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ANALYTICS
(numbers in parentheses reflect the + or – change compared with the previous week.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 19,849 (+1820)
Last Week: 5231 (+564)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 9252 (+502)
Last Week: 2334 (+18)
Opinion: Love,Justice And Climate Change. People vs. Fossil Fuels – Action Coming Up by Russ Vernon-Jones
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Candidates Certified For November Election by Art Keene
2. Opinion: Why The Jones Library Trustees Need To “Start Over Smart” by Terry S. Johnson
3. Planning Board Debates Parking Bylaw Amendments. UMass Parking Lots Are Sold Out by Maura Keene
4. Sixth Grade Move To Middle School May Be Delayed by Toni Cunningham
5. Letter: There Are Less Costly Alternatives To Jones Expansion by Carol L. Dick
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
NEW /BREAKING
Opinion: Why I Will Vote No On The Library Referendum by Michael Greenebaum
COVID 19 Update For The Week Of September 29, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
UMass Elaine Marieb College Of Nursing Receives $2 Million Gift To Boost Diversity And Inclusion Efforts
The Coastal Northeastern US Is A Global Warming Hotspot. 2˚C of Summer Warming Has Already Occurred
Letter: Sexual Violence – Telling It Like It Is by Jeff Lee
CLIMATE /ENVIRONMENT/NATURE
The Coastal Northeastern US Is A Global Warming Hotspot. 2˚C of Summer Warming Has Already Occurred
Almanac: Ghost Plant by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Garden Photos by Annique Boomsma
ECONOMY
Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human. A New Column About Hope And Possibility by Boone Shear
ELECTIONS
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Redistricting Is Happening All Over Amherst, Not Just In Distant Cities by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation by Darcy DuMont
EVENTS
The Future of Housing In Amherst by Elisa Campbell
Information Session And Public Forum On Master Plan Planned For Monday
Women’s March To Defend Reproductive Rights – October 2 In Northampton
FEATURES
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Speak Up! Rank Amherst’s Building Projects by Jeff Lee
Almanac: Ghost Plant by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Garden Photos by Annique Boomsma
HOUSING
The Future of Housing In Amherst by Elisa Campbell
ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human. A New Column About Hope And Possibility by Boone Shear
LIBRARY
Opinion: Why I Will Vote No On The Library Referendum by Michael Greenebaum
Jones Library Trustees Vote To Support Rezoning The “CVS Lot” For A Parking Garage by Terry S. Johnson
Opinion: The Jones Library Expansion Is Not A Social Justice Project by Art Keene
MEDIA
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Letter: Sexual Violence – Telling It Like It Is by Jeff Lee
OPINION
Opinion: Why I Will Vote No On The Library Referendum by Michael Greenebaum
Letter: Sexual Violence – Telling It Like It Is by Jeff Lee
Letter: Proposed Parking Garage Looking Like A Back Room Deal by Maura Keene
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Love,Justice And Climate Change. People vs. Fossil Fuels – Action Coming Up by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: The Jones Library Expansion Is Not A Social Justice Project by Art Keene
Speak Up! Rank Amherst’s Building Projects by Jeff Lee
PARKING
Jones Library Trustees Vote To Support Rezoning The “CVS Lot” For A Parking Garage by Terry S. Johnson
Letter: Proposed Parking Garage Looking Like A Back Room Deal by Maura Keene
PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID 19 Update For The Week Of September 29, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
COVID 19 Update For The Week Of September 22, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
SCHOOLS
Eight Design Firms Vie For Elementary School Building Contract by Toni Cunningham
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Successor Committee Proposed For Community Safety Working Group by Art Keene
UMass Elaine Marieb College Of Nursing Receives $2 Million Gift To Boost Diversity And Inclusion Efforts
Women’s March To Defend Reproductive Rights – October 2 In Northampton
Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human. A New Column About Hope And Possibility by Boone Shear
Opinion: Love,Justice And Climate Change. People vs. Fossil Fuels – Action Coming Up by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: The Jones Library Expansion Is Not A Social Justice Project by Art Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Jones Library Trustees Vote To Support Rezoning The “CVS Lot” For A Parking Garage by Terry S. Johnson
Successor Committee Proposed For Community Safety Working Group. by Art Keene
Eight Design Firms Vie For Elementary School Building Contract by Toni Cunningham
Redistricting Is Happening All Over Amherst, Not Just In Distant Cities by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Residents Can Now Submit Public Comments To Town Council Electronically
Information Session And Public Forum On Master Plan Planned For Monday
Opinion: Reflections Of A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails To Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation by Darcy DuMont
Speak Up! Rank Amherst’s Building Projects by Jeff Lee