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WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE
ARTS
Works by Amy Dawn Kotel And Jen Lambert At The Burnett Gallery In August

EVENTS
Special Bargains At Final Days Of League Book Sale
Works by Amy Dawn Kotel And Jen Lambert At The Burnett Gallery In August
What’s Happening In Amherst

FEATURES
Almanac: Anopheles As Mephistopheles by Stephen Braun
A Better World Is Possible: Realizing Reparations by Sunnivie Brydum and Sonali Kolhatkar (for Yes Magazine)
Photo Of The Week: The New Rainbow Crosswalk At Amherst Regional Middle School by Art Keene

HOUSING
Letter: Defining Second Duplex On Single Lot As Complementary Use Sets A Dangerous Precedent by Becky Miller and Josna Rege

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Deferred Maintenance Strikes Again As Leaks Force Jones Library Closure by Jeff Lee

LIBRARY
Deferred Maintenance Strikes Again As Leaks Force Jones Library Closure by Jeff Lee
Jones Library Reopened On August 2 by Art Keene
Jones Library Closed Indefinitely Due To Storm Flooding

NATURE
Almanac: Anopheles As Mephistopheles by Stephen Braun

OPINION
Letter: An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee: You Are Gambling With Children’s Lives by Jena Schwartz
Letter: Defining Second Duplex On Single Lot As Complementary Use Sets A Dangerous Precedent by Becky Miller and Josna Rege
Letter: Young Writers Encourage Override Of Easthampton Mayor’s Veto Of Health Care Ordinance by Ava Smith, Ollie Perault, and Alice Jenkins
Opinion: Library Leaks Are Evidence Of Longterm Neglect And Failure Of Management by Ken Rosenthal
Opinion: What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Art Keene, Jena Schwartz, Maria Kopicki, M.J. Schwartz, Ali Wicks-Lim, and Maura Keene

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Morris Releases Safety Plan For LGBTQ+ Students In Amherst Schools by Art Keene
When Is It Safe To Swim At Amherst Swimming Holes? by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley
Letter: An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee: You Are Gambling With Children’s Lives by Jena Schwartz
Letter: Young Writers Encourage Override Of Easthampton Mayor’s Veto Of Health Care Ordinance by Ava Smith, Ollie Perault, and Alice Jenkins

RECREATION
When Is It Safe To Swim At Amherst Swimming Holes? by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley

SCHOOLS
Assistant School Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint  by Art Keene
Educators Stand By Vote Of No Confidence In Amherst Superintendent
Morris Releases Safety Plan For LGBTQ+ Students In Amherst Schools by Art Keene
Letter: An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee: You Are Gambling With Children’s Lives by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Art Keene, Jena Schwartz, Maria Kopicki, M.J. Schwartz, Ali Wicks-Lim, and Maura Keene
Photo Of The Week: The New Rainbow Crosswalk At Amherst Regional Middle School by Art Keene

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Assistant School Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint  by Art Keene
Educators Stand By Vote Of No Confidence In Amherst Superintendent
Morris Releases Safety Plan For LGBTQ+ Students In Amherst Schools by Art Keene
Letter: An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee: You Are Gambling With Children’s Lives by Jena Schwartz
Letter: Young Writers Encourage Override Of Easthampton Mayor’s Veto Of Health Care Ordinance by Ava Smith, Ollie Perault, and Alice Jenkins
Opinion: What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Art Keene, Jena Schwartz, Maria Kopicki, M.J. Schwartz, Ali Wicks-Lim, and Maura Keene
A Better World Is Possible: Realizing Reparations by Sunnivie Brydum and Sonali Kolhatkar (for Yes Magazine)

SOLAR
Outdoor Seating Approved For White Lion Brewery, Discussion Of Solar Bylaw Begins by Maura Keene

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Deferred Maintenance Strikes Again As Leaks Force Jones Library Closure by Jeff Lee
Mangano To Leave As Finance Director by Maura Keene
Assistant School Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint  by Art Keene
Educators Stand By Vote Of No Confidence In Amherst Superintendent
Outdoor Seating Approved For White Lion Brewery, Discussion Of Solar Bylaw Begins by Maura Keene
Letter: Defining Second Duplex On Single Lot As Complementary Use Sets A Dangerous Precedent by Becky Miller and Josna Rege
Opinion: Library Leaks Are Evidence Of Longterm Neglect And Failure Of Management by Ken Rosenthal
Opinion: What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Art Keene, Jena Schwartz, Maria Kopicki, M.J. Schwartz, Ali Wicks-Lim and Maura Keene