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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 47,044 (-2778)
Last Week: 10,178 (-2710)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 25,875 (-884)
Last Week : 5991 (-980)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Overcommitting to an MBLC Library Expansion — A Cautionary Tale from Westford by Jeff Lee
2. Amity Street at University Drive Development Will Be Smaller Due to Rising Cost of Steel. Planning Board Nears Agreement on Overlay District by Maura Keene
3. More Ideas for South East Street Redesign by Maura Keene
4. Amherst Installs Innovative Groundwater Treatment System by Amherst Indy
5. School Building Project Contract Not Yet Signed, Timeline Not Yet Re-established by Maria Kopicki
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Song and Story Swap Will Feature Claire Dacey and Jamoof
- Tickets Now on Sale for Amherst Community Theater Production of Disney’s Newsies: The Musical
BUDGET
- Dramatic Budget Cuts Loom Large at School Committee Meeting by Amy Cronin DiCaprio
- With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund by Jeff Lee
CAMPUS
- UMass Will Recruit Students to Work on AI Projects for Social Good
- Amherst College Men’s Soccer Wins NCAA Division III Championship
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Opinion: Climate Risks Becoming A Factor in Housing Sales by Darcy DuMont
EVENTS
- Song and Story Swap Will Feature Claire Dacey and Jamoof
- Open House to Gather Public Input on Town’s Housing Production Plan
- Tickets Now on Sale for Amherst Community Theater Production of Disney’s Newsies: The Musical
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- A Better World is Possible: How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill by Torsheta Jackson (for Yes Magazine)
- From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst: This Week, Catching Up by Art Keene
- Photo of the Week: Winter Solstice at the North Amherst Library by Mary Sayer
HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Mass Historic Commission Rejects Town’s Analysis for Minimizing Adverse Effects of Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene
- Community Preservation Act Committee Recommends Funding for 11 Projects by Maura Keene
HOUSING
- Open House to Gather Public Input on Town’s Housing Production Plan
- Opinion: Climate Risks Becoming A Factor in Housing Sales by Darcy DuMont
LIBRARY
- Mass Historic Commission Rejects Town’s Analysis for Minimizing Adverse Effects of Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene
- With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund by Jeff Lee
- Photo of the Week: Winter Solstice at the North Amherst Library by Mary Sayer
ISSUES & ANALYSES
MEDIA
OPINION
- Opinion: Climate Risks Becoming A Factor in Housing Sales by Darcy DuMont
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- A Better World is Possible: How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill by Torsheta Jackson (for Yes Magazine)
PUBLIC INPUT
- Charter Review Committee Seeks Public Input
- Last Chance to Respond to Indy’s Survey on Town Manager Performance by Maura Keene
RECREATION
SCHOOLS
- Dramatic Budget Cuts Loom Large at School Committee Meeting by Amy Cronin DiCaprio
- More Ideas for South East Street Redesign by Maura Keene
- A Better World is Possible: How to Nationalize Minnesota’s Universal Breakfast Bill by Torsheta Jackson (for Yes Magazine)
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Mass Historic Commission Rejects Town’s Analysis for Minimizing Adverse Effects of Jones Library Expansion Project by Art Keene
- With Uncertain Fundraising Prospects, Library Project Taps Woodbury Fund by Jeff Lee
- Dramatic Budget Cuts Loom Large at School Committee Meeting by Amy Cronin DiCaprio
- More Ideas for South East Street Redesign by Maura Keene
- Community Preservation Act Committee Recommends Funding for 11 Projects by Maura Keene
- Charter Review Committee Seeks Funds to Support Consultant and Outreach by Anita Sarro
- Charter Review Committee Seeks Public Input
- Last Chance to Respond to Indy’s Survey on Town Manager Performance by Maura Keene
TRANSPORTATION / ROADS & SIDEWALKS
- More Ideas for South East Street Redesign by Maura Keene