced his candidacy for mayor running as an independent, Frank Picozzi said he would neither seek nor accept endorsements from unions and organizations. But that hasn't stopped individuals from voicing their endorsements, as more