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ANALYTICS  .(note: The Indy was on vacation for the month of July). Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 30,698 (+314)
Last Week: 6062 (-529)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 15,803(+405)
Last Week: 3247 (+72)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
1. Opinion:  Vote Yes On Question 1 In November To Make Amherst and Massachusetts More Livable by Ian Rhodewalt
2. Letter: UMass Must Address Its Contribution To Amherst’s Housing Struggles by Ira Bryck
3. Amherst Block Party Is Back On September 15
4. Amherst Mourns Death Of High School Junior by Maura Keene
5. Finance Committee Confronts Library Project Budget Overruns. Libraries Lobby State To Cover Cost Escalation by Jeff Lee

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Amherst Mourns Death Of High School Junior by Maura Keene
2. Governor Baker Joins UMass Officials To Break Ground For New $125 Million Building For Manning College Of Information and Computer Sciences
3. Opinion: Expecting Residential Neighborhoods To Host Students Is A Big Ask by John Varner
4. Council Votes To Forge Ahead With Library Project Despite Escalating Costs by Maura Keene
4. Issues & Analyses: With Council Library Vote Amherst Forward Scores A Victory by Jeff Lee

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Local Cookbook Author Will Be Featured At Amherst Cinema Along With The Film Black Panther

CAMPUS
Lecture: The Imperialist Roots Of The USA
“From Watergate to Whitewater To Jan. 6 And The Future. What Can be Done?” Washington Political Pundit Bob Weiner To Give Talk At UMass On October 6 by Jeff Lee
UMass To Host a Day-Long Celebration Of The Life And Work Of Jules Chametzky

CLIMATE/ ENVIRONMENT/NATURE
ConsCom Seeks More Information On Planned Battery Storage Facility In North Amherst.  New Policy Needed For Geothermal Wells. by Maura Keene
Conservation Commission Discusses Weddings On Mt. Pollux And  Storage Battery Facility For North Amherst by Maura Keene
Letter: Cutting Down Trees At 52 Fearing Breaks My Heart by Edwin Gentzler
Many Residents Want To Bring Town-wide Composting To Lexington. What Could That Look Like? by Sophie Culpepper
Photo Of The Week. Getting Our Ducks In A Row. Turkeys, Not So Much by Meg Gage And Art Keene

EVENTS
Local Cookbook Author Will Be Featured At Amherst Cinema Along With The Film Black Panther
Lecture: The Imperialist Roots Of The USA
“From Watergate to Whitewater To Jan. 6 And The Future. What Can be Done?” Washington Political
Pundit Bob Weiner To Give Talk At UMass On October 6 by Jeff Lee
UMass To Host a Day-Long Celebration Of The Life And Work Of Jules Chametzky
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene

FEATURES
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Many Residents Want To Bring Town-wide Composting To Lexington. What Could That Look Like? by Sophie Culpepper
Photo Of The Week. Getting Our Ducks In A Row. Turkeys, Not So Much by Meg Gage And Art Keene

HISTORY
Lecture: The Imperialist Roots Of The USA
“From Watergate to Whitewater To Jan. 6 And The Future. What Can be Done?” Washington Political Pundit Bob Weiner To Give Talk At UMass On October 6 by Jeff Lee
UMass To Host a Day-Long Celebration Of The Life And Work Of Jules Chametzky

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues and Analyses: Making The Case For Worker Cooperatives In Massachusetts by Boone Shear

LIBRARY
Library Trustees Balk At New Agreement With Town by Jeff Lee
Opinion: A Plan B For The Jones Library by Ken Rosenthal

OPINION
Letter: Cutting Down Trees At 52 Fearing Breaks My Heart by Edwin Gentzler
Letter: After Schadenfreude, We Act! by Dinah Kudatsky
Opinion: A Plan B For The Jones Library by Ken Rosenthal

PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of September 28, 2022. by Art and Maura Keene

RECREATION
Public Input Sought For Rail Trail Expansion Project by Maura Keene
Amherst Awarded $280,000 Grant For Accessible Trail Improvements At Hickory Ridge

SOLID WASTE
Many Residents Want To Bring Town-wide Composting To Lexington. What Could That Look Like? by Sophie Culpepper

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Library Trustees Balk At New Agreement With Town by Jeff Lee
ConsCom Seeks More Information On Planned Battery Storage Facility In North Amherst.  New Policy Needed For Geothermal Wells. by Maura Keene
Conservation Commission Discusses Weddings On Mt. Pollux And  Storage Battery Facility For North Amherst by Maura Keene
Amherst Awarded $280,000 Grant For Accessible Trail Improvements At Hickory Ridge
Opinion: A Plan B For The Jones Library by Ken Rosenthal

WORLD AND NATIONAL POLITICS
Letter: After Schadenfreude, We Act! by Dinah Kudatsky