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MOST READ: TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Committee Plan To Open Buildings In February Draws Objections From Teachers’ Union – by Marla Goldberg Jamate
2. Amherst Regional Schools Plan to Open Buildings for Higher Needs, Preschool Children in February – by Marla Goldberg Jamate
3. Letter: In College Towns, Zoning Changes Supporting Densification Usually Proliferate Student Rentals by Jennifer Taub
4.. Opinion: Slow And Opaque Progress On Elementary School Building Project by Toni Cunningham
5. Local COVID-19 Vaccine Update – Amherst Indy

WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS
Culture Club: The Problem with Zappa by William Kaizen

Photo Of The Week: Sidewalk Snow Fantasy by Copper Giloth

CAMPUS
UMass-Amherst Dorms Will Be At 39% Capacity For Spring Term. All Students On “Modified Quarantine” After Arrival by Marla Goldberg Jamate

COVID-19
Town Halls Planned On Possible Later Start Time For Amherst Regional Public Schools’ Secondary Students by Marla Goldberg Jamate

UMass-Amherst Dorms Will Be At 39% Capacity For Spring Term. All Students On “Modified Quarantine” After Arrival by Marla Goldberg Jamate

Community Chat: Covid Vaccinations in Amherst by Maura Keene

Public COVID Testing To Continue On Limited Basis

Planning Board Examines Impact Of COVID-19 On Amherst Economy by Maura Keene

COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Dear Reader: Indy By The Numbers by Art Keene

Culture Club: The Problem with Zappa by William Kaizen

Photo Of The Week: Sidewalk Snow Fantasy by Copper Giloth

LIBRARY
Opinion: Jones Library Capital Campaign, Part 1. How Have The Ambitious Plans Panned Out So Far? by Terry S. Johnson

LETTERS / OPINIONS
Letter: Councilor’s Comment Was Divisive and Disrespectful by Gaylord Saulsberry

Opinion: Jones Library Capital Campaign, Part 1. How Have The Ambitious Plans Panned Out So Far? by Terry S. Johnson

Opinion: Whither Transportation Planning In Amherst? by Eve Vogel

POLICE
Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police by Art Keene

SCHOOLS
Town Halls Planned On Possible Later Start Time For Amherst Regional Public Schools’ Secondary Students by Marla Goldberg Jamate

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Second Community Forum On Public Safety: Testimony Emphasizes Need For New Budget Priorities And Community Oversight Of Police by Art Keene

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Community Chat: Covid Vaccinations in Amherst by Maura Keene

TRANSPORTATION
Opinion: Whither Transportation Planning In Amherst? by Eve Vogel

Planning Board Examines Impact Of COVID-19 On Amherst Economy by Maura Keene

Zoning Subcommittee Studies Proposed Zoning Changes For Downtown by Maura Keene

Letter: Councilor’s Comment Was Divisive and Disrespectful by Gaylord Saulsberry


ZONING
Zoning Subcommittee Studies Proposed Zoning Changes For Downtown by Maura Keene