Editor’s Note : The following is a selection of posts Mayor Frank Picozzi made to his Facebook page over the last week. Some posts have been edited to include additional information to give context to the content.

Aug. 17
A ribbon cutting was held today at Renova Lighting Systems located at 36 Bellair Ave. The electrical/electronic manufacturing company has been in Warwick for many years, but today we welcome the new owners, Jeremy and Jessica Mularski. Renova Lighting provided numerous product categories, including customized linear lighting solutions and LED retrofit kits.

Today I got to stop by and wish another Warwick resident, Eleanor Dansereau, a happy 100th birthday. She is spry and sharp. And she loves birthday cake, specifically chocolate.
Happy Birthday Eleanor, see you next year for your 101st!!!

Aug. 18
Every day, about 37 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 39 minutes. (NHTSA,2023) All these deaths are preventable! Don’t drive impaired. NHTSA MADD Rhode Island #DriveSoberOrGetPulledOver #DriveSober #DontDriveHigh

Aug. 21

City of Warwick, Police Athletic League

Warwick PAL is currently seeking an experienced Director to come alongside the WPD PAL Officer and help grow the organization to better serve the Warwick community youth. If you (or someone you know) would be a good fit, consider applying at the link below: https://www.warwickri.gov/personnel-department/webforms/submit-application-or-resume?fbclid=IwAR2IdgF0i_EviBUc32HDv91DR5f8JkVwaVRghkmtk-33vP4c0LBCUrtv84s

Aug. 22

The message from our transportation team you’ve been waiting for! 23/24 Bus Routes are available. Please check in frequently to see if any changes or updates have been made before the first day of school. Routes may be adjusted by stops and/or times. If you have any change requests, please visit the website and fill out the form https://www.warwickschools.org/page/bus-schedules If you have any further questions please email us at transportation@warwickschools.org

On behalf of myself and the entire city, I would like to acknowledge and thank the firefighters, fire chiefs, and municipal leaders of East Greenwich, Cranston, Providence, East Providence, Newport, North Kingstown, and West Warwick. Members of these departments came to our city last week and covered our fire stations so that our firefighters could attend the funeral of Captain Patrick Crowley. We are extremely grateful.

It’s time now for our spotlight on small businesses. Today, we take you inside Operation Made located at 1060 Toll Gate Road where its owner is on a mission to help veteran owned and military connected product-based companies grow their businesses.