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ANALYTICS
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Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 63,564 (+810)
Last Week: 14,554 (-391)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 28,341 (+765)
Last Week : 7947 (-208)
TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER
1. School Construction Delayed Due to Complaint Against Construction Firm by Maura Keene
2.New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm by Maura Keene
3. Opinion: Where Did Jim Lescault Go? by Jim Lescault
4. New Bakery Coming to Downtown. Plans for New High School Track and Field Approved by Design Review Board by Maura Keene
5. Ignoring HUD Advice, Town Puts Library Plan Out for Bid by Jeff Lee
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Construction Delayed Due to Complaint Against Construction Firm by Maura Keene
2. New Bakery Coming to Downtown. Plans for New High School Track and Field Approved by Design Review Board by Maura Keene
3. Results Start to Emerge for Library Project’s Rebidding Effort by Maria Kopicki
4. New Downtown Housing Development to Become an Amherst College Dorm by Maura Keene
5.Women Overwhelmingly Want to Replace Electoral College with Popular Vote, New Poll Finds by Amherst Indy
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Black Door 74 Highlight November Song and Story Swap
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
CLIMATE /ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Almanac: Final Flowers by Stephen Braun
ELECTIONS / VOTING
- Valley Bike Offers Free Rides to the Polls
- From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: Six Election Essays to Get You Through the Week by Art Keene
EVENTS
- Valley Bike Offers Free Rides to the Polls
- Survival Center and AHRS Collecting New and Used Winter Coats by Maura Keene
- Black Door 74 Highlight November Song and Story Swap
- Cuppa Joe with Finance Director Melissa Zawadski
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Almanac: Final Flowers by Stephen Braun
- From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: Six Election Essays to Get You Through the Week by Art Keene
- Photo of the Week: The Witches of Wyola by Maura Keene
HOUSING
- Fate of Big Y Plaza Uncertain Following Hearing on University Drive Overlay District by Maura Keene
- Planning Board Declines to Reopen Hearing on Downtown Amherst College Dorm by Maura Keene
- Public Invited to Respond to Survey on Housing in Amherst
LOCAL BUSINESS
LIBRARY
- Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget by Maria Kopicki
OPINION
- Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #2: A Call for Inclusion By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowman
- Opinion: Will Brutal Campaign to Remake Mideast Work This Time? by Joseph Levine
RECREATION / SPORTS
- War Memorial Pool Bathhouse Tops CPA Requests for FY2026 by Maura Keene
- Amherst Girls Win Third Consecutive Western Mass Cross Country Title by Maura Keene
SCHOOLS
- Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General by Maria Kopicki
- Amherst Girls Win Third Consecutive Western Mass Cross Country Title by Maura Keene
SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #2: A Call for Inclusion By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowman
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget by Maria Kopicki
- Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General by Maria Kopicki
- Fate of Big Y Plaza Uncertain Following Hearing on University Drive Overlay District by Maura Keene
- Planning Board Declines to Reopen Hearing on Downtown Amherst College Dorm by Maura Keene
- War Memorial Pool Bathhouse Tops CPA Requests for FY2026 by Maura Keene
- Deadline Extended for Indy’s Survey on Town Manager Performance by Maura Keene
- Public Invited to Respond to Survey on Housing in Amherst
- New Owners for College Street Cannabis Dispensary. Flag Lot Approved on Red Gate Lane by Maura Keene
- Cuppa Joe with Finance Director Melissa Zawadski
- Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #2: A Call for Inclusion By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowman
WORLD POLITICS
- Opinion: Will Brutal Campaign to Remake Mideast Work This Time? by Joseph Levine