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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Opinion: Stacey Abrams, Rewiring America And Climate Justice by Russ Vernon-Jones
2. Cash-strapped Library Project To Get New Cost Estimate As Bills Keep On Coming by Jeff Lee
3. Letter: Proposed Zoning Changes Exacerbate Crisis Caused By Shortage Of On-Campus Housing Ira Bryck
4. Finance Committee Backs Off Using Reserves For Garage Demolition After Public Comment by Jeff Lee
5. Public Comment: Many Reasons To Reject Proposed Zoning Changes by Hilda Greenbaum

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS
Tom Morton At Gallery A3 In May: Paintings, Drawings, And Pastels

CAMPUS
Over 1000 Runners Support The Amherst Survival Center At UMass Dash and Dine by Maura Keene
New UMass Sustainable Energy Labs Will Pursue Novel Clean Energy Solutions

CLIMATE / ENERGY /ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Amherst’s Solar Assessment Shows Strong Preference For Canopy & Rooftop Solar by Michael Lipinski
Crossbrook Road Water Treatment System Is Focus Of ConsCom Hearing by Art Keene
Zoning Board Of Appeals Examines Plans For Battery Storage Unit In North Amherst by Hilda Greenbaum
New UMass Sustainable Energy Labs Will Pursue Novel Clean Energy Solutions
Healy Driscoll Administration Announces Final Allocation Of Volkswagen Settlement Funds To Support Transition To Electric Vehicles
Letter: Include Purchase Of Shade Trees In Town Budget by John Root
Opinion: We Are Going Over 1.5°C. Now What? by Russ Vernon-Jones

DEMOCRACY
Many Town Committees Have Vacancies Now Or Pending by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Letter: Demling And Morris Misrepresent Parents’ Actions by Laura Hunter
From Other Sources:  News For And About Amherst.  by Art Keene

EVENTS
Over 1000 Runners Support The Amherst Survival Center At UMass Dash and Dine by Maura Keene
Amherst Farmers’ Market Opens With Record Crowd by Meg Gage
Tom Morton At Gallery A3 In May: Paintings, Drawings, And Pastels
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Amherst History Month By Month: Storybook Appeal -Tudor Revival Homes In Amherst by Hetty Startup
From Other Sources:  News For And About Amherst.  by Art Keene
Review: Poverty, By America, By Matthew Desmond – How The Rich Keep The Poor Down b y Samuel Moyn (for the Guardian)
Photo Of The Week: An April 2023 Gallery compiled by Art Keene with photos by Kitty Axelson-Berry, Annique Boomsma, Hilda Greenbaum, Meg Gage, Art Keene, and Jennifer Shiao

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Local Historic District Hears Dispute Over Use Of Right-Of-Way On North Prospect by Hilda Greenbaum
Amherst History Month By Month: Storybook Appeal -Tudor Revival Homes In Amherst by Hetty Startup

HOUSING
Debate Continues Over Hanneke/DeAngelis Multi-Family Zoning Changes by Maura Keene

LIBRARY
Library Trustees Seek Plan B Clarity. Details Of $1M Federal Grant Award Emerge by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Public Comment: Double Standard In Council And Manager Actions by Toni Cunningham
Letter: Include Purchase Of Shade Trees In Town Budget by John Root
Letter: Demling And Morris Misrepresent Parents’ Actions by Laura Hunter
Letter: Negotiating Our Teachers’ Wages Represents Negotiating The Value Of Our Education Itself. by Miguel Pinero-Jacome
Letter: Envisioning Amherst’s New Elementary School by Rebecca Fricke and Meg Gage
Opinion: Honoring Battles Hard Won By Securing A Solid Building Project by Maria Kopicki
Opinion: Why I’m Super Excited About Amherst’s Elementary School Building Project by Jennifer Shiao
Opinion: We Are Going Over 1.5°C. Now What? by Russ Vernon-Jones

PUBLIC HEALTH
Crossbrook Road Water Treatment System Is Focus Of ConsCom Hearing by Art Keene
From Other Sources:  News For And About Amherst.  by Art Keene

SCHOOLS
Is Anti LGBTQ+ Activity A Problem At The Middle School? by Maura Keene
APEA Supports YES Vote On New Elementary School
School Building Subcommittees To Provide Input On Project Design by Toni Cunningham
State Approves $39.6 Million Grant For New Elementary School by Toni Cunningham
Letter: Demling And Morris Misrepresent Parents’ Actions by Laura Hinter
Letter: Negotiating Our Teachers’ Wages Represents Negotiating The Value Of Our Education Itself. by Miguel Pinero-Jacome
Letter: Envisioning Amherst’s New Elementary School by Rebecca Fricke and Meg Gage
Opinion: Honoring Battles Hard Won By Securing A Solid Building Project by Maria Kopicki
Opinion: Why I’m Super Excited About Amherst’s Elementary School Building Project by Jennifer Shiao

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Is Anti LGBTQ+ Activity A Problem At The Middle School? by Maura Keene
African Heritage Reparations Assembly Survey Ends Friday May 5
Jennifer Moyston Honored At State House As Black Excellence On The Hill Nominee
Letter: Negotiating Our Teachers’ Wages Represents Negotiating The Value Of Our Education Itself. by Miguel Pinero-Jacome
Review: Poverty, By America, By Matthew Desmond – How The Rich Keep The Poor Down b y Samuel Moyn (for the Guardian)

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Is Anti LGBTQ+ Activity A Problem At The Middle School? by Maura Keene
School Building Subcommittees To Provide Input On Project Design by Toni Cunningham
State Approves $39.6 Million Grant For New Elementary School by Toni Cunningham
Library Trustees Seek Plan B Clarity. Details Of $1M Federal Grant Award Emerge by Jeff Lee
Debate Continues Over Hanneke/DeAngelis Multi-Family Zoning Changes by Maura Keene
Council Rescinds 2021 Zoning Priorities. Approves Regional School Budget With Little Discussion Or Dissent by Maura Keene
Amherst’s Solar Assessment Shows Strong Preference For Canopy & Rooftop Solar by MIchael Lipinski
Crossbrook Road Water Treatment System Is Focus Of ConsCom Hearing by Art Keene
Zoning Board Of Appeals Examines Plans For Battery Storage Unit In North Amherst by Hilda Greenbaum
Local Historic District Hears Dispute Over Use Of Right-Of-Way On North Prospect by Hilda Greenbaum
Jennifer Moyston Honored At State House As Black Excellence On The Hill Nominee
Public Comment: Double Standard In Council And Manager Actions by Toni Cunningham
Opinion: Honoring Battles Hard Won By Securing A Solid Building Project by Maria Kopicki
From Other Sources:  News For And About Amherst.  by Art Keene

TAX OVERRIDE
APEA Supports YES Vote On New Elementary School