What’s In This Issue?

Welcome to our Table of Contents. You can also receive a listing of all new items in the Indy each week by dropping us a note with your contact information at amherstindy@gmail.com. The subscription is free and will deliver to your inbox a listing of all new content, each Saturday at 6 a.m. We promise that we will not share your email address, nor will we send you any additional emails to clog up your inbox (except in the case of truly urgent breaking news, in which case we’ll send out a special dispatch).

ANALYTICS
Analytics are back!
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.

Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 75,720 (+10,624)
Last Week: 33,312 (+21,534)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 37,167 (+4844)
Last Week: 6869 (+1614)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Town Manager Indicates He Will Not Reappoint Social Justice Committee Co-Chair by Art Keene
2. Here Is What the Town Council Will Vote on Regarding the Jones Library on June 17 by Maura Keene
3. Amherst Will Celebrate Juneteenth With Multiple Events on Saturday June 15 and Wednesday June 19 by Amherst Indy
4. Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money by Art Keene
5. Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law by Sarah McKee

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE
ARTS
Amherst Native Annie Baker’s New Film “Janet Planet” Opens at Amherst Cinema on June 27
New in July at Gallery A3: In Memory of Eric Broudy-Artists on Being Artists

BUDGET
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Denies More Reparations Funding. Plans Cautionary Letter to School Committee Regarding FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money by Art Keene

CAMPUS
UMass Investment Portfolio: Weapons, Fossil Fuels, Illegal Settlements by Dan McGlynn (for The Shoestring, via Portside).

EVENTS
Amherst Native Annie Baker’s New Film “Janet Planet” Opens at Amherst Cinema on June 27
Amherst to Host Independence Day Fireworks and Celebration
Community Reading of Frederick Douglass Speech, July 5
New in July at Gallery A3: In Memory of Eric Broudy-Artists on Being Artists
What’s Happening in Amherst by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week, Catching up on Area News, Reflections on Juneteenth, and Potpourri by Art Keene
Unequal Pay In Female Athletics  by Niyama Adadevoh
Photos of the Week: Bears, Oh My! by Tracy Zafian

HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Community Reading of Frederick Douglass Speech, July 5
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week, Catching up on Area News, Reflections on Juneteenth, and Potpourri by Art Keene

ISSUES & ANALYSES
UMass Investment Portfolio: Weapons, Fossil Fuels, Illegal Settlements by Dan McGlynn (for The Shoestring, via Portside).

LIBRARY
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure by Maura Keene
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money by Art Keene
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law by Sarah McKee

OPINION
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money by Art Keene
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law by Sarah McKee
Opinion: The Failure of Transparency to Contain Health Care Costs in Massachusetts by Gerald Friedman

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
New Water Use Restrictions and Speed Limits for Amherst by Maura Keene
Town of Amherst Opens Temporary Cooling Center
Opinion: The Failure of Transparency to Contain Health Care Costs in Massachusetts by Gerald Friedman

SCHOOLS
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Denies More Reparations Funding. Plans Cautionary Letter to School Committee Regarding FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
APEA Honors Juneteenth with Anti-racist Commitment, Appeal to Action by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Unequal Pay In Female Athletics  by NIyama Adadevoh

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Finance Committee Denies More Reparations Funding. Plans Cautionary Letter to School Committee Regarding FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
APEA Honors Juneteenth with Anti-racist Commitment, Appeal to Action by Amherst Pelham Education Association
UMass Investment Portfolio: Weapons, Fossil Fuels, Illegal Settlements by Dan McGlynn (for The Shoestring, via Portside).
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week, Catching up on Area News, Reflections on Juneteenth, and Potpourri by Art Keene
Unequal Pay In Female Athletics  by Niyama Adadevoh

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Council Removes Restrictions on Funding for High School Track. Consents to Jones Library Redesign Expenditure by Maura Keene
New Water Use Restrictions and Speed Limits for Amherst by Maura Keene
Finance Committee Denies More Reparations Funding. Plans Cautionary Letter to School Committee Regarding FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
Interviews to Fill Vacancies on Planning Board Set for Tuesday, June 25 by Amherst Pelham Education Association
Letter: Latest Jones Library Redesign Plans Would Do Violence to the Building While Wasting Even More of the Town’s Money by Art Keene
Gutting Jones’ Historic Millwork Violates Preservation Law by Sarah McKee