Good morning, Newport.

An 1885 census entry confirms the state’s only officially haunted building – the Ram Tail Factory, also known as the Foster Woolen Manufactory, which burned down in 1873 and is linked to night watchman Peleg Walker whose ghost reportedly wanders near the Ponaganset River.

On Friday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce and Connect Greater Newport will send volunteer teams & local leaders to visit businesses for 15-minute talks about business conditions.

Owners not visited can submit their input via the Business Trends and Outlook Survey.

One month ago, a new Rhode Island law banned cell phones in public schools.

Schools use different methods to enforce the ban and many report improved focus and fewer behavioral issues today + some note that social media outside of school still causes distractions.

The Newport Public Education Foundation hosts a free screening of the documentary Counted Out (free entry) at Rogers High School on Monday, Nov.

2 at 6:30 p.m. and will announce a new math teaching initiative aimed at improving local secondary education.

The Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council released its annual report Monday showing that state and local taxes now take a bigger share of residents’ incomes.

Per capita income grew 25% compared with 32% nationally — a trend that suggests spending is outpacing growth for many Rhode Islanders.

Medicare open enrollment runs Oct.

15 through Dec. 7 as Rhode Island seniors review their Medicare options. Call the Rhode Island State Health Insurance Assistance Program (1-888-884-8721) or The POINT (401-462-4444) for free help before the deadline.

Former world No. 1 Ash Barty leads the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2027 nominees from Newport with fan voting open through Sunday, Oct.

25. Juan Martín del Potro & Svetlana Kuznetsova & wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda join the player ballot.