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TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
1. 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
2. Opinion: The Toxic Politics of Amherst Forward by Art Keene
3. Opinion: Defund 413 Condemns Councilors Hanneke, Steinberg, Ross, and Ryan For Their Failure To Support Racial Justice by Defund 413
4.. Letter: Libraries And Schools by Allison McDonald
5 Opinion: Amherst Forward Presumes To Speak For BIPOC People While Simultaneously Silencing And Oppressing Those Voices. by Ellisha Walker.
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. New Legal Filing: Jones Library Reconstruction Project Should Require A ⅔ Supermajority To Pass In Referendum
2. Opinion: Why I’m A NO Vote On The Jones by Deborah Neubauer
3. Attention Voters: Library Referendum Question Is On The Back Of the Ballot
4. Opinion: Jones Library Expansion Threatens Town Budgets For Years To Come by Art Keene
5. Progressive Coalition of Amherst Celebrates Increased Diversity Of Incoming Town Council, School Committee
WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?
NEW / BREAKING
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 10, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
Rooney Still Leads Ross by Three Votes In District 4 Councilor Race After Missed Ballots Are Counted by Toni Cunningham
UMass Transit Receives First All-Electric Bus From PVTA
ARTS
Holiday Show and Sale At Gallery A3
Photo Of The Week: Fall Images By Kitty Axelson-Berry
AWARDS / HONORS
Stavros Center To Participate In Community Health Leadership Development Program
UMass Amherst Food Science Ranked Second Globally By US News, Agriculture No. 5
UMass Amherst Linguistics Ranked Second Worldwide
CAMPUS
UMass Transit Receives First All-Electric Bus From PVTA
UMass Offering Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic For Kids
UMass Amherst Food Science Ranked Second Globally By US News, Agriculture No. 5
UMass Amherst Linguistics Ranked Second Worldwide
Transition to Green Energy Poses Both Risks And Rewards Reports UMass Economist
CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
UMass Transit Receives First All-Electric Bus From PVTA
Forty-five Acre Solar Farm Pitched For Northeast Amherst by Maura Keene
Local Residents, Healthcare Workers And Politicians Take Position Against Eversource Springfield-Longmeadow Pipeline
Transition to Green Energy Poses Both Risks And Rewards Reports UMass Economist
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Good News On Climate by Russ Vernon-Jones
Almanac: Surprises On An Autumn Paddle by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Fall Images By Kitty Axelson-Berry
DOWNTOWN
Planning Board Recommends “Flexible” Regulations For Mixed-Use Buildings And Parking by Maura Keene
Design Review Board Approves Bandshell For Town Common by Hilda Greenbaum
DEVELOPMENT
Planning Board Recommends “Flexible” Regulations For Mixed-Use Buildings And Parking by Maura Keene
Forty-five Acre Solar Farm Pitched For Northeast Amherst by Maura Keene
Letter: Conservation Commission Will Continue To Discuss Proposed 45-Acre Solar Farm In Amherst by Robert Bezucha
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Good News On Climate by Russ Vernon-Jones
ELECTIONS
Rooney Still Leads Ross by Three Votes In District 4 Councilor Race After Missed Ballots Are Counted by Toni Cunningham
Additional Ballots To Be Counted by Art Keene
Library Referendum Passes By Nearly 2-1 Margin. Walker Wins Most Votes in Council Elections by Art Keene
Progressive Coalition of Amherst Celebrates Increased Diversity Of Incoming Town Council, School
Issues & Analyses: The Town Election -Lack Of Choices And The Continuing Popularity Of “Blank” by Maria Kopicki
Speak Up:Mock Ranked-choice Voting Election Delivers Surprise by Jeff Lee
EVENTS
Cuppa Joe With Paul Bockelman – The Town Budget
Holiday Show and Sale At Gallery A3
FEATURES
Speak Up:Mock Ranked-choice Voting Election Delivers Surprise by Jeff Lee
Almanac: Surprises On An Autumn Paddle by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Fall Images By Kitty Axelson-Berry
ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: The Town Election -Lack Of Choices And The Continuing Popularity Of “Blank” by Maria Kopicki
OPINION
Letter: Conservation Commission Will Continue To Discuss Proposed 45-Acre Solar Farm In Amherst by Robert Bezucha
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Good News On Climate by Russ Vernon-Jones
PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 10, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
UMass Offering Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic For Kids
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 3, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
Stavros Center To Participate In Community Health Leadership Development Program
SCHOOLS
Three Design Firms Shortlisted For Elementary School Building Project by Toni Cunningham
Sixth Grade Move Mulled By Small Towns by Toni Cunningham
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Progressive Coalition of Amherst Celebrates Increased Diversity Of Incoming Town Council, School Committee
First Report From The African Heritage Reparation Assembly
Local Residents, Healthcare Workers And Politicians Take Position Against Eversource Springfield-Longmeadow Pipeline
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Good News On Climate by Russ Vernon-Jones
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Rooney Still Leads Ross by Three Votes In District 4 Councilor Race After Missed Ballots Are Counted by Toni Cunningham
First Report From The African Heritage Reparation Assembly
Three Design Firms Shortlisted For Elementary School Building Project by Toni Cunningham
Planning Board Recommends “Flexible” Regulations For Mixed-Use Buildings And Parking by Maura Keene
Community Resources Committee Responds To Missing Minutes Complaint by Art Keene
Design Review Board Approves Bandshell For Town Common by Hilda Greenbaum
Cuppa Joe With Paul Bockelman – The Town Budget
Issues & Analyses: The Town Election -Lack Of Choices And The Continuing Popularity Of “Blank” by Maria Kopicki
Letter: Conservation Commission Will Continue To Discuss Proposed 45-Acre Solar Farm In Amherst by Robert Bezucha