Secretary of state warns of deceptive business mailings
April 1, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The Rhode Island secretary of state is warning new small businesses about what she calls deceptive mailings from a company offering to help them obtain documents from the state at marked up prices.
The mailing from a company calling itself Rhode Island Certificate Services has a Providence return address, but is actually based in Florida, Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea said in a statement.
The mailings resemble a bill seeking payment for a Certificate of Good Standing, which can only be issued by Gorbea’s office. A Certificate of Good Standing is not required to conduct business in Rhode Island, but may be required for certain transactions, including applying for a loan or renewing a business license.
Rabbit on island tests positive for contagious infection
March 16, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A cottontail rabbit trapped by authorities tested positive for a contagious bacterial infection that can sicken humans and other animals.
The rabbit with Tularemia, or rabbit fever, was trapped on Patience Island in Rhode Island s Narragansett Bay, the state Department of Environmental Management said on Monday.
Authorities learned of the diagnosis March 3 and urged visitors to Patience Island to avoid contact with wildlife, including biting insects, and to cover their face and eyes.
The male rabbit was trapped as a part of a species restoration program that transfers rabbits from Patience Island to other areas of the cottontail s historic range. The population has been declining, authorities said.
Rhode Island unveils ambitious plan to vaccinate teachers
March 9, 2021
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island plans to get all K-12 teachers, school support staffers, and workers at state licensed child care facilities their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of March, Gov. Daniel McKee said Tuesday.
The shots will be administered starting as early as this week at the 30 local vaccination clinics already established around the state, the Democrat said during a news conference at a Pawtucket vaccination site. Staffers at public, private and parochial schools will be eligible. Support staff, including paraprofessionals, clerical staff, custodial staff, bus drivers and others are included in the plan, he said.