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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
1. Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public by Maria Kopicki
2. Photos of the Week: A Gallery of Amherst’s Decaying Infrastructure by Amherst Indy
3. In The Face of Public Criticism, Trustees Praise and Defend Jones Library Director by Jeff Lee
4. No Bidders for Library Swing Space by Jeff Lee
5. Petition Calling for An End to the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project Hits 1,000 Signatures. by Amherst Indy
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes by Maria Kopicki
2. University Drive Overlay District Gets Mixed Reviews from Town Council by Maura Keene
3. Petition Calling for An End to the Jones Library Demolition/Expansion Project Hits 1,000 Signatures. by Amherst Indy
4. New Traffic Patterns Planned for South East Street and West Street by Maura Keene
5. Repeated Rejections of Library Funding From State Historic Commission Were Hidden From Town Council and the Public by Maria Kopicki
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
- School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes by Maria Kopicki
- How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined? by Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Panel: Striving for Restorative Justice and Repair in Academe
- UMass Amherst to Partner with Amherst Survival Center to Establish Campus Food Pantry
- CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Design Review Board Considers Fast EV Chargers for North Pleasant Street Parking Lot by Maura Keene
- Cuppa’ Joe with Paul and Director of Sustainability Stephanie Ciccarello
- Photos of the Week: Aquatic Scenes by Susan Panlillio
- DOWNTOWN
- John Page Named New Executive Director of Business Improvement District
- EVENTS
- Rally Against the War in Gaza and Lebanon, Saturday October 5
- Church Book Group Concludes Year-long Arts and Justice Series
- Cuppa’ Joe with Paul and Director of Sustainability Stephanie Ciccarello
- Panel: Striving for Restorative Justice and Repair in Academe
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
- FEATURES
- Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Sunderland by Hetty Startup
- Photos of the Week: Aquatic Scenes by Susan Panlillio
- HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Town Acknowledges Adverse Effects of Jones Expansion Project on Historic Character of the Building. by Art Keene
- Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Sunderland by Hetty Startup
- LIBRARY
- Ignoring HUD Advice, Town Puts Library Plan Out for Bid by Jeff Lee
- Town Acknowledges Adverse Effects of Jones Expansion Project on Historic Character of the Building. by Art Keene
- SCHOOLS
- School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes by Maria Kopicki
- How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined? by Maura Keene
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- New Appointments to Social Justice Committee, Council on Aging, and Human Rights Commission by Art Keene
- October is National Coop Month by Neighboring Food Coop Association
- Rally Against the War in Gaza and Lebanon, Saturday October 5
- Church Book Group Concludes Year-long Arts and Justice Series
- Panel: Striving for Restorative Justice and Repair in Academe
- UMass Amherst to Partner with Amherst Survival Center to Establish Campus Food Pantry
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Ignoring HUD Advice, Town Puts Library Plan Out for Bid by Jeff Lee
- Town Acknowledges Adverse Effects of Jones Expansion Project on Historic Character of the Building by Art Keene
- School Superintendent Floats Grade 7-12 Consolidation to Solve Chronic Budget Woes by Maria Kopicki
- How Should Annual Budgets Be Determined? by Maura Keene
- New Appointments to Social Justice Committee, Council on Aging, and Human Rights Commission by Art Keene
- Design Review Board Considers Fast EV Chargers for North Pleasant Street Parking Lot by Maura Keene
- Cuppa’ Joe with Paul and Director of Sustainability Stephanie Ciccarello