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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.

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Last 30 days: 27,790 (+554)
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Last Week: 3705 (+281)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. “Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?”  Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage by Art Keene
2. Construction Progressing On New Undergraduate and Graduate Housing And Student Family Housing At UMass
3. Library Trustees Approve Unpublished Agreement With Town. New Building Project Budget Released by Jeff Lee
4. CCSJC, Town Councilors, Continue To Spar Over Prioritizing The Needs Of Amherst’s Most Vulnerable Residents by Art Keene
5. Our Streets Are Not Safe! Residents Support New Parking Restrictions For Lincoln And Sunset Avenue by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
CAMPUS
New National UMass Amherst Poll Measures Voters’ Fear, Anger, And Worries Approaching Midterm Elections
Feinberg Lecture Series: US Empire In Asia And The Pacific – Repression And Resistance

CAPITAL PROJECTS
Councilors Double Down On Library Funding While School (And Taxpayers) Left Out In The Cold by Jeff Lee
Assumptions About Major Building Projects Need To Be Revisited, Say Town Councilors by Toni Cunningham
Public Comment: Synthetic Turf Poses Health And Environmental Dangers by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: Who Will Decide the Future Jones Library? by Ken Rosenthal


ELECTIONS
Everything You Want To Know About the Ballot Questions From The League Of Women Voters Of Amherst
New National UMass Amherst Poll Measures Voters’ Fear, Anger, And Worries Approaching Midterm Elections

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Opinion: Building Sustainable Neighborhoods Takes Community by Darcy DuMont
Almanac: Ladybug Bombing by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Fall Foliage Gallery 2022 by Art Keene

EVENTS
African Heritage Reparation Assembly Plans Listening Session On October 27 by Maura Keene
One Day Ski Sale And Winter Gear Market Benefiting The Amherst Historical Society
Fort River Community Garden Circle Hosts Harvest Festival October 29
Cuppa Joe With Town Manager Paul Bockelman And School Superintendent Michael Morris
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene

FEATURES
Almanac: Ladybug Bombing by Stephen Braun
From Other Sources: News For And About Amherst: Local News Roundup For October, 2022 by Art Keene
Photo Of The Week: Fall Foliage Gallery 2022 by Art Keene

HISTORY
One Day Ski Sale And Winter Gear Market Benefiting The Amherst Historical Society
Feinberg Lecture Series: US Empire In Asia And The Pacific – Repression And Resistance

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Councilors Double Down On Library Funding While School (And Taxpayers) Left Out In The Cold by Jeff Lee

LIBRARY
Councilors Double Down On Library Funding While School (And Taxpayers) Left Out In The Cold by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Who Will Decide the Future Jones Library? by Ken Rosenthal

NEIGHBORHOODS
Opinion: Building Sustainable Neighborhoods Takes Community by Darcy DuMont

OPINION
Public Comment: Synthetic Turf Poses Health And Environmental Dangers by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: This Is The Moment When We Can Bring Equity To Our Town by Anita Sarro
Opinion: Who Will Decide the Future Jones Library? by Ken Rosenthal
Opinion: Building Sustainable Neighborhoods Takes Community by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: The New State Of Healthcare In America: One For Men And A Worse One For Women by Moira Donegan (for The Guardian)

PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of October 19, 2022 by Art and Maura Keene
Public Comment: Synthetic Turf Poses Health And Environmental Dangers by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: The New State Of Healthcare In America: One For Men And A Worse One For Women by Moira Donegan (for The Guardian)

PUBLIC SAFETY
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting by Art Keene
“Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?”  Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage by Art Keene

ROADS AND PARKING
TSO Recommends New Parking Regulations For Lincoln, Sunset, and Elm, And New Sewer Regulations by Art Keene
Planning Board Tells Developer And Council To Work Out Solution To Roads In The Meadows Subdivision by Maura Keene

SCHOOLS
Assumptions About Major Building Projects Need To Be Revisited, Say Town Councilors by Toni Cunningham
Cuppa Joe With Town Manager Paul Bockelman And School Superintendent Michael Morris
Public Comment: Synthetic Turf Poses Health And Environmental Dangers by Toni Cunningham

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting by Art Keene
“Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?”  Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage by Art Keene
Community Safety And Social Justice Committee Defies Council Decision To Cut Off Discussion On Police by Maura Keene
African Heritage Reparation Assembly Plans Listening Session On October 27 by Maura Keene
Feinberg Lecture Series: US Empire In Asia And The Pacific – Repression And Resistance
Opinion: This Is The Moment When We Can Bring Equity To Our Town by Anita Sarro
Opinion: The New State Of Healthcare In America: One For Men And A Worse One For Women by Moira Donegan (for The Guardian)

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Councilors Double Down On Library Funding While School (And Taxpayers) Left Out In The Cold by Jeff Lee
TSO Recommends New Parking Regulations For Lincoln, Sunset, and Elm, And New Sewer Regulations by Art Keene
Planning Board Tells Developer And Council To Work Out Solution To Roads In The Meadows Subdivision by Maura Keene
Assumptions About Major Building Projects Need To Be Revisited, Say Town Councilors by Toni Cunningham
CSJCC And Town Council Will Resume Discussion On Police Accountability On November 1, 2022. Hanneke Offers Justification For Cutting Off Discussion At Previous Meeting by Art Keene
“Why Is It That When Our Committees Of Color Come Before The Town Council They Are Poorly Treated?”  Council Meeting Ends Prematurely With Frustration And Outrage by Art Keene
Community Safety And Social Justice Committee Defies Council Decision To Cut Off Discussion On Police by Maura Keene
Council Hears Presentation On Property Tax Classification For FY2024 by Maura Keene
Town Lists 26 Vacancies On Town Committees And Boards. by Art Keene
Town Schedules Fall And Winter Pick-Up Of Bagged Leaves
Assumptions About Major Building Projects Need To Be Revisited, Say Town Councilors by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: This Is The Moment When We Can Bring Equity To Our Town by Anita Sarro
Opinion: Who Will Decide the Future Jones Library? by Ken Rosenthal