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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Superintendent Responds to Anonymous Accusations by Art Keene
2. Indy Rewind: Almanac – Black Squirrels by Stephen Braun
3. Letter: New Amherst College Dorm Violates Town’s Zoning Bylaw by Ken Rosenthal
4. Some Councilors Wary of Next Steps for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
5 .School Committees Respond to Anonymous Accusations Against Superintendent by Maura Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

CAMPUS

• UMass Launches State-wide Program to Support Local Public Health Nurses

EVENTS

• State Representative Mindy Domb Will Hold Virtual Youth Summit in December
• Spend December in Downtown Amherst by Maura Keene
• November Community Meal at the Amherst Survival Center
• Amherst Media Annual Gala Will Honor Amherst Area Gospel Choir
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES

• Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Granby by Hetty Startup
• A Better World is Possible: Over 5000 Actions Offer a Glimpse of a Possible Non-Violent World by Rivera Sun (for Campaign for Nonviolence Newsletter)
• Photos of the Week: Two Fall Views of the Holyoke Range by Kurt Sundeen

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION

• Plans to Complete Jones Library Historic Preservation Review Remain Murky. Capital Campaign Again Fails to Submit Report by Maura Keene
• Amherst’s Neighboring Towns: Granby by Hetty Startup

HOUSING

• Letter: Much Still to Be Considered Before Adopting Overlay District for University Drive by Ira Bryck

ISSUES & ANALYSES

• Library’s Conflicting Data on Special Collections Use Raises Costs to State and Town by Jeff Lee

LIBRARY

• Plans to Complete Jones Library Historic Preservation Review Remain Murky. Capital Campaign Again Fails to Submit Report by Maura Keene
• Library’s Conflicting Data on Special Collections Use Raises Costs to State and Town by Jeff Lee
• Letter: Most Amherst Residents Unaware of Jones Library Expansion Project by Lou Conover
• Opinion: The Coming Trumpocalypse and the Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene

OPINION

• Letter: LGBTQIA+ and Black Caucuses Condemn Anonymous Attacks on School Superintendent By Ali-Wicks-Lim for the ad hoc LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst and Lamikco Magee for the ad hoc Black Caucus of Amherst
• Letter: Much Still to Be Considered Before Adopting Overlay District for University Drive by Ira Bryck
• Letter: Most Amherst Residents Unaware of Jones Library Expansion Project by Lou Conover
• Letter: In Support of an Arms Embargo by Dinah Kudatsky
• Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #3: A Request For Inclusive ARPA Funds Distribution By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowen
• Opinion: The Coming Trumpocalypse and the Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene

POLITICS

• Town Issues Statement Reaffirming Amherst’s Status as a Sanctuary City
• Letter: In Support of an Arms Embargo by Dinah Kudatsky
• Opinion: The Coming Trumpocalypse and the Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene
• A Better World is Possible: Over 5000 Actions Offer a Glimpse of a Possible Non-Violent World by Rivera Sun (for Campaign for Nonviolence Newsletter)

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY

• Town Issues Statement Reaffirming Amherst’s Status as a Sanctuary City
• No Lead In Town’s Water Service Lines
• UMass Launches State-wide Program to Support Local Public Health Nurses

SCHOOLS

• School Committees Respond to Anonymous Accusations Against Superintendent by Maura Keene
• Amherst Pelham Education Association Condemns Anonymous Critique of Superintendent  by the Amherst Pelham Education Association
• Regional School Committee Endorses Reform of Charter School Funding, Prepares Recommendations for FY26 Budget by Amber Cano Martin
• School Building Project Still Stalled over Bid Protests by Maria Kopicki
• Amherst Girls Cross Country Team Wins Sectional Championship, Qualifies for State Meet for 34th Consecutive Year.
• Letter: LGBTQIA+ and Black Caucuses Condemn Anonymous Attacks on School Superintendent By Ali-Wicks-Lim for the ad hoc LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst and
  Lamikco Magee for the ad hoc Black Caucus of Amherst

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

• Town Issues Statement Reaffirming Amherst’s Status as a Sanctuary City
• School Committees Respond to Anonymous Accusations Against Superintendent by Maura Keene
• Amherst Pelham Education Association Condemns Anonymous Critique of Superintendent  by the Amherst Pelham Education Association
• Amherst Media Annual Gala Will Honor Amherst Area Gospel Choir
• Letter: LGBTQIA+ and Black Caucuses Condemn Anonymous Attacks on School Superintendent By Ali-Wicks-Lim for the ad hoc LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst and
  Lamikco Magee for the ad hoc Black Caucus of Amherst
• Letter: In Support of an Arms Embargo by Dinah Kudatsky
• Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #3: A Request For Inclusive ARPA Funds Distribution By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowen

TOWN GOVERNMENT

• Town Issues Statement Reaffirming Amherst’s Status as a Sanctuary City
• School Committees Respond to Anonymous Accusations Against Superintendent
• Amherst Pelham Education Association Condemns Anonymous Critique of Superintendent  by the Amherst Pelham Education Association
• Regional School Committee Endorses Reform of Charter School Funding, Prepares Recommendations for FY26 Budget by Amber Cano Martin
• School Building Project Still Stalled over Bid Protests by Maria Kopicki
• Plans to Complete Jones Library Historic Preservation Review Remain Murky. Capital Campaign Again Fails to Submit Report by Maura Keene
• No Lead In Town’s Water Service Lines
• Slow Start for Charter Review by Darcy DuMont and Anita Sarro
• Library’s Conflicting Data on Special Collections Use Raises Costs to State and Town by Jeff Lee
• Letter: Much Still to Be Considered Before Adopting Overlay District for University Drive by Ira Bryck
• Letter: Most Amherst Residents Unaware of Jones Library Expansion Project by Lou Conover
• Opinion: Equity Under Attack by Amherst Town Government #3: A Request For Inclusive ARPA Funds Distribution By Allegra Clark, Debora Ferreira, Pat Ononibaku, Darius Cage, Russ Vernon-Jones, Brianna Owen, Ellisha Walker, and Tashina Bowen
• Opinion: The Coming Trumpocalypse and the Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene