Cristalena Ardogast, 7, of Groton, looks at the lights of her jellyfish costume as she waits with her sister, Miriam, 1, and mother, Kelli, for a trunk or treat program at the New London Elks to begin on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Mateo Chapa, 3, center, checks out the lights on a Polaris Slingshot during a trunk or treat program at the New London Elks on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Jaydi Azcona, 7, of New London, talks to people as she helps her mother Dioyca Caraballo, not pictured, hand out candy for the New London Public Library during a trunk or treat program at the New London Elks on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)