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MOST READ: TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Fort River School Leadership Stepping Down In June – Toni Cunningham
2. Teachers’ Union, School Committee Commit To “Opportunities For In Person Learning” – by Marla Goldberg Jamate
3. Amherst To Hold Vaccine Clinic Week Of February 1 – Amherst Indy
4. Letter: Amherst Should Support Research On Local Racial Disparities – by Michele Miller and Matthew Andrews
5. Town Councilor Criticized For Offensive Comments At Community Safety Working Group Forum – by Maura Keene
WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Photo Of The Week. Cold Prayers By Shoshona King
COVID-19
COVID-19 Cases Increase At UMass
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched for Partial School Reopening In March by Marla Goldberg Jamate
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
COVID-19 Cases Increase At UMass
UMass Amherst Launches Black Presence Initiative
UMass Researchers Name Top Climate, Air, And Water Polluters
ENVIRONMENT
Town Council To Consider A Resolution Against Wood-burning Power Plant In Springfield by Martha Hanner
UMass Researchers Name Top Climate, Air, And Water Polluters
EVENTS
Town Will Celebrate The Lunar New Year Virtually
FEATURES
Local Chapter of Generation Ratify Fights for Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment by Maura Keene
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#30). A Special Focus On Reopening Schools by Art Keene
Photo Of The Week. Cold Prayers By Shoshona King
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
LETTERS / OPINION
Letter: Jones Library Needs Responsible Planning And Respect For Staff, Not A Costly New Building by Christina Platt
Letter: A Multitude of Questions About Proposed Zoning Changes In Amherst by Gerry Weiss
Letter: As New Zoning Is Discussed, Key Questions Remain Unanswered by Suzannah Fabing Muspratt
LIBRARY
Letter: Jones Library Needs Responsible Planning And Respect For Staff, Not A Costly New Building by Christina Platt
SCHOOLS
Parents Voice Concerns Over Prolonged Remote Learning As Effort Is Launched for Partial School Reopening In March by Marla Goldberg Jamate
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#30). A Special Focus On Reopening Schools by Art Keene
SOCIAL JUSTICE
UMass Amherst Launches Black Presence Initiative
Local Chapter of Generation Ratify Fights for Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment by Maura Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Town Council To Consider A Resolution Against Wood-burning Power Plant In Springfield by Martha Hanner
Zoning Subcommittee Considers Increased Density In Neighborhoods Near Downtown by Maura Keene
Zoning Subcommittee’s Work To Be Rolled Into Planning Board Meetings by Maura Keene
ZBA Continues Hearing On Contested Garage Conversion by Hilda Greenbaum
ZONING
Zoning Subcommittee Considers Increased Density In Neighborhoods Near Downtown by Maura Keene
Zoning Subcommittee’s Work To Be Rolled Into Planning Board Meetings by Maura Keene
ZBA Continues Hearing On Contested Garage Conversion by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: A Multitude of Questions About Proposed Zoning Changes In Amherst by Gerry Weiss
Letter: As New Zoning Is Discussed, Key Questions Remain Unanswered by Suzannah Fabing Muspratt