What’s in This Issue?

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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 48,367 (-2016)
Last Week: 11,130 (-2663)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 21,384 (-265)
Last Week:5073 (-1240)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Opinion: Leverett Is Not Florida by John Varner
2. Council Approves Costliest Library Project in Massachusetts by Jeff Lee
3. Opinion: Library Vote Shows Town Council Not Representative by Toni Cunningham
4. Should Amherst Residents Get Priority for Purchase of Ball Lane Affordable Homes? by Maura Keene
5. Plenty of Misgivings, But No Votes Against Additional Jones Library Borrowing by Maura Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

EVENTS
Cuppa Joe with Paul Bockelman and the CRESS Interim Leadership Team
Rethinking Racial Equity In Education Training by Ruth Killough-Hill
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

CAPITAL PROJECTS
North Common Renovation Project Pauses for the Winter
State Provides Sustantial Funds for Centennial Water Treatment Facility
Letter: Town’s Capital Spending Priorities out of Whack by Marilyn Denny
Opinion: Councilors Approved Another $10M for Jones Expansion but Got Nothing in Return by Art Keene

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Opinion: Who Matters? Love and Climate Change Russ Vernon-Jones
Photo of the Week: A 2023 Favorites Gallery compiled by Art Keene

FEATURES
The Indy by the Numbers: Most-read Articles in 2023 by Art Keene
Indy Editors’ Picks: Recommended Good Reads from 2023 by Art Keene and Jeff Lee
Amherst History Month By Month: A Chocolate Box Miscellany for the New Year by Hetty Startup
Photo of the Week: A 2023 Favorites Gallery compiled by Art Keene

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
Amherst History Month By Month: A Chocolate Box Miscellany for the New Year by Hetty Startup

LIBRARY
Opinion: Councilors Approved Another $10M for Jones Expansion but Got Nothing in Return by Art Keene
Letter: Town’s Capital Spending Priorities out of Whack by Marilyn Denny

MEDIA
The Indy by the Numbers: Most-read Articles in 2023 by Art Keene

OPINION
Letter: Town’s Capital Spending Priorities out of Whack by Marilyn Denny
Opinion: Reflections at the End of the Year by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Councilors Approved Another $10M for Jones Expansion but Got Nothing in Return by Art Keene
Opinion: Who Matters? Love and Climate Change Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Cuppa Joe with Paul Bockelman and the CRESS Interim Leadership Team

RECREATION
Hickory Ridge Trail System Planned for Spring by Maura Keene

SCHOOLS
Amherst Pelham Education Association Joins Labor-wide Call for Ceasefire
Rethinking Racial Equity In Education Training by Ruth Killough-Hill

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Amherst Pelham Education Association Joins Labor-wide Call for Ceasefire
Rethinking Racial Equity In Education Training by Ruth Killough-Hill

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Hickory Ridge Trail System Planned for Spring by Maura Keene
North Common Renovation Project Pauses for the Winter
State Provides Sustantial Funds for Centennial Water Treatment Facility
Cuppa Joe with Paul Bockelman and the CRESS Interim Leadership Team
Letter: Town’s Capital Spending Priorities out of Whack by Marilyn Denny
Opinion: Reflections at the End of the Year by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Councilors Approved Another $10M for Jones Expansion but Got Nothing in Return by Art Keene