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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 38,613 (+2394)
Last Week: 11,816(+ 1876)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 18,276 (+1062)
Last Week: 5548 (+1084)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Library Leaders Disagree On Aiding Schools, Viability Of Building Project by Jeff Lee
2. Hampshire College Offers Admission To All Students At New College Of Florida
3. ‘Hostile Takeover’: The Tiny Florida University Targeted By Ron DeSantis by Joseph Contreras (for the Guardian)
4. Hanneke Continues To Seek Limits On Public Discussion by Art Keene
5. Opinion: Amherst/Pelham Educators And Staff Are Valued by Ben Herrington

WHAT’S In THIS ISSUE?

APPOINTMENTS
Survey Of Town Trash Practices Reveals Little Incentive To Reduce Waste (and appointments to the Recreation Commission) by Art Keene
Allison Estes To Replace Nick Yaffe As Wildwood Principal by Toni Cunningham

ARTS
Amherst Cinema Hosts National Evening Of Science On Screen March 28
New Exhibit At Gallery A3: Abstract Paintings And Photographs

BUDGET
Library Relocation May Force Early Town Council Vote On Funding by Jeff Lee
APEA Urges Voters To Sit Out School Override Until Contract Is Settled
Council Torn Over Using Reserves To Help Fund New School by Maura Keene
Walker’s Pleas To Ease Taxpayer Burden Of School Override Fall On Deaf Ears by Maura Keene
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room by Art Keene

CAMPUS
UMass Symposium:  America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It
NY Times Columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom To Speak On Race, Technology, and Higher Education At UMass On March 29 

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Letter: Utility’s Assault On The Connecticut River Escalates by Lundy Bancroft
Tell The Town Council: Let’s Green Our New Buildings! by Darcy DuMont
Photo Of The Week: Red Tail Hawk On University Drive by Jennifer Kramer

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

EVENTS
CSSJC & CRESS Invite Residents To A Public Listen Session On Saturday, March 25
UMass Symposium:  America’s Fascist Threat And How To Fight It
Amherst Cinema Hosts National Evening Of Science On Screen March 28
NY Times Columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom To Speak On Race, Technology, and Higher Education At UMass On March 29 
New Exhibit At Gallery A3: Abstract Paintings And Photographs
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Amherst History-Month-by-Month: Modern And Contemporary Homes in Amherst by Hetty Startup
Earl Miller, Director Of The CRESS Department, Reflects On The Program’s Impact Since Full Time Operations Started In January by Shira Sadeh
Photo Of The Week: Red Tail Hawk On University Drive by Jennifer Kramer

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Amherst History-Month-by-Month: Modern And Contemporary Homes in Amherst by Hetty Startup

LIBRARY
Library Relocation May Force Early Town Council Vote On Funding by Jeff Lee
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room by Art Keene

OPINION
Letter: Utility’s Assault On The Connecticut River Escalates by Lundy Bancroft
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room by Art Keene
Camus And The Town Council by Michel Greenebaum
Tell The Town Council: Let’s Green Our New Buildings! by Darcy DuMont

PUBLIC HEALTH
Leverett Board Of Health Unanimously Opposes Artificial Turf by Maria Kopicki
Earl Miller, Director Of The CRESS Department, Reflects On The Program’s Impact Since Full Time Operations Started In January by Shira Sadeh

PUBLIC SAFETY
Second Neighborhood Night Walk In District 4 Explores Pedestrian Safety by Hetty Startup
Earl Miller, Director Of The CRESS Department, Reflects On The Program’s Impact Since Full Time Operations Started In January by Shira Sadeh

SOLID WASTE
Survey Of Town Trash Practices Reveals Little Incentive To Reduce Waste by Art Keene

SCHOOLS
APEA Urges Voters To Sit Out School Override Until Contract Is Settled
Allison Estes To Replace Nick Yaffe As Wildwood Principal by Toni Cunningham
Council Torn Over Using Reserves To Help Fund New School by Maura Keene
Walker’s Pleas To Ease Taxpayer Burden Of School Override Fall On Deaf Ears by Maura Keene

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Recent Town Manager Report Skirts Key Justice Issues Says HRC And CSSJC by Shira Sadeh
CCSJC: Youth Programs Should Be A Town Priority by Maura Keene
CSSJC & CRESS Invite Residents To A Public Listen Session On Saturday, March 25
NY Times Columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom To Speak On Race, Technology, and Higher Education At UMass On March 29 

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Library Relocation May Force Early Town Council Vote On Funding by Jeff Lee
Survey Of Town Trash Practices Reveals Little Incentive To Reduce Waste by Art Keene
APEA Urges Voters To Sit Out School Override Until Contract Is Settled
Recent Town Manager Report Skirts Key Justice Issues Says HRC And CSSJC by Shira Sadeh
Second Neighborhood Night Walk In District 4 Explores Pedestrian Safety by Hetty Startup
Council Torn Over Using Reserves To Help Fund New School by Maura Keene
Walker’s Pleas To Ease Taxpayer Burden Of School Override Fall On Deaf Ears by Maura Keene
CCSJC: Youth Programs Should Be A Town Priority by Maura Keene
Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room by Art Keene
Camus And The Town Council by Michael Greenebaum
Tell The Town Council: Let’s Green Our New Buildings! by Darcy DuMont
Earl Miller, Director Of The CRESS Department, Reflects On The Program’s Impact Since Full Time Operations Started In January by Shira Sadeh