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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 34,899 (+422)
Last Week: 8982 (+184)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 16,422 (+31)
Last Week: 4251 (+238)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Library Tea Party Event Draws Fire by Jeff Lee
2. Amherst-Pelham Educators Vote To Work Rule
3. Opinion: Regional School District’s Inaction Speaks Louder Than Its Words by Maria Kopicki
4. Community Resources Committee Debates Hanneke–DeAngelis Zoning Proposal by Kitty Axelson-Berry
5. Letter: Amherst’s Retroactive Tax Assessments An Unpleasant Surprise For Taxpayers by Sarah McKee

WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
New Exhibit At Gallery A3: Sculptures In Wood By GK Khalsa

CAMPUS
UMass Symposium:  America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It

CAPITAL PROJECTS
Finance Committee Approves CPAC Projects And Override Ballot Language. Chair Delays Consideration Of Motions To Use Reserves To Decrease Impact Of Tax Increase  by Art Keene
Issues & Analyses: Improving The Regional Playing Fields: A Deeper Dive by Maria Kopicki
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project by Jeff Lee

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Workshop: Edible Perennial Gardening And Landscaping
Film Screening & Webinar: Dr. Ana Soto On Plastic And Endocrine Disruptors: Why Worry?
Letter: A Call To Defend The Connecticut River by Lundy Bancroft

DEMOCRACY
UMass Symposium:  America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold
Opinion: Banning Ideas And Authors Is Not A ‘Culture War’ – It’s Fascism by Jason Stanley (for the Guardian)

FEATURES
Amherst History Month By Month: Buildings And Our Public Safety by Hetty Startup
Photo Of The Week: The Ukraine War At One Year. compiled by Art Keene

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Finance Committee Approves CPAC Projects And Override Ballot Language. Chair Delays Consideration Of Motions To Use Reserves To Decrease Impact Of Tax Increase  by Art Keene
Amherst History Month By Month: Buildings And Our Public Safety by Hetty Startup
Opinion: Who’s Afraid Of Black History? by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (for Portside)

HOUSING
ZBA: We Don’t See How The Hanneke–DeAngelis Zoning Proposal Helps Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Issues & Analyses: Whose Interests Are Being Served By Proposed Zoning Changes? by Jennifer Taub
Indy Rewind : A Zoning Primer – How Building Permits Are Decided by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Public Comment: “Trickle Down Housing” Will Not Help Amherst’s Work Force by Elizabeth Vierling
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Disenfranchise Year-round Residents by Rani Parker
Opinion: Proposed New Permitting Regulations Dismantle Existing Protections For Residents, Ignore History Of Real Estate In Amherst by David Sloviter
Opinion: On Duplexes And Amherst by Denise Barberet
Opinion: Gold Rush In Amherst! by Alex Kent

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: Improving The Regional Playing Fields: A Deeper Dive by Maria Kopicki
Issues & Analyses: Whose Interests Are Being Served By Proposed Zoning Changes? by Jennifer Taub
Indy Rewind : A Zoning Primer – How Building Permits Are Decided by Kitty Axelson-Berry

EVENTS
Workshop: Edible Perennial Gardening And Landscaping
Film Screening & Webinar: Dr. Ana Soto On Plastic And Endocrine Disruptors: Why Worry?
New Exhibit At Gallery A3: Sculptures In Wood By GK Khalsa
UMass Symposium:  America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art & Maura Keene

LIBRARY
Workshop: Edible Perennial Gardening And Landscaping
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Public Comment: “Trickle Down Housing” Will Not Help Amherst’s Work Force by Elizabeth Vierling
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Disenfranchise Year-round Residents by Rani Parker
Letter: A Call To Defend The Connecticut River by Lundy Bancroft
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Proposed New Permitting Regulations Dismantle Existing Protections For Residents, Ignore History Of Real Estate In Amherst by David Sloviter
Opinion: On Duplexes And Amherst by Denise. Barberet
Opinion: Gold Rush In Amherst! by Alex Kent
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold
Opinion: Banning Ideas And Authors Is Not A ‘Culture War’ – It’s Fascism by Jason Stanley (for the Guardian)
Opinion: Who’s Afraid Of Black History? by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (for Portside)

PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of February 22, 2023 by Art and Maura Keene
Film Screening & Webinar: Dr. Ana Soto On Plastic And Endocrine Disruptors: Why Worry?

SCHOOLS
Issues & Analyses: Improving The Regional Playing Fields: A Deeper Dive by Maria Kopicki

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold
Opinion: Banning Ideas And Authors Is Not A ‘Culture War’ – It’s Fascism by Jason Stanley (for the Guardian)
Opinion: Who’s Afraid Of Black History? by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (for Portside)

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Finance Committee Approves CPAC Projects And Override Ballot Language. Chair Delays Consideration Of Motions To Use Reserves To Decrease Impact Of Tax Increase  by Art Keene
ZBA: We Don’t See How The Hanneke–DeAngelis Zoning Proposal Helps Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Issues & Analyses: Improving The Regional Playing Fields: A Deeper Dive by Maria Kopicki
Issues & Analyses: Whose Interests Are Being Served By Proposed Zoning Changes? by Jennifer Taub
Indy Rewind : A Zoning Primer – How Building Permits Are Decided by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Public Comment: “Trickle Down Housing” Will Not Help Amherst’s Work Force by Elizabeth Vierling
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Disenfranchise Year-round Residents by Rani Parker
Opinion: It’s Time To Let Go Of The Jones Library Building Project by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Proposed New Permitting Regulations Dismantle Existing Protections For Residents, Ignore History Of Real Estate In Amherst by David Sloviter
Opinion: On Duplexes And Amherst by Denise Barberet
Opinion: Difficult Truths And Democracy In Amherst by Andrea Battle and Jeff Gold
Opinion: Gold Rush In Amherst! by Alex Kent
Amherst History Month By Month: Buildings And Our Public Safety by Hetty Startup

WORLD NEWS
Photo Of The Week: The Ukraine War At One Year. compiled by Art Keene