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WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
BUDGET
Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance by Jeff Lee

CAMPUS
UMass Dining Earns #1 Spot For Seventh Time For Best Campus Food
America’s Wealthiest 10% Responsible For 40% Of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Western Massachusetts Solar Forum In September

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Shutesbury Road Solar Project Review Postponed Until September 20 by Maura Keene
America’s Wealthiest 10% Responsible For 40% Of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Western Massachusetts Solar Forum In September
Letter: Boards Schedule Hearings For Shutesbury Road Solar Project Despite Wetland Permit Expiration by Jenny Kallick

EVENTS
Western Massachusetts Solar Forum In September
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Complicate Reproductive Healthcare by Grace Fiori (for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian)
Historic Interpretive Walking Trail To Be Established In North Amherst by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley
Photo Of The Week: Summit House At Skinner Mountain by Marita Banda

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Historic Interpretive Walking Trail To Be Established In North Amherst by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley

HOUSING
Housing Trust Supports Planned Affordable Ball Lane Duplexes by Maura Keene
Shutesbury Road Solar Project Review Postponed Until September 20 by Maura Keene

ISSUSE & ANALYSES
Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Letter: There Are Good Alternatives To A New Downtown Parking Garage. Let’s Explore Them by Ira Bryck
Letter: Boards Schedule Hearings For Shutesbury Road Solar Project Despite Wetland Permit Expiration by Jenny Kallick
Letter: School Committee Fails To Protect Children by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: Amherst Forward Silent As Community Rallies Around LGBTQ+ Children by Kairo Serna
Opinion: Where Not Only the “H” Has Been Silent by Jena Schwartz

PUBLIC HEALTH
Letter: School Committee Fails To Protect Children by M.J. Schwartz
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Complicate Reproductive Healthcare by Grace Fiori (for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian)

PARKING
Letter: There Are Good Alternatives To A New Downtown Parking Garage. Let’s Explore Them by Ira Bryck

SCHOOLS
Morris Out As School Superintendent by Art Keene
School Committees Hold Sudden Executive Session To Discuss Superintendent by Art Keene
Updated: What’s Happening With The School Committee? by Jennifer Shiao
Letter: School Committee Fails To Protect Children by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: Amherst Forward Silent As Community Rallies Around LGBTQ+ Children by Kairo Serna
Opinion: Where Not Only the “H” Has Been Silent by Jena Schwartz

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Reparations Committee Recommends Focus On Youth Services, Affordable Housing, And Entrepreneurship by Maura Keene
Letter: School Committee Fails To Protect Children by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: Amherst Forward Silent As Community Rallies Around LGBTQ+ Children by Kairo Serna
Opinion: Where Not Only the “H” Has Been Silent by Jena Schwartz
Crisis Pregnancy Centers Complicate Reproductive Healthcare by Grace Fiori (for the Massachusetts Daily Collegian)

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Morris Out As School Superintendent by Art Keene
School Committees Hold Sudden Executive Session To Discuss Superintendent by Art Keene
Reparations Committee Recommends Focus On Youth Services, Affordable Housing, And Entrepreneurship by Maura Keene
Housing Trust Supports Planned Affordable Ball Lane Duplexes by Maura Keene
Updated: What’s Happening With The School Committee? by Jennifer Shiao
Amherst’s Spending Priorities At A Glance by Jeff Lee
Letter: There Are Good Alternatives To A New Downtown Parking Garage. Let’s Explore Them by Ira Bryck
Letter: Boards Schedule Hearings For Shutesbury Road Solar Project Despite Wetland Permit Expiration by Jenny Kallick
Letter: School Committee Fails To Protect Children by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: Amherst Forward Silent As Community Rallies Around LGBTQ+ Children by Kairo Serna