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ANALYTICS
Good News!!! Our analytics plug-in is up and counting again after going down in a malware attack on July 6. We finally have over a months worth of data which we present below. Note that our readership has increased substantially since the summer.

Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 62,993 (-1181)
Last Week: 14,045 (-1205)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 30,098 (-682)
Last Week: 6909 (-1013)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Town Manager Responds to Questions About CRESS by Amherst Indy
2. Amherst Forward’s Influence Extends To Election Results, Government Policy by Jeff Lee
3. Wallace, Weaver, and Lazdowski Selected for Interim School Committee Seats by Maura Keene
4. Issues & Analyses: Many People in Amherst Would Be Interested in Living Downtown Given the Right Conditions by Ira Bryck
5. Search for New School Superintendent Begins by Maura Keene

WHAT’S In THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
Gallery Reception for Painter Bella Hallsted
Grace Church Will Host Weekend Harvest Music Festival

CAMPUS
Lecture: The Struggle for Justice in Palestine: Past, Present, and Future.

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Independent Review Of Shutesbury Road Solar Project Requested by Maura Keene
Celebrate Trees With The Town Shade Tree Committee
Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate? by Darcy DuMont
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet by Ira Bryck
Photo of the Week: Strolling in Leverett and Shutesbury by Richard Sclove

ELECTIONS
The Indy’s Election Central by Art Keene
Date Change for League’s Candidate Forum
DONA Candidate Forum Set for October 22
Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate? by Darcy DuMont
Opinion: It’s Time for Amherst Voters to Do Some Homework by John Varner

EVENTS
Date Change for League’s Candidate Forum
Celebrate Trees With The Town Shade Tree Committee
Lecture: The Struggle for Justice in Palestine: Past, Present, and Future
Gallery Reception for Painter Bella Hallsted
Grace Church Will Host Weekend Harvest Music Festival
DONA Candidate Forum Set for October 22
Celebration of Life for Dee Shabazz on October 26
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
A Few Questions For…Eric Fredericksen, USA Waste & Recycling by Kitty Axelson-Berry
From Other Sources. News for and About Amherst.  This Week: Local News Roundup and Select Commentary on the War in Gaza. by Art Keene
Photo of the Week: Strolling in Leverett and Shutesbury by Richard Sclove

HOUSING
Issues & Analyses: Many People in Amherst Would Be Interested in Living Downtown Given the Right Conditions by Ira Bryck

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: District’s Denial of Fiscal Realities Could Put ARHS Field Improvements out of Reach by Maria Kopicki
Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate? by Darcy DuMont
Issues & Analyses: Many People in Amherst Would Be Interested in Living Downtown Given the Right Conditions by Ira Bryck

LIBRARY
With Project Funding Uncertain, Town Seeks Temporary Library Digs by Jeff Lee

OPINION
Public Comment: Necessary Steps to Move Forward with Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
Letter: Proposed Solar Project in North Amherst Is Bad for the Planet by Ira Bryck
Opinion: It’s Time for Amherst Voters to Do Some Homework by John Varner

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health Department Plans Vaccination Clinics  by Art Keene
Issues & Analyses: District’s Denial of Fiscal Realities Could Put ARHS Field Improvements out of Reach by Maria Kopicki

PUBLIC SAFETY
Social Justice Committee Frustrated with Absence of Answers to Questions About Turmoil at CRESS. by Art Keene
Town Services Committee Seeks Path Forward for Streetlight Regulations and Hauler Reform by Art Keene

SCHOOLS
School Committee Chairs Delay Access to Report on LGBTQ Harassment by Maria Kopicki
Issues & Analyses: District’s Denial of Fiscal Realities Could Put ARHS Field Improvements out of Reach by Maria Kopicki

SOCIAL JUSTICE
Social Justice Committee Frustrated with Absence of Answers to Questions About Turmoil at CRESS. by Art Keene
School Committee Chairs Delay Access to Report on LGBTQ Harassment by Maria Kopicki
Lecture: The Struggle for Justice in Palestine: Past, Present, and Future.

SOLID WASTE
Town Services Committee Seeks Path Forward for Streetlight Regulations and Hauler Reform by Art Keene
Public Comment: Necessary Steps to Move Forward with Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
A Few Questions For…Eric Fredericksen, USA Waste & Recycling by Kitty Axelson-Berry

TOWN GOVERNMENT
The Indy’s Election Central by Art Keene
Social Justice Committee Frustrated with Absence of Answers to Questions About Turmoil at CRESS. by Art Keene
With Project Funding Uncertain, Town Seeks Temporary Library Digs by Jeff Lee
Independent Review Of Shutesbury Road Solar Project Requested by Maura Keene
School Committee Chairs Delay Access to Report on LGBTQ Harassment by Maria Kopicki
Town Services Committee Seeks Path Forward for Streetlight Regulations and Hauler Reform by Art Keene
Health Department Plans Vaccination Clinics  by Art Keene
Issues & Analyses: How Did Sitting Council Candidates Vote on Climate? by Darcy DuMont

WORLD NEWS
From Other Sources. News for and About Amherst.  This Week: Local News Roundup and Select Commentary on the War in Gaza. by Art Keene