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ANALYTICS 
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Last 30 days: 27,911 (+3503)
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Last 30 Days: 11,978 (+993)
Last Week: 3194 (+158)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK

1. Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice by Defund 413
2. Letter: Jones Library Renovation Offers Sustainable Design by Sara Draper
3. Opinion: Amherst Forward Presumes To Speak For BIPOC People While Simultaneously Silencing And Oppressing Those Voices by Ellisha Walker
4.Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward by Art Keene
5. Letter: Carbon Sequestration Makes Jones Renovation An Investment In Sustainability by Todd Holland

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

NEW / BREAKING
Letter: In Opposition To The Ross/Ryan Parking Structure by Jay Silverstein

COVID 19 Update For The Week Of October 20, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene

Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege by Gaylord Saulsberry

Public Comment: Redistricting for Equality an Impossible Task Under the Current Charter by Maria Kopicki

Public Comment: New Resident Sees Flawed Process In Promoting Parking Garage by Rani Parker

ARTS
Amherst Cinema Announces Return To Full Capacity October 29

New Installation By Rebecca Muller At Gallery A3 In November

Photo Of The Week: Early Morning Practice On The Connecticut by Brittany Superba


CAMPUS
Hampshire College 50th Anniversary Celebration Run Saturday

From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#40). This Week – A Local News Roundup by Art Keene

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Almanac: Time Travel by Stephen Braun

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Downtown Development by Art Keene

Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human – Cultivating Cooperative Communities by Boone Shear

ELECTIONS
Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege by Gaylord Saulsberry

Public Comment: Redistricting for Equality an Impossible Task Under the Current Charter by Maria Kopicki

Proposed Redistricting Plan Reassigns Precincts and Districts by Maura Keene

League Election Forum For Unopposed Candidates

Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Downtown Development by Art Keene

Issues & Analyses: Candidates For Town Council Weigh In On Housing Policy

Letter: We Support Jennifer Page For Amherst Regional School Committee by Sheilah Jones, Catherine Corson, Amy Martin, and Laura Muller

Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward by Art Keene

EVENTS
Hampshire College 50th Anniversary Celebration Run Saturday

League Election Forum For Unopposed Candidates

First Time Homebuyers Workshops Offered

New Installation By Rebecca Muller At Gallery A3 In November

Amherst Cinema Announces Return To Full Capacity October 29

FEATURES
School Ranked Top Priority In Building Project Survey; Fire Station, DPW And Library Follow by Jeff Lee

Almanac: Time Travel by Stephen Braun

From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst (#40). This Week – A Local News Roundup by Art Keene

Photo Of The Week: Early Morning Practice On The Connecticut by Brittany Superba

HOUSING
First Time Homebuyers Workshops Offered

Issues & Analyses: Candidates For Town Council Weigh In On Housing Policy

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: Candidates In Contested Races Weigh In On Downtown Development by Art Keene

Issues & Analyses: Candidates For Town Council Weigh In On Housing Policy

Issues & Analyses: Becoming Human – Cultivating Cooperative Communities by Boone Shear

Issues & Analyses: Proposed Zoning Changes In A Nutshell by Kitty Axelson-Berry

Issues & Analyses: How To Start A Community Composting Project by Brenda Platt

LIBRARY
Letter: Thoughts On The Library by Mark Johnson

Letter: A Better Design Is Possible For Jones Renovation by Judith Luddy

Letter: A No Vote On Jones Borrowing Can Give Us A Smart Project That Serves Amherst Appropriately by Sarah McKee

Letter: The Technological Library Of The Future Requires Less Space by Irwin Spiegelman

Opinion: I Want A New Library by Nina Malkin

Opinion: The Proposed Jones Expansion – We Don’t Need It And We Can’t Afford It by Betsy Mathews

Opinion: Local and Green (#28): Why The Library Expansion Project is Not The Sustainable Option by Lydia Vernon-Jones

OPINION
Letter: In Opposition To The Ross/Ryan Parking Structure by Jay Silverstein

Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege by Gaylord Saulsberry

Public Comment: Redistricting for Equality an Impossible Task Under the Current Charter by Maria Kopicki

Public Comment: New Resident Sees Flawed Process In Promoting Parking Garage by Rani Parker

Letter: We Support Jennifer Page For Amherst Regional School Committee by Sheilah Jones, Catherine Corson, Amy Martin, and Laura Muller

Letter: Thoughts On The Library by Mark Johnson

Letter: A Better Design Is Possible For Jones Renovation by Judith Luddy

Letter: A No Vote On Jones Borrowing Can Give Us A Smart Project That Serves Amherst Appropriately by Sarah McKee

Letter: The Technological Library Of The Future Requires Less Space by Irwin Spiegelman

Opinion: I Want A New Library by Nina Malkin

Opinion: The Proposed Jones Expansion – We Don’t Need It And We Can’t Afford It by Betsy Mathews

Opinion: Local and Green (#28): Why The Library Expansion Project is Not The Sustainable Option by Lydia Vernon-Jones

Opinion: The Balance Of Power On The Town Council. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation. (#4) by Darcy DuMont

Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward by Art Keene

Opinion: Us vs Them – The Sinister Techniques Of ‘Othering’ – And How To Avoid Them by john a powell

PARKING
Letter: In Opposition To The Ross/Ryan Parking Structure by Jay Silverstein

Public Comment: New Resident Sees Flawed Process In Promoting Parking Garage by Rani Parker


POLICE
Community Safety Working Group Hears Recommendations For Civilian Responder Agency by Brianna Owen

PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID 19 Update For The Week Of October 20, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene

Proposed Amendment To Board Of Health Regulations Would Require Curbside Compost Pickup by Art Keene

Free Covid-19 Testing At Bangs Community Center

COVID 19 Update For The Week Of October 13, 2021

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Letter: Amherst Forward’s Unwelcome Endorsement Is An Act Of White Privilege by Gaylord Saulsberry

Community Safety Working Group Hears Recommendations For Civilian Responder Agency by Brianna Owen

SOLID WASTE
Issues & Analyses: How To Start A Community Composting Project by Brenda Platt

Proposed Amendment To Board Of Health Regulations Would Require Curbside Compost Pickup by Art Keene

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Letter: In Opposition To The Ross/Ryan Parking Structure by Jay Silverstein

Public Comment: Redistricting for Equality an Impossible Task Under the Current Charter by Maria Kopicki

Public Comment: New Resident Sees Flawed Process In Promoting Parking Garage by Rani Parker

Proposed Amendment To Board Of Health Regulations Would Require Curbside Compost Pickup by Art Keene

Community Safety Working Group Hears Recommendations For Civilian Responder Agency by Brianna Owen

No Minutes For About 30 Meetings, Open Meeting Law Complaints Filed Against Planning Board and Community Resources Committee by Kitty Axelson-Berry

Proposed Redistricting Plan Reassigns Precincts and Districts by Maura Keene

Town Council Invites Public Comment For 2021 Town Manager Evaluation

Issues & Analyses: Proposed Zoning Changes In A Nutshell by Kitty Axelson-Berry

Opinion: The Balance Of Power On The Town Council. Reflections By A Soon-To-Be-Former Councilor On How This Town Council Fails to Meet The Promises Of The Charter, Democracy, Transparency, And Public Participation. (#4) by Darcy DuMont

Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward by Art Keene

School Ranked Top Priority In Building Project Survey; Fire Station, DPW And Library Follow by Jeff Lee