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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 days: 42,409 (-1903)
Last Week: 9548 (-2211)
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Last 30 Days: 20,072 (-598)
Last Week:5040 (-955)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. New UMass Poll: More Than Half Of Massachusetts Republicans Have Contemplated Leaving State In Past Year 
2. Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee
3. Opinion: Stacey Abrams, Rewiring America And Climate Justice by Russ Vernon-Jones
4. Plans For New Downtown Nightclub In The Works by Hilda Greenbaum
5. Still No Contract. Amherst/Pelham Educators Rally Again  by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Bread and Puppet Theater Will Perform At UMass On April 22

BUDGET
Finance Committee Backs Off Using Reserves For Garage Demolition After Public Comment by Jeff Lee
Regional Schools Will Need To Reduce Expenses In FY 2024 by Maura Keene

CAMPUS
UMass Libraries Bring City Nature Challenge To Western Mass
Bread and Puppet Theater Will Perform At UMass On April 22
Economist William Darity Jr. To Speak At UMass”Does Everyone Lose From Racism? ”

CLIMATE / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
UMass Libraries Bring City Nature Challenge To Western Mass
Letter: Alarmed About Plans For Runoff From Town Landfill by Sarah Matthews
Letter: Celebrate Earth Day By Joining The Million Pieces Of Plastics Week Of Action by Laura MacLeod
Opinion: Stacey Abrams, Rewiring America And Climate Justice by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS
Amherst Farmers’ Market Resumes This Weekend
UMass Libraries Bring City Nature Challenge To Western Mass
Bread and Puppet Theater Will Perform At UMass On April 22
Economist William Darity Jr. To Speak At UMass”Does Everyone Lose From Racism? ”
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Photo Of The Week: Orchard Arboretum Frames The Distant Mt. Norwottuck by Andy Anderson

HOUSING
Planning Board And Public Continue To Express Doubts About Hanneke-DeAngelis Proposed Zoning Changes For Multifamily Housing   by Maura Keene
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On The Proposal To Partially Deregulate Zoning In Parts Of Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Public Comment: Many Reasons To Reject Proposed Zoning Changes by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Exacerbate Crisis Caused By Shortage Of On-Campus Housing by Ira Bryck

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On The Proposal To Partially Deregulate Zoning In Parts Of Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry

LIBRARY
Finance Committee Backs Off Using Reserves For Garage Demolition After Public Comment by Jeff Lee
UMass Libraries Bring City Nature Challenge To Western Mass

OPINION
Public Comment: Many Reasons To Reject Proposed Zoning Changes by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: New School Is A Wise Investment by Jenifer McKenna
Letter: Alarmed About Plans For Runoff From Town Landfill by Sarah Matthews
Letter: Celebrate Earth Day By Joining The Million Pieces Of Plastics Week Of Action by Laura MacLeod
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Exacerbate Crisis Caused By Shortage Of On-Campus Housing by Ira Bryck
Opinion: A Zoning Proposal That Is So Complex It Defies Analysis by John Varner
Opinion: Vote Yes For The New School In Amherst by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: Stacey Abrams, Rewiring America And Climate Justice by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH
Shutesbury Board Of Health Recommends Against Installation Of Artificial Turf by Maria Kopicki
Letter: Alarmed About Plans For Runoff From Town Landfill by Sarah Matthews

SCHOOLS
Shutesbury Board Of Health Recommends Against Installation Of Artificial Turf by Maria Kopicki
Finance Committee Backs Off Using Reserves For Garage Demolition After Public Comment by Jeff Lee
APEA Calls For District Action On Gender and Racial Equity
Regional Schools Will Need To Reduce Expenses In FY 2024 by Maura Keene
ARHS Designated Innovation Career Pathway School, Creating New, Hands-On Experiences In High Demand Industries
Letter: New School Is A Wise Investment by Jenfier McKenna
Opinion: Vote Yes For The New School In Amherst by Russ Vernon-Jones

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
APEA Calls For District Action On Gender and Racial Equity
Economist William Darity Jr. To Speak At UMass”Does Everyone Lose From Racism? ”
Opinion: Stacey Abrams, Rewiring America And Climate Justice by Russ Vernon-Jones

SOLID WASTE
Slow Progress On Hauler Reform And New Street Light Policy by Art Keene

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Shutesbury Board Of Health Recommends Against Installation Of Artificial Turf by Maria Kopicki
Planning Board And Public Continue To Express Doubts About Hanneke-DeAngelis Proposed Zoning Changes For Multifamily Housing   by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Backs Off Using Reserves For Garage Demolition After Public Comment by Jeff Lee
Slow Progress On Hauler Reform And New Street Light Policy by Art Keene
Town Manager Nominates New Members To Four Town Boards, Committees, and Commissions by Art Keene
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On The Proposal To Partially Deregulate Zoning In Parts Of Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Public Comment: Many Reasons To Reject Proposed Zoning Changes by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Alarmed About Plans For Runoff From Town Landfill by Sarah Matthews
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Exacerbate Crisis Caused By Shortage Of On-Campus Housing by Ira Bryck
Opinion: A Zoning Proposal That Is So Complex It Defies Analysis by John Varner

ZONING
Planning Board And Public Continue To Express Doubts About Hanneke-DeAngelis Proposed Zoning Changes For Multifamily Housing   by Maura Keene
Issues & Analyses: A Primer On The Proposal To Partially Deregulate Zoning In Parts Of Amherst by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Public Comment: Many Reasons To Reject Proposed Zoning Changes by Hilda Greenbaum
Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Exacerbate Crisis Caused By Shortage Of On-Campus Housing by Ira Bryck
Opinion: A Zoning Proposal That Is So Complex It Defies Analysis by John Varner