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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 25,972 (+601)
Last Week: 6198 (-609)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 11,152 (+488)
Last Week: 2575 (-216)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Major Discrepancies Emerge In Library Project Timeline by Toni Cunningham
2. Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19
3. Amherst Residents Seek Referendum On Borrowing For Jones Library Expansion by Art Keene
4. Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
5. Letter: Jones Library Veto Petition A Foolish Bet by Kent Faerber and Lee Edwards
WHAT”S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Bach In Amherst: Free Downtown Concerts Scheduled
Photo Of The Week. Spring On The Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen.
COVID-19
Virtual Gathering On May 1 To Support Global Vaccine Equity
COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Eruptor Project Moves Forward In North Amherst
Virtual Discussion On Pandemic’s Impact On Working Women
Letter: Downtown Needs Interesting, Family-friendly Businesses by Kristie Stauch-White
Letter: Town Must Plan Now For The Coming Decline In College Enrollments by Steve Bloom
ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Letter: Reducing Light Pollution Protects Pollinators by Jessica Ryan and John Root
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Racism by Russ Vernon-Jones
Photo Of The Week. Spring On The Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen.
Almanac: Return Of The Goddess by Stephen Braun
EVENTS
Bach In Amherst: Free Downtown Concerts Scheduled
Virtual Discussion On Pandemic’s Impact On Working Women
Virtual Gathering On May 1 To Support Global Vaccine Equity
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
FEATURES
Talib Sadiq Offered Principal’s Job At ARHS. Reflects On Year As Interim Principal by Maya Weilerstein
Photo Of The Week. Spring On The Rail Trail by Sigurd Nilsen.
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
Almanac: Return Of The Goddess by Stephen Braun
HOUSING
Forum Explores Challenges To Racial Equity In Housing by Maura Keene
LIBRARY
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19
Planning Board Approves North Amherst Library Addition. Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Downtown Construction Moratorium by Maura Keene
Opinion: Social Justice And The Jones Library by Art Keene
MEDIA
Letter: The Indispensable Indy by Michael Greenebaum
MORATORIUM
Planning Board Approves North Amherst Library Addition. Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Downtown Construction Moratorium by Maura Keene
Letter: Downtown Needs Interesting, Family-friendly Businesses by Kristie Stauch-White
Letter: Moratorium Necessary To Complete Revision Of Zoning Bylaws by Alex Kent
Letter: Moratorium Will Give Council Space To Focus On Preserving Quality of Life In Amherst by Robert Quinn
Opinion: What Does The Proposed Building Moratorium Mean For Amherst? by Maura Keene
Opinion: Mr. Density and Mr. Infill by Michael Greenebaum
OPINION
Letter: Downtown Needs Interesting, Family-friendly Businesses by Kristie Stauch-White
Letter: Moratorium Necessary To Complete Revision Of Zoning Bylaws by Alex Kent
Letter: Moratorium Will Give Council Space To Focus On Preserving Quality of Life In Amherst by Robert Quinn
Letter: Shift Funding From Police To Public Schools by Julian Hynes and Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Letter: Reducing Light Pollution Protects Pollinators by Jessica Ryan and John Root
Letter: Town Must Plan Now For The Coming Decline In College Enrollments by Steve Bloom
Letter: Capital Plan Will Require Increase In Property Taxes by Mary Hoyer
Letter: The Indispensable Indy by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: MCAS Standardized Tests: You Have Options by Katie Lazdowski
Opinion: What Does The Proposed Building Moratorium Mean For Amherst? by Maura Keene
Opinion: Mr. Density and Mr. Infill by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Racism by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: Social Justice And The Jones Library by Art Keene
SCHOOLS
Letter: Shift Funding From Police To Public Schools by Julian Hines and Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Opinion: MCAS Standardized Tests: You Have Options by Katie Lazdowski
Talib Sadiq Offered Principal’s Job At ARHS. Reflects On Year As Interim Principal by Maya Weilerstein
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19
Forum Explores Challenges To Racial Equity In Housing by Maura Keene
Virtual Gathering On May 1 To Support Global Vaccine Equity
Letter: Shift Funding From Police To Public Schools by Julian Hynes and Marisol Pierce Bonifaz
Opinion: Love, Justice And Climate Change – Fossil Fuel Racism by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: Social Justice And The Jones Library by Art Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Town Disqualifies More Than One In Five Signatures On Library Borrowing Petition. Voter Rights Case Pending In Hampshire Superior Court
Amherst Petitioners Denied The Right To Collect Signatures Electronically During Covid-19
Planning Board Approves North Amherst Library Addition. Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Downtown Construction Moratorium by Maura Keene
TSO Votes To Support Roundabout At Pomeroy. Village Intersection by Tracy Zafian
Town Manager Announces Appointments To Affordable Housing Trust and Human Rights Commission Art Keene
Town Manager Seeks Volunteers To Serve On Town Boards and Committees
Letter: Capital Plan Will Require Increase In Property Taxes by Mary Hoyer
Opinion: What Does The Proposed Building Moratorium Mean For Amherst? by Maura Keene