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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Updated: Assistant Superintendent Doreen Cunningham Placed On Administrative Leave by Art Keene
2.Regional School Committee Receives Heart-wrenching Testimony About Discrimination At Middle School by Art Keene
3. Doug Slaughter Appointed Acting Superintendent by Jena Schwartz
4. Heavy Traffic, Street Closures Expected During Move-Out And Commencement At UMass
5. Amherst Voters Green Light Borrowing For New Elementary School by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS
New In June At Gallery A3: Emily Dickinson’s Ghosts

CAMPUS
Hall Of Fame Soccer Star, Alumna Briana Scurry Shares Journey Of Adversity And Triumph At UMass Commencement

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Public Presentation: Valley Green Energy Will Soon Be Here
Opinion: How Local Climate Activists Got Amherst A Zero Energy School by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: (Video) Climate Fair Shares Explained by Russ Vernon-Jones
Almanac: Sensitive by Stephen Braun
Recycled Plastic Can Be More Toxic And Is No Fix For Pollution, Greenpeace Warns by Damien Gayle (for the Guardian)

EVENTS
Public Presentation: Valley Green Energy Will Soon Be Here
Cuppa Joe With The Office Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Community Event: The Power Of Dialogue
Listening Session And Survey On Affordable Housing
New In June At Gallery A3: Emily Dickinson’s Ghosts
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Almanac: Sensitive by Stephen Braun
Who Was Mabel Loomis Todd And Why Is She Important To Amherst? by Hetty Startup
Photo Of The Week: Rally For A Contract By Karin Baker

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Who Was Mabel Loomis Todd And Why Is She Important To Amherst? by Hetty Startup

HOUSING
The Future Of Housing In Amherst by Maura Keene
Listening Session And Survey On Affordable Housing

OPINION
Public Comment: School Committee Failed To Protect LGBTQIA+ Students ny Ruth Killough-Hill
Opinion: Keep Showing Up.  Reflections On The Latest Emergency School Committee Meeting by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Now That We Have An Acting Superintendent, We Need Answers by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Three Years Post George Floyd by The Community Safety Working Group, The Progressive Coalition of Amherst, Sunrise Amherst, Defund 413, and The Community Safety, Social Justice Committee, The Black Business Association of Amherst Area
Opinion: How Local Climate Activists Got Amherst A Zero Energy School by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: (Video) Climate Fair Shares Explained by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH
Recycled Plastic Can Be More Toxic And Is No Fix For Pollution, Greenpeace Warns by Damien Gayle (for the Guardian)

PUBLIC SAFETY
Gabriel Ting Appointed Temporary Police Chief
Public Comment: School Committee Failed To Protect LGBTQIA+ Students ny Ruth Killough-Hill
Opinion: Three Years Post George Floyd by The Community Safety Working Group, The Progressive Coalition of Amherst, Sunrise Amherst, Defund 413, and The Community Safety, Social Justice Committee, The Black Business Association of Amherst Area

PUBLIC WORKS
Money Shortage Is Only One Of Many Obstacles To Repairing Amherst’s Roads by Jeff Lee

SCHOOLS
Public Comment: School Committee Failed To Protect LGBTQIA+ Students ny Ruth Killough-Hill
Opinion: Keep Showing Up.  Reflections On The Latest Emergency School Committee Meeting by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Now That We Have An Acting Superintendent, We Need Answers by Jean Schwartz
Opinion: How Local Climate Activists Got Amherst A Zero Energy School by Darcy DuMont

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
African Heritage Reparations Assembly Gathers Info For Final Report by Maura Keene
Cuppa Joe With The Office Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Community Event: The Power Of Dialogue
Public Comment: School Committee Failed To Protect LGBTQIA+ Students ny Ruth Killough-Hill
Opinion: Keep Showing Up.  Reflections On The Latest Emergency School Committee Meeting by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Now That We Have An Acting Superintendent, We Need Answers by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Three Years Post George Floyd by The Community Safety Working Group, The Progressive Coalition of Amherst, Sunrise Amherst, Defund 413, and The Community Safety, Social Justice Committee, The Black Business Association of Amherst Area
Photo Of The Week: Rally For A Contract By Karin Baker

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Gabriel Ting Appointed Temporary Police Chief
Amherst Residents Raise Concerns About Local Government In League Survey On Town Charter by Art Keene
Money Shortage Is Only One Of Many Obstacles To Repairing Amherst’s Roads by Jeff Lee
The Future Of Housing In Amherst by Maura Keene
African Heritage Reparations Assembly Gathers Info For Final Report by Maura Keene
Cuppa Joe With The Office Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
Listening Session And Survey On Affordable Housing
Opinion: Keep Showing Up.  Reflections On The Latest Emergency School Committee Meeting by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Now That We Have An Acting Superintendent, We Need Answers by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Three Years Post George Floyd by The Community Safety Working Group, The Progressive Coalition of Amherst, Sunrise Amherst, Defund 413, and The Community Safety, Social Justice Committee, The Black Business Association of Amherst Area