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ANALYTICS
(numbers in parentheses reflect the + or – change since last week)
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 26,765 (+993)
Last Week: 6658 (+460)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 11,455 (+303)
Last Week: 2847 (+272)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL
1. Amherst Residents Seek Referendum On Borrowing For Jones Library Expansion by Art Keene
2. Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
3. Major Discrepancies Emerge In Library Project Timeline by Toni Cunningham
4. The Eruptor Project Moves Forward In North Amherst
5. Finance Committee Takes No Position On Key Library Votes by Toni Cunningham
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1.Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
2. The Eruptor Project Moves Forward In North Amherst\
3. Letter: Downtown Needs Interesting, Family-friendly Businesses by Kristie Stauch-White
4. Planning Board Approves North Amherst Library Addition. Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Downtown Construction Moratorium by Maura Keene
5. Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government by Jennifer Taub
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE
ARTS
Bach On The Common by Michael Greenebaum
Photo Of The Week: An Indy April Gallery by Art Keene
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
COVID-19
Some State COVID Restrictions Relaxed
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
DOWNTOWN
Letter: Will Plans For Downtown Serve Amherst Well In The Future? by Ira Bryck
Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government by Jennifer Taub
Opinion: We Are Not A Small Group of Complainers With Too Much Time On Our Hands! Hundreds Of Amherst Residents Weigh In On The Proposed Construction Moratorium by Ira Bryck
ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Letter: Amherst Has Until May 15 To Opt Out Of Indiscriminate Aerial Spraying For Mosquito Control BY Brenda Davies
Almanac: Conspiracy by Stephen Braun
EVENTS
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
FEATURES
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Bach On The Common by Michael Greenebaum
Almanac: Conspiracy by Stephen Braun
From Other Sources (#35): News For And About Amherst. Featured This Week: Alternatives To Policing (#2) by Art Keene
Photo Of The Week: An Indy April Gallery by Art Keene
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
ISSUES AND ANALYSES
Economics In A Small College Town by Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik
LIBRARY
Amherst Petitioners Appeal To Board Of Registrars Over Wrongfully Rejected Signatures by Art Keene
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
OPINION
Letter: Amherst Has Until May 15 To Opt Out Of Indiscriminate Aerial Spraying For Mosquito Control by Brenda Davies
Letter: Will Plans For Downtown Serve Amherst Well In The Future? by Ira Bryck
Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government by Jennifer Taub
Opinion: We Are Not A Small Group of Complainers With Too Much Time On Our Hands! Hundreds Of Amherst Residents Weigh In On The Proposed Construction Moratorium by Ira Bryck
POLICE
Consultants To CSWG Recommend Changes For Amherst Police by Maura Keene
Second Symposium on Reparations: Research Results And An Interview with the Founders by Maura Keene
Students Urge Funding Shift From Policing To Schools by Toni Cunningham
An Introduction To Police Abolition For Amherst Residents by Defund 413 Amherst
From Other Sources (#35): News For And About Amherst. Featured This Week: Alternatives To Policing (#2) by Art Keene
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Second Symposium on Reparations: Research Results And An Interview with the Founders by Maura Keene
Consultants To CSWG Recommend Changes For Amherst Police by Maura Keene
Students Urge Funding Shift From Policing To Schools by Toni Cunningham
UMass Poll Finds Majority Of Americans Oppose Reparations for Descendants Of Slaves. Slim Pluralities Support Statehood For D.C. And Puerto Rico
Amherst Petitioners Appeal To Board Of Registrars Over Wrongfully Rejected Signatures by Art Keene
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
An Introduction To Police Abolition For Amherst Residents by Defund 413 Amherst
SCHOOLS
Elementary School Building Subcommittee Selects Project Manager by Toni Cunningham
Amherst Regional High School Ranked Ninth In Region By U.S. News and World Report by Maura Keene
Students Urge Funding Shift From Policing To Schools by Toni Cunningham
TAXES
Economics In A Small College Town by Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Elementary School Building Subcommittee Selects Project Manager by Toni Cunningham
Consultants To CSWG Recommend Changes For Amherst Police by Maura Keene