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WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

CAMPUS
Traffic Advisory For UMass Student Move In
UMass Amherst Libraries Acquire Al Weinrub Justice Papers

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Letter: WMASS Rights Of Nature Seeks Signatures To Oppose Increase In Pumping Operations At Firstlight Northfield. by Sarah Matthews
Letter/Update: Public Hearing On Shutesbury Road Solar Project Remains On 24 August ZBA Agenda Despite Expired Wetland Permit by Jenny Kallick
Opinion: Now Arriving, More Solar And Wind Power by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS
Auditions Scheduled For ACT Production of Suessical!
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Town Manager Report For August 21, 2023
Photo Of The Week: DPW Headquarters After A Rainy Night by Kitty Axelson-Berry

HOUSING
Lottery For Affordable Units At 180 Fearing Street by Maura Keene
Amherst Community Land Trust Seeks Affordable Home For Family by Maura Keene

LIBRARY
Jones Library Collections Could Be Housed At A Single Location During Renovations by Art Keene
UMass Amherst Libraries Acquire Al Weinrub Justice Papers

OPINION
Public Comment: Amherst Public Schools Systematically Violated Title IX by Maxine Oland
Public Comment: Fourteen Urgent Questions For The School Committee by Megan D. Lambert St. Marie
Public Comment: Elected Officials Have A Special Responsibility by Halley Kelly
Public Comment: School Committee Must Prioritize Protecting Children by Kairo Serna
Letter: Ignoring The Common Good by Peggy Matthews- Nilsen
An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee From The APEA by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Letter: Upcoming School Committee Meeting Should Be In Person by M.J. Schwartz
Letter: WMASS Rights Of Nature Seeks Signatures To Oppose Increase In Pumping Operations At Firstlight Northfield. by Sarah Matthews
Letter/Update: Public Hearing On Shutesbury Road Solar Project Remains On 24 August ZBA Agenda Despite Expired Wetland Permit by Jenny Kallick
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Mike Morris Failed In His Duties As A Leader And Supervisor by Sara Eddy
Opinion: A Thought Experiment – There Are No Villains by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Now Arriving, More Solar And Wind Power by Russ Vernon-Jones

PARKING
Boltwood Garage Expansion Feasible, But No Plans To Build by Maura Keene

SCHOOLS
Peter Demling Resigns From School Committee by Art Keene
Another Resignation, Now What? by Jennifer Shiao
Updated: Second School Committee Member Resigns by Art Keene
Herrington Resigns From School Committee by Art Keene
School Committee Meeting Date Change And Herrington Resignation by Jennifer Shiao
Amherst Residents Forced To Wait Hours To Address School Committee by Art Keene
Why It Took So Long To Approve School Committee Minutes. And McDonald Resigns by Jennifer Shiao
Public Comment: Amherst Public Schools Systematically Violated Title IX by Maxine Oland
Public Comment: Fourteen Urgent Questions For The School Committee by Megan D. Lambert St. Marie
Public Comment: Elected Officials Have A Special Responsibility by Halley Kelly
Public Comment: School Committee Must Prioritize Protecting Children bu Kairo Serna
Letter: Ignoring The Common Good by Peggy Matthews-Nilsen
An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee From The APEA by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Letter: Upcoming School Committee Meeting Should Be In Person by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Mike Morris Failed In His Duties As A Leader And Supervisor by Sara Eddy
Opinion: A Thought Experiment – There Are No Villains by Michael Greenebaum

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Boltwood Garage Expansion Feasible, But No Plans To Build (with a report on the Human Rights Commission) by Maura Keene
How Will The Town Pay For The Raise In Councilor Compensation? by Maura Keene
UMass Amherst Libraries Acquire Al Weinrub Justice Papers
Public Comment: Amherst Public Schools Systematically Violated Title IX by Maxine Oland
Public Comment: Fourteen Urgent Questions For The School Committee by Megan D. Lambert St. Marie
Letter: Ignoring The Common Good by Peggy Matthews – Nilsen
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem by Jena Schwartz

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Peter Demling Resigns From School Committee by Art Keene
Another Resignation, Now What? by Jennifer Shiao
Updated: Second School Committee Member Resigns by Art Keene
Herrington Resigns From School Committee by Art Keene
School Committee Meeting Date Change And Herrington Resignation by Jennifer Shiao
Amherst Residents Forced To Wait Hours To Address School Committee by Art Keene
Why It Took So Long To Approve School Committee Minutes. And McDonald Resigns by Jennifer Shiao
Boltwood Garage Expansion Feasible, But No Plans To Build by Maura Keene
How Will The Town Pay For The Raise In Councilor Compensation? by Maura Keene
Jones Library Collections Could Be Housed At A Single Location During Renovations by Art Keene
Public Comment: Fourteen Urgent Questions For The School Committee by Megan D. Lambert St. Marie
Public Comment: Elected Officials Have A Special Responsibility by Halley Kelly
Public Comment: School Committee Must Prioritize Protecting Children by Kairo Serna
An Open Letter To The Regional School Committee From The APEA by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Letter: Upcoming School Committee Meeting Should Be In Person by M.J. Schwartz
Opinion: The Public Is Not the Problem by Jena Schwartz
Opinion: Mike Morris Failed In His Duties As A Leader And Supervisor by Sara Eddy
Town Manager Report For August 21, 2023
Photo Of The Week: DPW Headquarters After A Rainy Night by Kitty Axelson-Berry