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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 days: 26,003 (-12,361)
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Last 30 Days: 13,424 (-9,585)
Last Week: 3228 (-455)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Grand Opening For Cisco’s Cafe,  A New Breakfast/Lunch Spot In North Amherst by Maura Keene
2. Council Adopts Diluted Resolution On Synthetic Turf. Fails To Reach Agreement On Anti-racism Commitment by Maura Keene
3. Deferred Maintenance Catches Up With Jones Library As Boiler Catches Fire by Jeff Lee
4. Opinion: Local And Green – Climate Activists Pushing The Boundaries In Massachusetts by Darcy DuMont
5.Town Manager Nominates 12 Residents For Appointments To Boards, Commissions, and Committees by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
New Exhibit:  Keith Hollingworth’s Birds At Gallery A3 In January

CAMPUS
UMass Institute Names Top Climate, Air, And Water Polluters In The U.S

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
UMass Institute Names Top Climate, Air, And Water Polluters In The U.S
Opinion: Do We Understand The Problem? by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS
Community Celebration Of Kwanzaa Planned For December 26
New Exhibit:  Keith Hollingworth’s Birds At Gallery A3 In January
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art Keene

FEATURES
Photo Of The Week: Holiday Lights At The Amherst Central Firehouse by Amherst Firefighters Local 1764

HOUSING
Planning Board Grants Permits For Private Dorm On Mather Drive by Maura Keene

IN MEMORIAM
WMass Mourns Stephen Kulik, Champion Of PILOT Legislation, Gay Rights, Sustainable Agriculture by Jeff Lee

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: Review Of The Town Charter. The Concentration Of Power by Michael Greenebaum
Issues & Analyses: There Is Much Room For Improvement In Amherst’s Home Rule Charter by Anita Sarro
Issues & Analyses: Popp Report Offers Affordable Alternative To Costly Jones Library Expansion

LIBRARY
Issues & Analyses: Popp Report Offers Affordable Alternative To Costly Jones Library Expansion
Letter: Jones Library Trustees’ Secrecy Disrespects Taxpayers by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Letter: Jones Library Trustees’ Secrecy Disrespects Taxpayers by Jeff Lee
Opinion: Do We Understand The Problem? by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: The Road To Fascism by Joseph Stiglitz (reprinted from Portside)

PUBLIC HEALTH
Pelham Board Of Health Says No To Synthetic Turf At Amherst Regional High School by Art Keene
COVID-19 Weekly Update For The Week Of December 21, 2022 by Art and Maura Keene

SCHOOLS
ARPS Staff Feel Unappreciated, Stressed, And Fed Up Over Unresolved Contract by Matthew Owen
Pelham Board Of Health Says No To Synthetic Turf At Amherst Regional High School by Art Keene
More Money Expected From MSBA For Elementary School Project by Toni Cunningham

SOCIAL JUSTICE
WMass Mourns Stephen Kulik, Champion Of PILOT Legislation, Gay Rights, Sustainable Agriculture by Jeff Lee
ARPS Staff Feel Unappreciated, Stressed, And Fed Up Over Unresolved Contract by Matthew Owen
Boston Activists Request Changes To Reparations Eligibility At AHRA Meeting by Maura Keene
Mass Municipal Association Spotlights Reparations Work In Amherst

TOWN GOVERNMENT
ARPS Staff Feel Unappreciated, Stressed, And Fed Up Over Unresolved Contract by Matthew Owen
CPA Committee Awards $2.8 Million For 13 Projects For FY 2024 by Maura Keene
Planning Board Grants Permits For Private Dorm On Mather Drive by Maura Keene
Miller Requests Public Information About Town Councilor Meetings With Police by Maura Keene
Annual State Of The Town Address Finds Much To Celebrate In Amherst by Maura Keene
More Money Expected From MSBA For Elementary School Project by Toni Cunningham
Boston Activists Request Changes To Reparations Eligibility At AHRA Meeting by Maura Keene
Mass Municipal Association Spotlights Reparations Work In Amherst
Issues & Analyses: Review Of The Town Charter. The Concentration Of Power by Michael Greenebaum
Issues & Analyses: There Is Much Room For Improvement In Amherst’s Home Rule Charter by Anita Sarro