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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 days: 43,560 (-936)
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Last 30 days: 19,539 (-73)
Last Week: 5670 (+1098)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Union Questions Spate of Child Abuse Investigations Launched by District Against School Staff by Art Keene
2. Interim Middle School Principal Appointee Withdraws  by Art Keene
3..Opinion: Better Ideas for Development in Leverett by John Varner
4.. Opinion: Amherst Town Council Should Support Gaza Cease Fire by Josna Rege
5.. Letter: A New Senior Center: If Not at Wildwood School Then Where? by Ira Bryck

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS & CULTURE
Cultural Council Awards $55,000 in Grants to Local Cultural Programs
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

CLIMATE / ENRGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Letter: 2024 Climate and Social Justice Priorities for Amherst by Amherst Sunrise Movement
Opinion: Communities Leading the Way on Climate Action by Darcy DuMont

EVENTS
French Night: A Community Celebration of Francophone Culture by Miguel Pinero Jancome
What Is Important to You Regarding the Next ARPS Superintendent? by Jennifer Shiao
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Amherst History Month by Month: Amherst’s Educational Institutions. Part 4 by Hetty Startup
Restorative Justice Working Well at ARHS. Students Opting for Class to Learn More by Sophia Rau
Amherst Media Gives Back: Internships a Boon for High Schoolers by Ruben Candelaria de Jesus
Photo of the Week: Majestic Sky by Kathleen Carroll

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Much Original Millwork to Be Retained in Jones Renovation. by Hilda Greenbaum
Museum Plans Re-creation of Outbuilding at Austin Dickinson House by Hilda Greenbaum
Amherst History Month by Month: Amherst’s Educational Institutions. Part 4 by Hetty Startup

HOUSING
Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly Out of Reach by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Better Ideas for Development in Leverett by John Varner

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Two January Property Sales Illustrate How Family Housing in Amherst is Increasingly Out of Reach by Jeff Lee

LIBRARY
Much Original Millwork to Be Retained in Jones Renovation. by Hilda Greenbaum
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Two Town Building Committees
Letter: Jones Leadership Lacks the Vision to Build a Library for the 21st Century by Ken Rosenthal

OPINION
Letter: 2024 Climate and Social Justice Priorities for Amherst by Amherst Sunrise Movement
Letter: A New Senior Center: If Not at Wildwood School Then Where? by Ira Bryck
Letter: Amherst Seniors Need and Deserve a New Building by Richard Yourga, Jeanne Horrigan, Dennis Vandal and Marc Barrette
Letter: Now is the Time for Amherst to Adequately Support its Seniors by Rosemary Kofler
Letter: Jones Leadership Lacks the Vision to Build a Library for the 21st Century by Ken Rosenthal
Letter: Governor’s State of the Commonwealth Address Offers a Big Vision by Stan Rosenberg
Opinion: Better Ideas for Development in Leverett by John Varner
Opinion: Communities Leading the Way on Climate Action by Darcy DuMont

MEDIA
Dear Reader by Art Keene
Amherst Media Gives Back: Internships a Boon for High Schoolers by Ruben Candelaria de Jesus

SCHOOLS
School Budget Short About $500,000 for FY 2025 by Art Keene
Planning Board Begins Permitting Process for New Elementary School by Maura Keene
French Night: A Community Celebration of Francophone Culture by Miguel Pinero Jancome
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Two Town Building Committees
What Is Important to You Regarding the Next ARPS Superintendent? by Jennifer Shiao
Restorative Justice Working Well at ARHS. Students Opting for Class to Learn More by Sophia Rau
Amherst Media Gives Back: Internships a Boon for High Schoolers by Ruben Candelaria de Jesus

SENIORS
Letter: A New Senior Center: If Not at Wildwood School Then Where? by Ira Bryck
Letter: Amherst Seniors Need and Deserve a New Building by Richard Yourga, Jeanne Horrigan, Dennis Vandal and Marc Barrette
Letter: Now is the Time for Amherst to Adequately Support its Seniors by Rosemary Kofler

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Letter: 2024 Climate and Social Justice Priorities for Amherst by Amherst Sunrise Movement
Restorative Justice Working Well at ARHS. Students Opting for Class to Learn More by Sophia Rau

TOWN GOVERNMENT
School Budget Short About $500,000 for FY 2025 by Art Keene
Planning Board Begins Permitting Process for New Elementary School by Maura Keene
Much Original Millwork to Be Retained in Jones Renovation. by Hilda Greenbaum
Cultural Council Awards $55,000 in Grants to Local Cultural Programs
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Two Town Building Committees
Letter: 2024 Climate and Social Justice Priorities for Amherst by Amherst Sunrise Movement
Letter: A New Senior Center: If Not at Wildwood School Then Where? by Ira Bryck
Letter: Now is the Time for Amherst to Adequately Support its Seniors by Rosemary Kofler