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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Superintendent Responds To Withdrawal Of Sole Finalist For Middle School Principal by Art Keene
2. New UMass Poll: More Than Half Of Massachusetts Republicans Have Contemplated Leaving State In Past Year 
3. Library Fundraisers Oppose Using Reserves To Lower Tax Increase by Jeff Lee
4. Indy Seeks Answers: When Will Town Decide On Fate Of Jones Library Expansion Project? by Art Keene
5. Tortuous Discussion Precedes Borrowing Authorization For New Elementary School.  by Maura Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

BUDGET
Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee
School District Withdraws Application For Shutesbury CPA Funds For Track And Field by Maria Kopicki

CAMPUS
New UMass Poll: More Than Half Of Massachusetts Republicans Have Contemplated Leaving State In Past Year 
US DOT Awards UMass $15 Million To Lead New England Region’s University Transportation Center 
Opinion: Amherst College’s Commitment To Sustainability Requires Better Management Of Its Trees by Britt Crow-Miller
Indy Rewind: Got Invasive Jumping Worms In Your Garden? UMass Extension Has Solutions

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Opinion: Four Reasons To Vote For The New Elementary School by Darcy DuMont and Rudy Perkins
Opinion: Amherst College’s Commitment To Sustainability Requires Better Management Of Its Trees by Britt Crow-Miller
Indy Rewind: Got Invasive Jumping Worms In Your Garden? UMass Extension Has Solutions

DEMOCRACY
GOL Asks: In What Ways Can Public Comment Be Limited? Whose Flags May Be Flown On Town Common? by Art Keene
Last Chance To Complete League of Women Voters’ Survey On Town Charter

EVENTS
Public Invited To View Ball Lane Affordable Condo Site On April 26
30th Amherst Ultimate Tournament Scheduled For April 29
Drug Take Back Day Saturday April 22 At Wildwood School
What’s Happening In Amherst?

FEATURES
Indy Rewind: Got Invasive Jumping Worms In Your Garden? UMass Extension Has Solutions
Photo Of The Week: Send Us Your Favoritre Animal Photos by Kitty Axelson-Berry

HOUSING
Comments Sought On Comprehensive Permit For Ball Lane Housing Project
Public Invited To View Ball Lane Affordable Condo Site On April 26
Public Comment: Address Traffic Safety Before Beginning Project On Ball Lane by Robin Jaffin

ISSSUES & ANALYSES
Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst by Allegra Clark

LIBRARY
Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Public Comment: Address Traffic Safety Before Beginning Project On Ball Lane by Robin Jaffin
Letter: Appoint Internal Candidate As Interim Principal At ARMS by Alicia Lopez, Marcia Gomes, ,Eli Edinson Kerrita Mayfield, Heather Sullivan-Flynn, and Irene Laroche
Opinion: Four Reasons To Vote For The New Elementary School by Darcy DuMont and Rudy Perkins
Opinion: Amherst College’s Commitment To Sustainability Requires Better Management Of Its Trees by Britt Crow-Miller

PUBLIC HEALTH
Board Of Health Discusses Toxic Chemicals, Body Art Establishments, And Wastewater Treatment  by Maura Keene
Drug Take Back Day Saturday April 22 At Wildwood School
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst by Allegra Clark

PUBLIC SAFETY
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst by Allegra Clark
Public Comment: Address Traffic Safety Before Beginning Project On Ball Lane by Robin Jaffin

SCHOOLS
School District Withdraws Application For Shutesbury CPA Funds For Track And Field by Maria Kopicki
Still No Contract. Amherst/Pelham Educators Rally Again  by Art Keene
As School Vote Nears, Building Committee Reconvenes by Toni Cunningham
30th Amherst Ultimate Tournament Scheduled For April 29
Letter: Appoint Internal Candidate As Interim Principal At ARMS by Alicia Lopez, Marcia Gomes, ,Eli Edinson Kerrita Mayfield, Heather Sullivan-Flynn, and Irene Laroche 
Opinion: Four Reasons To Vote For The New Elementary School by Darcy DuMont and Rudy Perkins

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Still No Contract. Amherst/Pelham Educators Rally Again  by Art Keene
Reparations Assembly Asks Amherst Residents To Respond To Survey
Issues & Analyses: CRESS Re-envisions Public Safety In Amherst by Allegra Clark

SURVEYS / POLLS
Last Chance To Complete League of Women Voters’ Survey On Town Charter
Reparations Assembly Asks Amherst Residents To Respond To Survey
Comments Sought On Comprehensive Permit For Ball Lane Housing Project
New UMass Poll: More Than Half Of Massachusetts Republicans Have Contemplated Leaving State In Past Year 

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee
GOL Asks: In What Ways Can Public Comment Be Limited? Whose Flags May Be Flown On Town Common? by Art Keene
As School Vote Nears, Building Committee Reconvenes by Toni Cunningham
Plans For New Downtown Nightclub In The Works by Hilda Greenbaum
Last Chance To Complete League of Women Voters’ Survey On Town Charter
Board Of Health Discusses Toxic Chemicals, Body Art Establishments, And Wastewater Treatment  by Maura Keene
Comments Sought On Comprehensive Permit For Ball Lane Housing Project
Public Invited To View Ball Lane Affordable Condo Site On April 26

TRANSPORTATION
US DOT Awards UMass $15 Million To Lead New England Region’s University Transportation Center 
Public Comment: Address Traffic Safety Before Beginning Project On Ball Lane by Robin Jaffin