Good morning, Newport.

Registration is open for MLK Community Center’s holiday programs offering Thanksgiving groceries and holiday meal gift cards plus Santa’s Workshop for children.

Residents register in person at the Community Center (20 Dr. Marcus Wheatland Blvd.) until Friday, Nov. 13 for Thanksgiving and until Friday, Dec. 11 for the workshop.

In Rhode Island, trick-or-treating is usually on Oct.

31 but may shift when safety concerns & extreme weather occur. Local officials advise checking local schedules for any changes.

Amazon has announced it will hire around 1,000 seasonal workers for the holiday season across Rhode Island — new positions will be posted weekly through December and workers with 30 hours per week become eligible for health care starting Jan.

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Stop and Shop restored its website and app Tuesday, Oct.

20 after a cybersecurity issue caused a temporary outage last week. Customers can now order deliveries and pickups (the company thanked staff for their efforts).

NBC 10’s Patrice Wood was named to the Gold Circle by the Boston/New England Chapter Tuesday, honoring her long career in television.

Her induction ceremony is set for December in Quincy.

A survey from Salve Regina University’s Pell Center found that Foulkes received 37% in the governor race in the Bristol/Newport region while Block received 25% and Guckian 21%, and in the lieutenant governor race Loughlin led Matos 48% to 38% among local voters.