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ANALYTICS  .
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Last 30 days: 26,383 (+1067)
Last Week: 5385 (-1438).
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Last 30 Days: 14,158 (+725)
Last Week: 3021 (-624)

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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Letter: Where Will We Park This Saturday Night? by Ken Rosenthal
2. What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
3. Parklets Arrive In Downtown Amherst
4. Timber Construction For New Library Gets Thumbs Up by Jeff Lee
5. A Better World Is Possible:  Creating Towns That Are Bicycle Friendly by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

NEW / BREAKING
Hundreds Attend Candlelight Vigil For Sayhan Islam by Maura Keene
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of May 25, 2022 by Art and Maura Keene
Opinion: Ending Roe v Wade Is Just The Beginning by Thomas Zimmer (for The Guardian)
Letter: Build A New School At Fort River And A Community Youth Center At Wildwood by Progressive Coalition of Amherst and Amherst Sunrise
Amherst’s Max Page Elected President of State Teachers’ Union

ARTS
Dance The Night Away At The Drake To Benefit The Amherst Survival Center
Last Fridays At The Drake” Pilot Event For Poetry
Photo Of The Week: May Sunset By Robin Jaffin

BUDGET
Senior Center Report: Amherst Is Not Meeting The Needs Of Its Older Residents by Art Keene
Public Hearing On the FY2023 Budgets Sparks Public Support For Racial Equity Programs  by Maura Keene
AHRA Recommends Funding Reparations With Cannabis Tax Revenue by Maura Keene
Town Receives Financing From State for Centennial Water Treatment Facility  

CAMPUS
New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds Decreasing Support For Police Reform, Black Lives Matter Movement, LGBTQ Rights

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT
Town Manager Appoints Four To Solar Bylaw Working Group by Art Keene
Opinion:  Local & Green.  Turning The Titanic In Time Part 2 by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Anxiety, Disruptive Protest, And Climate Action by Russ Vernon-Jones

DOWNTOWN
Parklets Arrive In Downtown Amherst
Letter: In Developing Downtown Amherst,  Plan For The Future by Ira Bryck

EVENTS
Meet The New CRESS And DEI Directors This Sunday At Groff Park
Dance The Night Away At The Drake To Benefit The Amherst Survival Center
Last Fridays At The Drake” Pilot Event For Poetry
Public Forum Scheduled On Housing Needs Of Older Adults
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene
Eat Like King T’challa: Amherst’s Nyanyika Banda Publishes Wakanda Cookbook by Jack Selmer

FEATURES
ARHS Students React To New School Policies by Phoebe Gibson
Eat Like King T’challa: Amherst’s Nyanyika Banda Publishes Wakanda Cookbook by Jack Selmer
A Better World Is Possible: Community Land Trusts Make Housing Affordable by Alexander Thompson and Jocelyn Yang
Speak Up! Share Your Comments With The Jones Library Outreach Committee by Jeff Lee
Photo Of The Week: May Sunset By Robin Jaffin
Town Manager Report For May 16, 2021

HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Historical Commission Holds Six Demolition Delay Hearings by Hilda Greenbaum

HOUSING
UMass Five College Credit Union Plans New Building On Route 9 by Maura Keene
Issues and Analyses: Misperceptions About Community Land Trusts  by Maura Keene
A Better World Is Possible: Community Land Trusts Make Housing Affordable by Alexander Thompson and Jocelyn Yang

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues and Analyses: Misperceptions About Community Land Trusts  by Maura Keene

LIBRARY
Library Building Project Eyes Tools For Collecting Public Comments by Jeff Lee
Speak Up! Share Your Comments With The Jones Library Outreach Committee by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Letter: Build BIPOC Cultural/Empowerment Center At Wildwood School by The Community Safety Working Groups
Letter: In Developing Downtown Amherst,  Plan For The Future by Ira Bryck
Opinion: US Abortion Rights Movement Has Much To Learn From Latin America by Lynn Morgan
Opinion: In A Democratic Society, The Public’s Voice Must Be Heard by Dorothy Pam
Opinion: Fort River Is A Greener, Better Site For New School by Toni Cunningham
Opinion:  Local & Green.  Turning The Titanic In Time Part 2 by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: Anxiety, Disruptive Protest, And Climate Action by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH
Temporary Mask Mandate Reinstated At Amherst Middle School by Art and Maura Keene
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of May 18, 2022 by Art and Maura Keene

RECREATION
Groff Park Splash Pad To Open This Weekend Ahead Of High Temps

SENIORS
Senior Center Report: Amherst Is Not Meeting The Needs Of Its Older Residents by Art Keene
Public Forum Scheduled On Housing Needs Of Older Adults

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Amherst Students Walk Out To Protest Assault On Reproductive Rights
Amherst Residents Stand Out To Support Abortion Rights by Art Keene
AHRA Recommends Funding Reparations With Cannabis Tax Revenue by Maura Keene
New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds Decreasing Support For Police Reform, Black Lives Matter Movement, LGBTQ Rights
Meet The New CRESS And DEI Directors This Sunday At Groff Park
Issues and Analyses: Misperceptions About Community Land Trusts  by Maura Keene
Letter: Build BIPOC Cultural/Empowerment Center At Wildwood School by The Community Safety Working Group
Opinion: US Abortion Rights Movement Has Much To Learn From Latin America by Lynn Morgan
Opinion: In A Democratic Society, The Public’s Voice Must Be Heard by Dorothy Pam
A Better World Is Possible: Community Land Trusts Make Housing Affordable by Alexander Thompson and Jocelyn Yang

SCHOOLS
Temporary Mask Mandate Reinstated At Amherst Middle School by Art and Maura Keene
Amherst Students Walk Out To Protest Assault On Reproductive Rights
Letter: Build BIPOC Cultural/Empowerment Center At Wildwood School by The Community Safety Working Group
Opinion: Fort River Is A Greener, Better Site For New School by Toni Cunningham
ARHS Students React To New School Policies by Phoebe Gibson
Eat Like King T’challa: Amherst’s Nyanyika Banda Publishes Wakanda Cookbook by Jack Selmer

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Senior Center Report: Amherst Is Not Meeting The Needs Of Its Older Residents by Art Keene
Library Building Project Eyes Tools For Collecting Public Comments by Jeff Lee
Town Manager Appoints Four To Solar Bylaw Working Group by Art Keene
UMass Five College Credit Union Plans New Building On Route 9 by Maura Keene
Historical Commission Holds Six Demolition Delay Hearings by Hilda Greenbaum
Public Hearing On the FY2023 Budgets Sparks Public Support For Racial Equity Programs  by Maura Keene
AHRA Recommends Funding Reparations With Cannabis Tax Revenue by Maura Keene
Resolutions Generate Hours Of Controversy At Council Meeting by Maura Keene
Parklets Arrive In Downtown Amherst
Town Receives Financing From State for Centennial Water Treatment Facility 
Opinion: In A Democratic Society, The Public’s Voice Must Be Heard by Dorothy Pam 
Town Manager Report For May 16, 2021