Second round of COVID shortages: Cars, lumber and product packaging all impacting RI stock Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal © Bob Breidenbach/The Providence Journal Bob Tasca Jr., Carl Tasca Jr. and Carl Tasca Sr. stand at the Tasca auto dealership on Pontiac Avenue in Cranston. Like many other auto dealers around the area, they are contending with a lack of inventory. They're not as panic-inducing as the paper towel shortage of 2020, but supply-chain disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are still keeping goods off store shelves, even as Rhode Island joi...