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ANALYTICS
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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community by Sarah Forsaith
2. Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki
3. Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee
4. Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming by Amherst Indy
5. Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On by Ken Rosenthal

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
BUDGET
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback. by Jeff Lee
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost by Toni Cunningham

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Town Announces Launch of Valley Green Energy
Public Comment: Fifteen Reasons To Support Moving the “Waste Reduction Bylaw” Forward by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Finally! A Big Step Forward for the Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Pick Up Initiative by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Protecting What We Love by Russ Vernon-Jones
Photos of the Week: More Bears. Also Eagles by John Varner and Hilda Greenbaum

EVENTS
Annual League of Women Voters Book Sale Begins Friday, July 26
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
More Than Meets the Eye : Amherst History Month by Month by Hetty Startup
Indy Rewind: Will Most of the Jones Library’s Original Historic Millwork Survive the Renovation? by Hilda Greenbaum
Photos of the Week: More Bears. Also Eagles by John Varner and Hilda Greenbaum

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki
Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July by Maura Keene
More Than Meets the Eye : Amherst History Month by Month by Hetty Startup
Indy Rewind: Will Most of the Jones Library’s Original Historic Millwork Survive the Renovation? by Hilda Greenbaum

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki

LIBRARY
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki
Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol by Jeff Lee
Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July by Maura Keene
Nat Larson  to Replace Bob Pam as Jones Library Trustee
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost by Toni Cunningham
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On by Ken Rosenthal
Indy Rewind: Will Most of the Jones Library’s Original Historic Millwork Survive the Renovation? by Hilda Greenbaum

LOCAL BUSINESS
New Owners for Black Walnut Inn by Maura Keene

MEDIA
Amherst’s New Communications Manager: Samantha Giffen

OPINION
Public Comment: Fifteen Reasons To Support Moving the “Waste Reduction Bylaw” Forward by Darcy DuMont
Letter: Library Repairs a Fraction of Expansion Cost by Toni Cunningham
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On by Ken Rosenthal
Letter: Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community by Sarah Forsaith
Opinion: Finally! A Big Step Forward for the Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Pick Up Initiative by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Protecting What We Love by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
Puffers Pond Remains Closed to Swimming
Town Announces Temporary Cooling Center and Hot Weather Tips
Understaffing Amherst Fire Department Endangers Community by Sarah Forsaith

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE / WAR & PEACE
Hopes for Peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine: Activists Reflect in Karuna Center Zoom Event by Laura Anderson

SOLID WASTE
Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan by Maura Keene
Public Comment: Fifteen Reasons To Support Moving the “Waste Reduction Bylaw” Forward by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Finally! A Big Step Forward for the Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Pick Up Initiative by Darcy DuMont

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee
Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki
Historic Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Changes to Jones Library in Late July by Maura Keene
Town Announces Launch of Valley Green Energy
Town Seeks Councilor Feedback on New Solid Waste Plan by Maura Keene
Amherst’s New Communications Manager: Samantha Giffen
Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy by Maura Keene
Finance Director to Serve on Building Committees, 25 Reappointed to Boards, Commissions, and Committees by Maura Keene
Kubiak and Porter Recommended as Nonvoting Members of Finance Committee by Maura Keene
Nat Larson  to Replace Bob Pam as Jones Library Trustee Maura Keene
Precinct 1 Will Now Vote at the North Amherst Library
Letter: Jones Library Expansion Project – It’s Time to Move On by Ken Rosenthal
Opinion: Finally! A Big Step Forward for the Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Pick Up Initiative by Darcy DuMont