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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 days: 68,352 (+1266)
Last Week: 11,093 (+526)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 33,535 (+1185)
Last Week:4,995 (+241)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Opinion: Is Amherst Redeemable?  by John Varner
2. Jennifer Brown Resigns As Health Director by Maura Keene
3. Opinion: A Failure Of Leadership In The Amherst Public Schools by Ali Wicks-Lim
4. Opinion: In This Moment, Every School Committee Member Has A Choice by Jena Schwartz
5. Petition Asks Council And Planning Board To Stop Wasting Time On Widely Criticized Zoning Proposal by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

CAMPUS
This Year’s Mass. Graduates Are $400 Million In Debt by Bahar Adman Imboden, Rich Levy, and Ian Rhodewalt (for Commonwealth Magazine and Portside)
Opinion: A Better Alternative To A “Workers’ Pavillion” by John Varner

CLIMATE /ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT/NATURE
Community Choice Aggegation, Coming Soon To Amherst, Will Democratize Town’s Energy Supply by Maura Keene
Solar Construction At Hickory Ridge Comes To A Halt by Michael Lipinski
Almanac: Mobsters by Stephen Braun

EVENTS
What’s Happening In Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Queer Youth, Teachers: We Can Restore A Queer Positive Climate At School by Lucia Lopez
Amherst History Month By Month: Amherst Center. Shops, Offices, Restaurants, Businesses, Part 1. From Laundries To Restaurants by Hetty Startup
Almanac: Mobsters by Stephen Braun
Town Manager Report For June 5, 2023
Photo Of The Week: An Indy Animal Photo Gallery compiled by Art Keene

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Amherst History Month By Month: Amherst Center. Shops, Offices, Restaurants, Businesses, Part 1. From Laundries To Restaurants by Hetty Startup

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst by Julian Hynes

OPINION
Letter: Amherst’s Paraeducators Deserve A Living Wage by Lissa Pierce Bonifaz
Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle by Art Keene
Opinion: A Better Alternative To A “Workers’ Pavillion” by John Varner

LIBRARY
Jones Library Expansion Lands Another $1.7 Million From State by Jeff Lee
Poles, Proclamations, Potholes, And Library Construction Discussed At June 5 Town Council Meeting by Maura Keene

PUBLIC HEALTH
Community Health Assessment Highlights The Need For More Affordable Housing, Better Food Access In Amherst by Art Keene
Shutesbury Town Meeting Says No To Artificial Turf At Regional High School by Art Keene

SCHOOLS
Union And School District Reach Tentative Agreement.  Union Awaiting No Confidence Response by Art Keene
Shutesbury Town Meeting Says No To Artificial Turf At Regional High School by Art Keene
Letter: Amherst’s Paraeducators Deserve A Living Wage by Lissa Pierce Bonifaz
Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle by Art Keene
Queer Youth, Teachers: We Can Restore A Queer Positive Climate At School by Lucia Lopez

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Community Health Assessment Highlights The Need For More Affordable Housing, Better Food Access In Amherst by Art Keene
Finance Committee Stalls On Town Councilor Compensation Proposal by Art Keene
This Year’s Mass. Graduates Are $400 Million In Debt by Bahar Adman Imboden, Rich Levy, and Ian Rhodewalt (for Commonwealth Magazine and Portside)
Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle by Art Keene
Queer Youth, Teachers: We Can Restore A Queer Positive Climate At School by Lucia Lopez

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Union And School District Reach Tentative Agreement.  Union Awaiting No Confidence Response by Art Keene
Jones Library Expansion Lands Another $1.7 Million From State by Jeff Lee
Finance Committee Stalls On Town Councilor Compensation Proposal by Art Keene
Community Health Assessment Highlights The Need For More Affordable Housing, Better Food Access In Amherst by Art Keene
Candidates Identified For Zoning Board Openings by Maura Keene
Community Choice Aggegation, Coming Soon To Amherst, Will Democratize Town’s Energy Supply by Maura Keene
Solar Construction At Hickory Ridge Comes To A Halt by Michael Lipinski
Planning Board Extends Permits For New Amherst Media Headquarters by Maura Keene
Poles, Proclamations, Potholes, And Library Construction Discussed At June 5 Town Council Meeting by Maura Keene
Petition Asks Council And Planning Board To Stop Wasting Time On Widely Criticized Zoning Proposal by Maura Keene
Issues & Analyses: Other Northeast College Towns Receive Much Larger PILOT Payments Than Amherst by Julian Hynes
Town Manager Report For June 5, 2023

US POLITICS
Jim McGovern Condemns Federal Debt Agreement During Visit To Amherst by Maura Keene