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MONTHLY ANALYTICS
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 14,916
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 7,352
TOP FIVE ARTICLES READ IN SEPTEMBER
1. Letter: Things I Want More Of In Amherst. An Informal Referendum – by Ira Bryck
2. COVID-19 Cluster Recorded Among UMass Off-Campus Students – by Toni Cunningham
3. Opinion: Town Council To Amherst Residents: Complain All You Want. We Have the Votes and We Are Not Listening – by Art Keene
4. Two-Thirds of Amherst-Pelham Families Choose In-Person Learning – by Toni Cunningham
5. Letter: Murals For Rise Marijuana Dispensary Should Have Been Subject Of A Public Hearing – Hilda Greenbaum
WEEKLY ANALYTICS
Number Of Unique Page Views Last Week: 3495
Number of Unique Sessions Last Week: 1864
TOP FIVE ARTICLES READ LAST WEEK
1. COVID-19 Cluster Recorded Among UMass Off-Campus Students – by Toni Cunningham
2.Phase 1 of School Reopening to Begin October 1 – by Marla Goldberg Jamate
3. Opinion: A Movement Voter Project For Amherst? – by Michael Greenebaum
4. Opinion: 39 Days To Stop A Coup –by Art Keene
5. Letter: Please Join Me In Voting Yes On Question 1 by Laura Quilter
WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE
CAMPUS / SCHOOLS
Active COVID-19 Cases In Amherst Surge to 78. Public School Reopening Stalls For At Least Two Weeks by Marla Goldberg Jamate
School District Establishes Health and Safety Protocols by Toni Cunningham
Elementary Class Placement Is A “Crazy Science” In The COVID-19 Era by Toni Cunningham
Rapid Rise In Off-Campus UMass Cases Delays Phase 1 Of Amherst School Reopening Plan by Marla Goldberg Jamate
Amherst School Buildings Will Not Open OCT 1 Due To Rapid Rise In UMass COVID-19 Cases by Marla Goldberg Jamate
UMass Amherst COVID-19 Cluster Grows Swiftly To 35 Active Cases by Marla Goldberg Jamate
COVID-19
Active COVID-19 Cases In Amherst Surge to 78. Public School Reopening Stalls For At Least Two Weeks by Marla Goldberg Jamate
School District Establishes Health and Safety Protocols by Toni Cunningham
Elementary Class Placement Is A “Crazy Science” In The COVID-19 Era by Toni Cunningham
Rapid Rise In Off-Campus UMass Cases Delays Phase 1 Of Amherst School Reopening Plan by Marla Goldberg Jamate
Amherst School Buildings Will Not Open OCT 1 Due To Rapid Rise In UMass COVID-19 Cases by Marla Goldberg Jamate
UMass Amherst COVID-19 Cluster Grows Swiftly To 35 Active Cases by Marla Goldberg Jamate
Letter: Town Must Act Decisively to Protect Public Health by Robin Jaffin
Opinion: A Message For Amherst, UMass. “What’s It Going To Take”? by Robin Jaffin and Susan Jahoda
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
September Archive: COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
Photo Of The Week: An Indy Gallery. by Various Artists
HOUSING
Concerns Raised About Investors Buying Up Amherst’s Affordable Housing Stock by Maura Keene
LETTERS / OPINION
Letter: Town Must Act Decisively to Protect Public Health by Robin Jaffin
Letter: Town Should Adopt A More Open Web Meeting Format by Tracy Zafian
Opinion: Amherst Needs Village Design by Dorothy Pam
Opinion: Priorities for Updating The Zoning Bylaw by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Jones Library Building Project – A Motion Impeded, A Motion Befuddled, And A Question To Readers by Terry S. Johnson
Opinion: Question 1. Right To Repair. It’s Your Car. It Should Be Your Choice by Stan Rosenberg
Opinion: A Message For Amherst, UMass. “What’s It Going To Take”? by Robin Jaffin and Susan Jahoda
LIBRARY
Opinion: Jones Library Building Project – A Motion Impeded, A Motion Befuddled, And A Question To Readers by Terry S. Johnson
POLICE
Amherst Included In Expansion Of Restorative Justice in Hampshire County
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Community Safety Working Group
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Transportation Advisory Committee Meets After Long Hiatus. Seeks To Clarify Its Role and Get Back To Work by Eve Vogel
Concerns Raised About Investors Buying Up Amherst’s Affordable Housing Stock by Maura Keene
Community Resources Committee Reviews Zoning Priorities and Planning Board Appointment Process by Art Keene
Residents Raise Concerns About Proliferation Of Five Story Buildings At Hearing On Master Plan by Maura Keene
Public Forum: Is Smart Growth (Ch. 40 R) Right for Amherst? by Art Keene
Amherst Included In Expansion Of Restorative Justice in Hampshire County
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Community Safety Working Group
TSO Approves Appointments To Four Town Committees by Art Keene
Letter: Town Should Adopt A More Open Web Meeting Format by Tracy Zafian
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation Advisory Committee Meets After Long Hiatus. Seeks To Clarify Its Role and Get Back To Work by Eve Vogel
VOTING
Opinion: Question 1. Right To Repair. It’s Your Car. It Should Be Your Choice by Stan Rosenberg
ZONING
Community Resources Committee Reviews Zoning Priorities and Planning Board Appointment Process by Art Keene
Residents Raise Concerns About Proliferation Of Five Story Buildings At Hearing On Master Plan by Maura Keene
Public Forum: Is Smart Growth (Ch. 40 R) Right for Amherst?
Opinion: Amherst Needs Village Design by Dorothy Pam
Opinion: Priorities for Updating The Zoning Bylaw by Darcy DuMont