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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Amherst History Month-by-Month: Nuttingville by Hetty Startup
2. Issues & Analyses: Public Libraries Are Shedding Books And Losing Visitors – So Why Do We Make Them Bigger? by Jeff Lee
3. Second Private Dorm Proposed For Olympia Drive by Maura Keene
4. Special Legislation Proposed To Enable Amherst’s Reparations Program by Maura Keene
5. Level 2 Drought Declared For Connecticut River Valley

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Auditions For Amherst Community Theater’s Production Of The Little Mermaid

CAMPUS
New Family Housing Set To Open At UMass
Annual Campus/Community Breakfast Planned For September 2

EVENTS
Public Hearing On Block Grant Priorities For 2023 Application Process
Amherst Community Safety Day Saturday, August 13
Auditions For Amherst Community Theater’s Production Of The Little Mermaid
Annual Campus/Community Breakfast Planned For September 2
What’s Happening In Amherst?

FEATURES
Becoming Human: Mapping & Taking Inventory of Massachusetts Cooperative Ecosystems by By James Macdonald, Gina Magin, Kaylee Malkowski, Katherine Miller, Liam Templemen 
Almanac: Summer Songs by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Drought! By Annique Boomsma

HOUSING
New Family Housing Set To Open At UMass
Housing Trust Plans September 13 Forum On Belchertown Road/East Street School Affordable Housing. by Maura Keene
Letter:  Where Has This Worked?  A Question For CRC As They Prepare To Deregulate The Number Of Unrelated People Who Can Live in One House by Ira Bryck
Opinion: When It Comes To Student Rentals, More Is Less by Jennifer Taub

LIBRARY
New Estimate Sees Library Construction $11.6M Over Budget. Trustees Consider Pledging Endowment To Cover Gap by Jeff Lee
Letter:  Jones Library Budget Crisis Requires Public Scrutiny by Sarah McKee

OPINION
Letter:  Jones Library Budget Crisis Requires Public Scrutiny by Sarah McKee
Letter:  Where Has This Worked?  A Question For CRC As They Prepare To Deregulate The Number Of Unrelated People Who Can Live in One House by Ira Bryck
Letter:  Trump, A Private Citizen, Must Be Held Accountable For His Crimes by Dinah Kudatsky
Letter: Proposed Hauler Reform Is Good For the Planet And For Our Budget by Madeleine Charney
Letter: Amherst’s Trash Handling System Is Too Costly And Harms The Environment by Kathy Meyer
Opinion:  A FAQ On Proposed Trash Hauler Reform For Amherst by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: When It Comes To Student Rentals, More Is Less by Jennifer Taub

PUBLIC HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of August 10, 2022. New: Latest News On Monkeypox by Art and Maura Keene
Amherst Community Safety Day Saturday, August 13

SOLID WASTE
Letter: Proposed Hauler Reform Is Good For the Planet And For Our Budget by Madeleine Charney
Letter: Amherst’s Trash Handling System Is Too Costly And Harms The Environment by Kathy Meyer
Opinion:  A FAQ On Proposed Trash Hauler Reform For Amherst by Darcy DuMont

TOWN GOVERNMENT
New Estimate Sees Library Construction $11.6M Over Budget. Trustees Consider Pledging Endowment To Cover Gap by Jeff Lee
Shade Tree Committee Split On Recommendations For The Merry Maple by Maura Keene
Community Resources Committee Mulls Changes To Appointment Process by Art Keene
Housing Trust Plans September 13 Forum On Belchertown Road/East Street School Affordable Housing. by Maura Keene
Public Hearing On Block Grant Priorities For 2023 Application Process
Amherst Community Safety Day Saturday, August 13
Letter:  Where Has This Worked?  A Question For CRC As They Prepare To Deregulate The Number Of Unrelated People Who Can Live in One House by Ira Bryck
Letter: Proposed Hauler Reform Is Good For the Planet And For Our Budget by Madeleine Charney
Letter: Amherst’s Trash Handling System Is Too Costly And Harms The Environment by Kathy Meyer
Opinion:  A FAQ On Proposed Trash Hauler Reform For Amherst by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: When It Comes To Student Rentals, More Is Less by Jennifer Taub

TREES
Commemoration And Celebration Of Merry Maple Proposed by Art Keene
Shade Tree Committee Split On Recommendations For The Merry Maple by Maura Keene

US POLITICS
Letter:  Trump, A Private Citizen, Must Be Held Accountable For His Crimes by Dinah Kudatsky