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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 42,407 (+3794)
Last Week: 12,712 (+ 896)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 19,555 (+1279)
Last Week: 5440 (-108)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST MONTH
1. Library Leaders Disagree On Aiding Schools, Viability Of Building Project by Jeff Lee
2. Opinion: Amherst/Pelham Educators And Staff Are Valued by Ben Herrington
3. Hampshire College Offers Admission To All Students At New College Of Florida
4. Opinion: What It Means When Amherst Teachers Work To Rule by Sara Barber-Just
5. ‘Hostile Takeover’: The Tiny Florida University Targeted By Ron DeSantis by Joseph Contreras (for the Guardian)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Library Leaders Disagree On Aiding Schools, Viability Of Building Project by Jeff Lee
2. APEA Urges Voters To Sit Out School Override Until Contract Is Settled
3. Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out by Jeff Lee
4. Library Relocation May Force Early Town Council Vote On Funding by Jeff Lee
5. Opinion: When We Talk About Austerity In Amherst, The Jones Library Expansion Project Is The Elephant The Room by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Online Forum: The Poetry Of War And Resistance
New Exhibit At The Burnett Gallery In April: Retrospective -The Art Of Bernice Massé Rosenthal

BUDGET
Confusion Reigns At March 28 Finance Committee Meeting: No Recommendation Made On Lowering Override by Jeff Lee
Confusion Reigns At March 27 Council Meeting: No Decision Made On Using Reserves For The School by Maura Keene
APEA Members Agree: Continue to Negotiate
Impasse Continues In School Committee/APEA Negotiations by Art Keene
Letter: Town Council Must Unite Around Elementary School Override by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote by Jim Turner
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Amherst Sunrise To Town: Support Our Educators And Adopt Progressive Budget Priorities by By Marisol Pierce-Bonifaz, Langston Johnson, and Julian Hynes

CAMPUS
New UMass Seal And Brand Mark Unveiled
Online Forum: The Poetry Of War And Resistance
Naturalization Ceremony For Approximately 200 New Citizens To Highlight “Immigration, Citizenship and Belonging” Event At UMass, April 3-4

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Opinion: Our Kids Deserve a Climate Friendly School by Don Allison, Dwayne Breger, Stella Dee, Laura Draucker, Lori Goldner (Vice Chair), Vasu Raghavan (Chair), Steve Roof, Andra Rose, Jesse Selman
Opinion: What Is An Acceleration Agenda? by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS
15th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser At Amherst Survival Center
Online Forum: The Poetry Of War And Resistance
Naturalization Ceremony For Approximately 200 New Citizens To Highlight “Immigration, Citizenship and Belonging” Event At UMass, April 3-4
New Exhibit At The Burnett Gallery In April: Retrospective -The Art Of Bernice Massé Rosenthal
What’s Happening In Amherst?

FEATURES
Photo Of The Week: A March 2023 Gallery compiled by Art Keene with photos by Hilda Greenbaum, Michael Lipinsky, Annique Boomsma and Ira Bryck

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Does This House Harbor A Secret Worth Uncovering? by Hilda Greenbaum

HOUSING
Applications Now Available For Affordable Studio Apartments On Northampton Road

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out by Jeff Lee

MEDIA
Indy Celebrates Four Years Of Local Reporting by Art Keene

OPINION
Letter: Appreciating Amherst’s COVID Remembrance Gathering   by Maria Kopicki
Letter: ARMS Educators Object To Hiring Process For New Principal by Robin Clifford, Ashley Dunn, Jennifer Jensen, Patrick Hunter, Irene LaRoche, Emily Morin, Jen Oliver, Heather Sullivan-Flynn, Frank Vaissière, and Claire Cocco
Letter: Town Council Must Unite Around Elementary School Override by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote by Jim Turner
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Amherst Sunrise To Town: Support Our Educators And Adopt Progressive Budget Priorities by By Marisol Pierce-Bonifaz, Langston Johnson, and Julian Hynes
Opinion: Our Kids Deserve a Climate Friendly School by Don Allison, Dwayne Breger, Stella Dee, Laura Draucker, Lori Goldner (Vice Chair), Vasu Raghavan (Chair), Steve Roof, Andra Rose, Jesse Selman
Opinion: What Is An Acceleration Agenda? by Russ Vernon-Jones

SCHOOLS
APEA Members Agree: Continue to Negotiate
APEA Clarifies Position On School Override And School Building Project
Impasse Continues In School Committee/APEA Negotiations by Art Keene
Letter: ARMS Educators Object To Hiring Process For New Principal by Robin Clifford, Ashley Dunn, Jennifer Jensen, Patrick Hunter, Irene LaRoche, Emily Morin, Jen Oliver, Heather Sullivan-Flynn, Frank Vaissière, and Claire Cocco
Letter: Town Council Must Unite Around Elementary School Override by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote by Jim Turner
Opinion: Four Ways To Assure Amherst Builds A New School, Without Pricing Residents Out by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Amherst Sunrise To Town: Support Our Educators And Adopt Progressive Budget Priorities by By Marisol Pierce-Bonifaz, Langston Johnson, and Julian Hynes
Opinion: Our Kids Deserve a Climate Friendly School by Don Allison, Dwayne Breger, Stella Dee, Laura Draucker, Lori Goldner (Vice Chair), Vasu Raghavan (Chair), Steve Roof, Andra Rose, Jesse Selman

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Confusion Reigns At March 28 Finance Committee Meeting: No Recommendation Made On Lowering Override by Jeff Lee
Confusion Reigns At March 27 Council Meeting: No Decision Made On Using Reserves For The School by Maura Keene
Planning Board Working On Update Of East Amherst Center by Maura Keene
Town Committees And Boards Can Continue To Meet Remotely by Maura Keene
Does This House Harbor A Secret Worth Uncovering? by Hilda Greenbaum
APEA Members Agree: Continue to Negotiate
APEA Clarifies Position On School Override And School Building Project
Impasse Continues In School Committee/APEA Negotiations by Art Keene
Town Seeks Applicants For Openings On Planning Board And Zoning Board Of Appeals by Maura Keene
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers To Serve On Town Boards & Committees by Maura Keene
League of Women Voters Seeks Respondents For Survey On Town Charter
Letter: Town Council Must Unite Around Elementary School Override by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Looming Library Costs Endanger School Override Vote by Jim Turner
Opinion: Amherst Sunrise To Town: Support Our Educators And Adopt Progressive Budget Priorities by By Marisol Pierce-Bonifaz, Langston Johnson, and Julian Hynes