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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 76,739 (+ 632)
Last Week: 13,838 (-21,103)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 42,715 (-310)
Last Week: 6318 (-17,609)

Wondering why the big drop in page views this week? Last week’s record breaking numbers were largely a result of the article, Proprietors of Two New Amherst Restaurants Fined More Than $500,000 for Violations in Plymouth and Boston by Art Keene going viral, accounting for more than 17.000 page views alone over last weekend.

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Teachers and Staff Challenge District Leadership on Racism and Hiring by Maura Keene
2. Belmont Shows How to Constrain Library Project Costs by Jeff Lee
3. School Committee and Public Reject Proposed Regional Budget by Maura Keene
4. Amherst School Committee Rejects Suggestion to Give Money to Regional System by Maura Keene
5. Library Construction Bid Deadlines Pushed Back by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS
Amherst Community Children’s Theater Auditions April 1
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

BUDGET
Regional School Committee Seeks Alternatives to Dramatic Budget Cuts by Maura Keene & Art Keene
APEA Offers Alternatives To Proposed Instructional Cuts
Amherst School Committee Rejects Suggestion to Give Money to Regional System.by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Recommends Track and Field Renovation by Art Keene

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONEMENT / NATURE
Opinion: Canceling the Debts of Global South Nations: A Necessary Part of the Worldwide Climate Effort. Part 1 by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS
Town Offers Middle School Students “Building Bridges Through Basketball” Training Sessions
High School Musical This Weekend
Amherst Community Children’s Theater Auditions April 1
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Photo of the Week: A Ceasefire Gallery by Art Keene

HOUSING
Developer Will Donate to Housing Fund Instead of Building Affordable Units by Maura Keene

OPINION
Letters: More Letters In Support of Ceasefire Resolution by Brooks Ballenger and Naz Mohamed
Opinion: Cutting Restorative Justice at the High School Fits a Pattern: Maintaining White Control as Opposed to Valuing Diversity by Michael Burkart
Opinion: Canceling the Debts of Global South Nations: A Necessary Part of the Worldwide Climate Effort. Part 1 by Russ Vernon-Jones

SCHOOLS
Regional School Committee Seeks Alternatives to Dramatic Budget Cuts by Maura Keene & Art Keene
APEA Offers Alternatives To Proposed Instructional Cuts
Amherst School Committee Rejects Suggestion to Give Money to Regional System by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Recommends Track and Field Renovation by Art Keene
Town Offers Middle School Students “Building Bridges Through Basketball” Training Sessions
High School Musical This Weekend
Opinion: Cutting Restorative Justice at the High School Fits a Pattern: Maintaining White Control as Opposed to Valuing Diversity by Michael Burkart

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Council Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at Tumultuous Meeting by Maura Keene
Public Comments Strongly Support Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza by Maura Keene
Reparations Revisited: Where Are We Now in Amherst? by Maura Keene
Town Offers Middle School Students “Building Bridges Through Basketball” Training Sessions
Letters: More Letters In Support of Ceasefire Resolution by Brooks Ballenger and Naz Mohamed
Opinion: Cutting Restorative Justice at the High School Fits a Pattern: Maintaining White Control as Opposed to Valuing Diversity by Michael Burkart

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Regional School Committee Seeks Alternatives to Dramatic Budget Cuts by Maura Keene & Art Keene
APEA Offers Alternatives To Proposed Instructional Cuts
Amherst School Committee Rejects Suggestion to Give Money to Regional System by Maura Keene
Council Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution at Tumultuous Meeting by Maura Keene
Public Comments Strongly Support Ceasefire Resolution for Gaza by Maura Keene
Developer Will Donate to Housing Fund Instead of Building Affordable Units by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Recommends Track and Field Renovation by Art Keene
Reparations Revisited: Where Are We Now in Amherst? by Maura Keene
Letters: More Letters In Support of Ceasefire Resolution by Brooks Ballenger and Naz Mohamed
Photo of the Week: A Ceasefire Gallery by Art Keene