What’s in This Issue?

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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 70,181 (-2,595)
Last Week: 9,044 (-3,209)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 24,840 (-513)
Last Week: 4,743 (-1581)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
1. New Water Use Restrictions and Speed Limits for Amherst by Maura Keene
2. Building Committee Approves Deep Cuts to Library Design by Jeff Lee
3. Town Manager Indicates He Will Not Reappoint Social Justice Committee Co-Chair by Art Keene
4. Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It by Jeff Lee
5. Amherst to Host Independence Day Fireworks and Celebration by Amherst Indy

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Committee Embraces New Approaches to Bullying and Harassment. Approves Plan for Track and Field Renovation by Art Keene
2. Library Trustees Slam Plan B as They Develop It by Jeff Lee
3. Regional School Committee Approves Reoriented Track and Field Renovation by Jennifer Shiao
3. Amherst to Host Independence Day Fireworks and Celebration by Amherst Indy
4. Opinion: More Money for the Library but Not for the Schools by Art and Maura Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

BUDGET
Regional School Committee Begins Planning For FY26 Budget by Maura Keene

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion) by Jeff Lee and Art Keene

DEMOCRACY
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week: More Area News that You Need, The Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Historic Decisions, and Project 2025 and the Revocation of Civil Rights by Art Keene

EVENTS
Collection for League of Women Voters’ Annual Book Sale Begins July 5
Cuppa Joe with New School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman.
What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES
Frederick Douglass on July 4th. A Timeless Critique of Democracy in This Country (Full Text and Audio) by Frederick Douglass
Choosing Where to Be Pregnant: Which States Are Safest? by Robin Jaffin and Dede Wilson
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week: More Area News that You Need, The Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Historic Decisions, and Project 2025 and the Revocation of Civil Rights by Art Keene
Photos of the Week: A June Indy Gallery by Annique Boomsma and Anita Sarro

HISTORY
Frederick Douglass on July 4th. A Timeless Critique of Democracy in This Country (Full Text and Audio) by Frederick Douglass

LIBRARY
Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion) by Jeff Lee and Art Keene

MEDIA
Indy is Going on Vacation by Art Keene
From Other Sources: News for and About Amherst.  This Week: More Area News that You Need, The Aftermath of the Supreme Court’s Historic Decisions, and Project 2025 and the Revocation of Civil Rights by Art Keene

OPINION
Indy Rewind: Greenwashing the Jones Library (Opinion) by Jeff Lee and Art Keene

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
Puffer’s Pond Closed to Swimming
Choosing Where to Be Pregnant: Which States Are Safest? by Robin Jaffin and Dede Wilson

SCHOOLS
Regional School Committee Begins Planning For FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
Cuppa Joe with New School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman.

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Frederick Douglass on July 4th. A Timeless Critique of Democracy in This Country (Full Text and Audio) by Frederick Douglass
Choosing Where to Be Pregnant: Which States Are Safest? by Robin Jaffin and Dede Wilson


TOWN GOVERNMENT
Regional School Committee Begins Planning For FY26 Budget by Maura Keene
Cuppa Joe with New School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman.