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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Jones Library Consultant Amps Up the Vitriol by Jeff Lee
2. Jones Library Director Suppresses Bad News About Expansion Project by Maria Kopicki
3. Amherst History Month by Month: More Than Meets the Eye  by Hetty Startup
4. Town Council Rejects Recommendation for Planning Board Vacancy by Maura Keene
5. Failure to Preserve Library Historic Features Leads to $2M Fundraising Setback by Jeff Lee

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Annual Juried Show at Gallery A3 in August
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

CAMPUS
Opinion: Hampshire College Pay Cuts, Layoffs, Not So Transparentby Jennifer Bajorek, writing on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Faculty, Hampshire College Leadership Team, Hampshire College Advocacy Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Land Back and Liberated Zones at UMass Amherst by Boone Shear, Avery Conrad, and Juliana Greene

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Opinion: American Climate Corps: The CCC Reborn by Russ Vernon-Jones
Biocycle Nationwide Survey: Residential Food Waste Collection in the United States. Part II by by Nora Goldstein, Paula Luu and Stephanie Motta
Photos of the Week by Annique Boomsma

EVENTS
Town Schedules Three Public Hearings on Proposed Changes to Jones Library Expansion Design by Art Keene
Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens in Amherst
Exhibit at Historic Deefield – Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North by Hetty Startup
Annual Juried Show at Gallery A3 in August
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Exhibit at Historic Deefield – Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North by Hetty Startup
Biocycle Nationwide Survey: Residential Food Waste Collection in the United States. Part II by by Nora Goldstein, Paula Luu and Stephanie Motta
Land Back and Liberated Zones at UMass Amherst by Boone Shear, Avery Conrad, and Juliana Greene
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst This Week: Catching Up by Art Keene
Town Manager Report for July 15, 2024
Photos of the Week by Annique Boomsma

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Design Review Board Advises Against Some Value Engineering Changes for Library Project by Maura Keene
Jones Library Building Committee Reviews Cuts to Expansion Project by Maura Keene
Town Schedules Three Public Hearings on Proposed Changes to Jones Library Expansion Design by Art Keene
Exhibit at Historic Deefield – Unnamed Figures: Black Presence and Absence in the Early American North by Hetty Startup
Opinion: American Climate Corps: The CCC Reborn by Russ Vernon-Jones

HOUSING
North Whitney Street Duplex a No-go for Now by Maura Keene
More Funds Requested for Ball Lane Housing Project  by Maura Keene

LIBRARY
Design Review Board Advises Against Some Value Engineering Changes for Library Project by Maura Keene
Jones Library Building Committee Reviews Cuts to Expansion Project by Maura Keene
Town Schedules Three Public Hearings on Proposed Changes to Jones Library Expansion Design by Art Keene

MEDIA
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst This Week: Catching Up by Art Keene

OPINION
Letter: Encroaching Vegetation Makes Some Town Bike Lanes Unsafe by John Varner
An Open Letter To President Joe Biden by Dinah Kudatsky
Opinion: American Climate Corps: The CCC Reborn by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: Hampshire College Pay Cuts, Layoffs, Not So Transparent by Jennifer Bajorek, writing on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Faculty, Hampshire College Leadership Team, Hampshire College Advocacy Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens in Amherst
Puffers Pond Remains Closed to Swimming
Letter: Encroaching Vegetation Makes Some Town Bike Lanes Unsafe by John Varner

SCHOOLS
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week: Catching Up by Art Keene

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Philip Avila Named New Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Art Keene
Opinion: Hampshire College Pay Cuts, Layoffs, Not So Transparent by Jennifer Bajorek, writing on behalf of the Executive Committee of the Faculty, Hampshire College Leadership Team, Hampshire College Advocacy Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Land Back and Liberated Zones at UMass Amherst by Boone Shear, Avery Conrad, and Juliana Greene

SOLID WASTE
Biocycle Nationwide Survey: Residential Food Waste Collection in the United States. Part II by by Nora Goldstein, Paula Luu and Stephanie Motta

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Design Review Board Advises Against Some Value Engineering Changes for Library Project by Maura Keene
Jones Library Building Committee Reviews Cuts to Expansion Project by Maura Keene
Town Schedules Three Public Hearings on Proposed Changes to Jones Library Expansion Design by Art Keene
Philip Avila Named New Assistant Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by Art Keene
LWVA Publishes Charter Review Recommendations by Maura and Art Keene
North Whitney Street Duplex a No-go for Now by Maura Keene
More Funds Requested for Ball Lane Housing Project by Maura Keene
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Town Boards and Committees
Town Manager Report for July 15, 2024

TRANSPORTATION
Valley Bike Share To Relaunch in August
Letter: Encroaching Vegetation Makes Some Town Bike Lanes Unsafe by John Varner