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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 61,675 (-2468)
Last Week: 9618 (-6526)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 24,376 (-691)
Last Week: 6129 (-1585)

TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
1. Unrecognized Project Costs Trouble Library Trustee. Amherst College Gift Snubs Taxpayers By Jeff Lee
2. School Committee Had Access to Only One of Five Investigation Reports by Jennifer Shiao
3. Public Forums: Public Has Much to Say About Jones Library Expansion. Budget Forum Brings out Support for CRESS by Maura Keene
4. Council Rushes Vote for More Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion by Maura Keene
5. Here Is the Link to ARMS Discrimination Investigation Reports by Art Keene

TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Public Forums: Public Has Much to Say About Jones Library Expansion. Budget Forum Brings out Support for CRESS by Maura Keene
2. Photo of the Week: Widening of Rail Trail Nearly Complete by Rob Kusner
3. Opinion: One Solution to the Proliferation of Student Housing in Family Neighborhoods By John Varner
4. Amherst Regional High School Students Receive Exclusive Engineering Grant to Improve Search and Rescue Efficiency by Amherst Indy
5. Verbatim: Excerpts from the Public Forum on Authorizing Deeper Jones Library Debt by Kitty Axelson-Berry

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

CAMPUS
Students Rally in Support of Tax on Large College Endowments by Ella Prabhakar
Praises Be for the Performance Spaces and Classical Appearance of Our Town  by Hetty Startup

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Public Comment: For the Sake of the Planet, Choose Grass for New Athletic Field by Tom Fanning
Letter: The Climate Emergency and the Town Manager by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: The Plastic Menace by John Varner
Opinion: Can We Handle the Harsh Climate Truth? by Russ Vernon-Jones
Almanac: Strange Pearls by Stephen Braun
Photo of the Week: An Indy November Gallery compiled by Art Keene

EVENTS
Free Saturday December Parking Downtown
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Newly Elected School Committee Members Reflect on Past Wrongs, Future Goals by Talvin Dhingra
Almanac: Strange Pearls by Stephen Braun
Praises Be for the Performance Spaces and Classical Appearance of Our Town  by Hetty Startup
Photo of the Week: An Indy November Gallery compiled by Art Keene

HOUSING
Planning Board Considers Overlay District on University Drive to Create More Housing

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Praises Be for the Performance Spaces and Classical Appearance of Our Town  by Hetty Startup

LIBRARY
Library Project Fundraisers To Pay Themselves $1 Million Through 2027 by Jeff Lee
Jones Trustees Do Not See Need to Reassure Town About Funds for Expansion Project by Maura Keene
Public Comment: Financial Impact of Library Project Does Not Support a Yes Vote for More Borrowing by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: Finance Committee Drops the Ball on Due Diligence by Maria Kopicki

OPINION:
Public Comment: Financial Impact of Library Project Does Not Support a Yes Vote for More Borrowing by Toni Cunningham
Public Comment: Switch to a Grass Field While We Can Still Afford It by Maria Kopicki
Public Comment: For the Sake of the Planet, Choose Grass for New Athletic Field by Tom Fanning
Letter: Artificial Turf for Amherst Athletic Fields An Unconscionable Choice by Maura and Art Keene
Letter: The Science is Clear.  We Also Oppose Artificial Turf in Newton by Ellie Goldberg
Letter: The Climate Emergency and the Town Manager by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Finance Committee Drops the Ball on Due Diligence by Maria Kopicki
Opinion: The Plastic Menace by John Varner
Opinion: Can We Handle the Harsh Climate Truth? by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Interim Superintendent Not Forthcoming with Answers to Questions from School Committee by Art Keene
Community Listening Session Urges More Support for CRESS by Maura Keene
Public Comment: For the Sake of the Planet, Choose Grass for New Athletic Field by Tom Fanning
Letter: Artificial Turf for Amherst Athletic Fields An Unconscionable Choice by Maura and Art Keene
Letter: The Science is Clear.  We Also Oppose Artificial Turf in Newton by Ellie Goldberg

SCHOOLS
APEA Calls for Resignation in District Human Resources Office by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Interim Superintendent Not Forthcoming with Answers to Questions from School Committee by Art Keene
Fate of Track and Athletic Fields Still in Limbo by Art Keene
Public Comment: Switch to a Grass Field While We Can Still Afford It by Maria Kopicki
Public Comment: For the Sake of the Planet, Choose Grass for New Athletic Field by Tom Fanning
Letter: Artificial Turf for Amherst Athletic Fields An Unconscionable Choice by Maura and Art Keene
Letter: The Science is Clear.  We Also Oppose Artificial Turf in Newton by Ellie Goldberg
Newly Elected School Committee Members Reflect on Past Wrongs, Future Goals by Talvin Dhingra

SOLID WASTE /RECYCLING
Opinion: The Plastic Menace by John Varner

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Community Listening Session Urges More Support for CRESS by Maura Keene
Students Rally in Support of Tax on Large College Endowments by Ella Prabhakar

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Library Project Fundraisers To Pay Themselves $1 Million Through 2027 by Jeff Lee
Jones Trustees Do Not See Need to Reassure Town About Funds for Expansion Project by Maura Keene
APEA Calls for Resignation in District Human Resources Office by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Interim Superintendent Not Forthcoming with Answers to Questions from School Committee by Art Keene
Fate of Track and Athletic Fields Still in Limbo by Art Keene
Planning Board Considers Overlay District on University Drive to Create More Housing by Maura Keene
Public Comment: Financial Impact of Library Project Does Not Support a Yes Vote for More Borrowing by Toni Cunningham
Public Comment: Switch to a Grass Field While We Can Still Afford It by Maria Kopicki
Letter: The Climate Emergency and the Town Manager by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Finance Committee Drops the Ball on Due Diligence by Maria Kopicki
Newly Elected School Committee Members Reflect on Past Wrongs, Future Goals by Talvin Dhingra