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TOP FIVE MOST READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Fate of Big Y Plaza Uncertain Following Hearing on University Drive Overlay District by Maura Keene
2. Planning Board Declines to Reopen Hearing on Downtown Amherst College Dorm by Maura Keene
3. Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels by Stephen Braun
4. Library Construction Bid Comes in Close to Budget  by Maria Kopicki
5. Multiple Protests of Fort River Bids Aired at Hearing with Attorney General by Maria Kopicki

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE

ARTS

• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

• BUDGET
• Town Councilors Ask About Annual Budget Surplus by Maura Keene
• Support Our Schools Amherst Mobilizes to Fend Off Looming Budget Cuts by Support Our Schools

• CAMPUS
• Letter: Residents Demand Relocation of Proposed UMass Geothermal Well Field by Becky Miller and 29 others
• Opinion: Who Are Universities For? by Leyla Moushabeck

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE

• Letter: Residents Demand Relocation of Proposed UMass Geothermal Well Field by Becky Miller and 29 others
• Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels by Stephen Braun
• Photos of the Week: Wildlife on the Norwottuck Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen

DOWNTOWN

• Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Updated. Lack of Clarity on Downtown Dorm Persists by Maura Keene
• Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw by Ken Rosenthal
• Letter: Planning Board Should Reconsider Its Decision on Downtown Dormitory by Janet McGowan

ELECTIONS / VOTING

• How Did Amherst Vote in November Election? by Art Keene
• Opinion: Beyond Election Day by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS

• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES

• Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Belchertown  by Hetty Startup
• Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels by Stephen Braun
• Photos of the Week: Wildlife on the Norwottuck Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

• Jones Library’s Section 106 Review Hits a Speed Bump by Mickey Rathbun
• Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Belchertown  by Hetty Startup

HOUSING

• Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Updated. Lack of Clarity on Downtown Dorm Persists by Maura Keene
• The Cost of Higher Housing Costs by Nick Grabbe
• Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw by Ken Rosenthal
• Letter: Planning Board Should Reconsider Its Decision on Downtown Dormitory by Janet McGowan
  

ISSUES & ANALYSES

• Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question by Jeff Lee
• The Cost of Higher Housing Costs by Nick Grabbe

LIBRARY

• Jones Library’s Section 106 Review Hits a Speed Bump by Mickey Rathbun
• Some Councilors Wary of Next Steps for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
• Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question by Jeff Lee

NEIGHBORHOODS

• Letter: Residents Demand Relocation of Proposed UMass Geothermal Well Field by Becky Miller and 29 others
  

OPINION

• Letter: Residents Demand Relocation of Proposed UMass Geothermal Well Field by Becky Miller and 29 others
• Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw by Ken Rosenthal
• Letter: Planning Board Should Reconsider Its Decision on Downtown Dormitory by Janet McGowan
• Opinion: Beyond Election Day by Russ Vernon-Jones
• Opinion: Who Are Universities For? by Leyla Moushabeck

SCHOOLS

• School Superintendent Responds to Anonymous Accusations by Art Keene
• Support Our Schools Amherst Mobilizes to Fend Off Looming Budget Cuts by Support Our Schools

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

• Opinion: Who Are Universities For? by Leyla Moushabeck

TOWN GOVERNMENT

• School Superintendent Responds to Anonymous Accusations by Art Keene
• Jones Library’s Section 106 Review Hits a Speed Bump by Mickey Rathbun
• Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw Updated. Lack of Clarity on Downtown Dorm Persists by Maura Keene
• Town Councilors Ask About Annual Budget Surplus by. Maura Keene
• Some Councilors Wary of Next Steps for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
• Legality of $1M Jones Library CPAC Award Remains in Question by Jeff Lee
• Support Our Schools Amherst Mobilizes to Fend Off Looming Budget Cuts by Support Our Schools
• Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw by Ken Rosenthal
• Town Manager Report for November 4, 2024