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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 days: 25,371 (-85)
Last Week: 6807 (+976)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 11,368 (-216)
Last Week: 2087 (-434)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Amherst Residents Seek Referendum On Borrowing For Jones Library Expansion by Art Keene
2. Boards Weigh In On Designs For Garcia’s Restaurant And Pomeroy Lane Intersection by Hilda Greenbaum
3. Seven Million Dollars In Capital Improvements Planned For FY 2022 by Toni Cunningham
4. Major Discrepancies Emerge In Library Project Timeline by Toni Cunningham
5. Amherst Schools Reopen For Grades K-2. Grades 3-6 Return On Monday by Marla Goldberg-Jamate
WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Art For Clean Energy’s Student Anthology Is Now On Sale by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Juvenescence: Amherst Regional Students Combine Love Of The Arts With Passion For Activism by Annalise Peterson
Photo Of The Week Gallery: The Wellness Labyrinth At UMass By Madeline Charney And Hills3 Studio.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
Water Treatment Plant Replacement Costs Rise Significantly by Toni Cunningham
Major Discrepancies Emerge In Library Project Timeline by Toni Cunningham
Saturday Pop Up Event For Pomeroy Village Center Improvement Project by Tracy Zafian
Roundabout Or Enhanced Signalized Intersection For Pomeroy Village? by Tracy Zafian
Letter: Jones Library Improvement Should Be Right-sized And Within Our Means by Jeff Lee
Letter: Jones Library Veto Petition A Foolish Bet by Kent Faerber and Lee Edwards
CAMPUS
Council Issues Citation Recognizing Umass Hockey Champions
Lunchtime Lecture Series On Modernist Architecture
Photo Of The Week Gallery: The Wellness Labyrinth At UMass By Madeline Charney And Hills3 Studio
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
COVID-19
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Almanac: Botanical Boa Constrictor by Stephen Braun
Art For Clean Energy’s Student Anthology Is Now On Sale by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Juvenescence: Amherst Regional Students Combine Love Of The Arts With Passion For Activism by Annalise Peterson
EVENTS
Mobilizing Community Driven Approaches To Food Security: A Virtual Conversation On April 29
Second Forum On Racial Equity In Housing Slated For April 20 by Maura Keene
Lunchtime Lecture Series On Modernist Architecture
Symposium On Reparations Planned For April 27
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
FEATURES
Juvenescence: Amherst Regional Students Combine Love Of The Arts With Passion For Activism by Annalise Peterson
Lucio Perez Tells His Story Following Release From Years In Sanctuary by Clara Lopez and Mildred Orellana
Almanac: Botanical Boa Constrictor by Stephen Braun
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#34). Featured This Week: The Police by Art Keene
Town Manager Report For April 12, 2021
Photo Of The Week Gallery: The Wellness Labyrinth At UMass By Madeline Charney And Hills3 Studio
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
FOOD
Mobilizing Community Driven Approaches To Food Security: A Virtual Conversation On April 29
HOUSING
Second Forum On Racial Equity In Housing Slated For April 20 by Maura Keene
LIBRARY
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19 by Marla Goldberg-Jamate
Major Discrepancies Emerge In Library Project Timeline by Toni Cunningham
Letter: Jones Library Improvement Should Be Right-sized And Within Our Means by Jeff Lee
Letter: Jones Library Veto Petition A Foolish Bet by Kent Faerber and Lee Edwards
OPINION
Letter: The Indispensable Indy by Michael Greenebaum
Letter: Jones Library Improvement Should Be Right-sized And Within Our Means by Jeff Lee
Letter: Jones Library Veto Petition A Foolish Bet by Kent Faerber and Lee Edwards
SCHOOLS
AAPI Students Condemn Asian Hate And Describe Years Of Microaggressions by Cynthia Xie
School District Reports On Advances In Diversity And Equity Work by Annalise Peterson
Art For Clean Energy’s Student Anthology Is Now On Sale by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Juvenescence: Amherst Regional Students Combine Love Of The Arts With Passion For Activism by Annalise Peterson
Lucio Perez Tells His Story Following Release From Years In Sanctuary by Clara Lopez and Mildred Orellana
SOCIAL JUSTICE
AAPI Students Condemn Asian Hate And Describe Years Of Microaggressions by Cynthia Xie
School District Reports On Advances In Diversity And Equity Work by Annalise Peterson
Mobilizing Community Driven Approaches To Food Security: A Virtual Conversation On April 29
Second Forum On Racial Equity In Housing Slated For April 20 by Maura Keene
Symposium On Reparations Planned For April 27
Lucio Perez Tells His Story Following Release From Years In Sanctuary by Clara Lopez and Mildred Orellana
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#34). Featured This Week: The Police by Art Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19 by Marla Goldberg-Jamate
Saturday Pop Up Event For Pomeroy Village Center Improvement Project by Tracy Zafian
Roundabout Or Enhanced Signalized Intersection For Pomeroy Village? by Tracy Zafian
Town Council: Water Rates To Increase In FY 22. Confusion Persists Over Committee Appointments by Maura Keene
Nominations For 2021 Youth Hero Awards Sought
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers To Serve On Town Boards and Committees
Council Issues Citation Recognizing Umass Hockey Champions
Town Manager Report For April 12, 2021