What’s in This Issue?

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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 55,912 (-4703)
Last Week: 12,527 (-529)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 31,400 (-1065)
Last Week 6540 (-810)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ LAST WEEK
1. Town Council Calls for More Assurances on Library Project Funding by Maria Kopicki
2. Ask Perplexity AI: What are the Risks to the Town of Continued Development of Five Story Private Dorms Downtown? by Ira Bryck
3. APEA Responds to Gazette Article on Rift with Rank and File by Amherst Pelham Education Association
4. Guidelines for Student Occupation of Accessory Dwelling Units to Be Explored by Maura Keene
5.Public Health Update: Bird Flu, Respiratory Illness, and Norovirus by Amherst Indy

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS

• March Song and Story Swap with Hill Town Ham Hocks
• March Exhibits at Gallery A3 by Sue Katz and Gloria Kegeles
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

CAMPUS

• Get Ready for Spring Planting. UMass Extension Classes Open for Enrollment
• Student Debt and the Crisis of Global Capitalism: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE

• Heat Pump Incentive Program Empowers Homeowners to Save Money and Reduce Emissions
• Get Ready for Spring Planting. UMass Extension Classes Open for Enrollment
• Stephen Braun’s New Book Offers an Eclectic Tour of Pioneer Valley Natural History by Maura Keene

DEMOCRACY

• Collins Center Presents Potential Work Plan for Charter Review by Anita Sarro
• Opinion: Democracy in Amherst by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: Will We Stop the Coup? by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS

• Public Invited to Join Town’s Liberatory Visioning Project
• Get Ready for Spring Planting. UMass Extension Classes Open for Enrollment
• Student Debt and the Crisis of Global Capitalism: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
• League of Women Voters Presents “DEI Deconstructed”on February 26
• March Song and Story Swap with Hill Town Ham Hocks
• March Exhibits at Gallery A3 by Sue Katz and Gloria Kegeles
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES

• Stephen Braun’s New Book Offers an Eclectic Tour of Pioneer Valley Natural History by Maura Keene
• Photos of the Week: Action Is an Anitdote for Fear by a.t. Trial, Ali Wicks-Lim and Nicole Sweeney

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION

• Jones Library Project Faces Hard Decisions by Jeff Lee
• ACHP Calls for More Protection of Historic Jones Library by Maria Kopicki

HOUSING

• Housing Trust Questions the Limiting of Student Homes by Maura Keene
• Planning Board Recommends Increased Lot Size for Added Units in RG Zone  by Maura Keene
• Ask Perplexity AI: What are the Risks to the Town of Continued Development of Five Story Private Dorms Downtown? by Ira Bryck

IMMIGRATION

• What Are Your Rights if ICE Comes Calling?  A Guide by Maura Keene

ISSUES & ANALYSES

• Jones Library Project Faces Hard Decisions by Jeff Lee
• Ask Perplexity AI: What are the Risks to the Town of Continued Development of Five Story Private Dorms Downtown? by Ira Bryck

LIBRARY

• Jones Library Project Faces Hard Decisions by Jeff Lee
• ACHP Calls for More Protection of Historic Jones Library by Maria Kopicki

OPINION

• Opinion: Democracy in Amherst by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: Will We Stop the Coup? by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Amherst Police Object to Creation of Resident Oversight Board by Maura Keene
• What Are Your Rights if ICE Comes Calling?  A Guide by Maura Keene

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE /DEI

• Amherst Police Object to Creation of Resident Oversight Board by Maura Keene
• Town Reaffirms Support for DEI. Updates on Youth Programming Survey and CRESS by Maura Keene
• What Are Your Rights if ICE Comes Calling?  A Guide by Maura Keene
• Public Invited to Join Town’s Liberatory Visioning Project
• Student Debt and the Crisis of Global Capitalism: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion
• League of Women Voters Presents “DEI Deconstructed”on February 26
• Photos of the Week: Action Is an Anitdote for Fear by a.t. Trial, Ali Wicks-Lim and Nicole Sweeney

TOWN GOVERNMENT

• Jones Library Project Faces Hard Decisions by Jeff Lee
• ACHP Calls for More Protection of Historic Jones Library by Maria Kopicki
• Amherst Police Object to Creation of Resident Oversight Board by Maura Keene
• Town Reaffirms Support for DEI. Updates on Youth Programming Survey and CRESS by Maura Keene
• Collins Center Presents Potential Work Plan for Charter Review by Anita Sarro
• Housing Trust Questions the Limiting of Student Homes by Maura Keene
• Planning Board Recommends Increased Lot Size for Added Units in RG Zone  by Maura Keene
• Heat Pump Incentive Program Empowers Homeowners to Save Money and Reduce Emissions