Good morning, Worcester.

The Worcester Public Library bought digitized local newspaper archives for $700,000, making 7 million searchable articles (including T&G editions back to 1866 and papers as early as 1770) available free to library card holders online.

Thirteen Central Massachusetts manufacturers won this year’s Making It in Massachusetts awards for leadership and innovation, presented Oct.

27 at Gillette Stadium during the Massachusetts Manufacturing Mash-Up (a statewide networking event), with winners ranging from tofu and pastry producers to military-equipment and cannabis-beverage makers.

Slick City Action Park opened Oct.

10 with 15 dry slides at 31 Beaver St. in Milford (rides for ages 4+ with a 250-pound weight limit), and it sells 90-minute tickets for $33.99 and 120-minute tickets for $38.99.

Pattie’s Jewelry Inc. in Winchendon will close after 45 years, owner Sherrie Erlenmeyer announced on Facebook; no final closing date was given, though commenters say she’s retiring (15 Central St.).

Nipmuc Regional's school committee voted last month to retire the Warriors nickname and adopt Coyotes as the districtwide mascot, chosen by students after a committee narrowed more than 200 name submissions (Upton); the new nickname will appear on a new turf field planned for the high school.

A Clark University report posted Thursday, Oct.

29 found Massachusetts lost more than 2.6% of its 1990 forests to development and farming from 1990–2017, and researchers published an online U.S. Forest Monitor that maps 46 development hotspots and 15 cropland hotspots to guide local conservation planning.

Developers and state and city officials celebrated the conversion of the former Fallon Health headquarters at Chestnut and Elm into Altitude Worcester, a 198-unit market-rate apartment building that began move-ins in August and offers a pool, rooftop deck, fitness center, and pet spa. The adjacent Two Chestnut Place was turned into 22 income-restricted condos called 22 Elm, with 16 sold and one-bed units priced at $209,300.

Shrewsbury High sophomore Gabby Boyers broke her sister’s career kill record this season and is pursuing Division I opportunities while continuing to lead the Colonials in league play.