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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 55,674 (-4167)
Last Week: 11,671 (-2683)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 30,967 (-2567)
Last Week 6174 (-1420)
Number of Active Users
Last 30 Days: 15,048 (-1312)
Last Week: 3,222 (-449)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Councilor Devlin Gauthier Asks for More Money for Schools by Maura Keene
2. Amherst Joins Nation in Protesting Trump’s Assault on Democracy by Art Keene
3. Why Did Dan Muscat Resign from the Charter Review Committee? by Darcy DuMont.
4. Third Deadline Extension Approved for Jones Library Project by Art Keene
5.Amherst Historical Commission Concerned with Veracity of Section 106 Memorandum by Jeff Lee
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theater’s Hercules, March 24
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
- Regional Schools to Vote on Budget March 14 by Maura Keene
- Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24 by Maura Keene
- Amherst Residents Push Council for More School Funding by Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Cyberattack Hits Town Website. Twenty-Nine Arrested at “Blarney Blowout.” Still No Site for New Fire Station. by Maura Keene
- UMass Downtown Celebrates Grand Opening by Art Keene
- UMass Amherst Computer Scientist Co-Recipient of “The Nobel Prize of Computing”
- Public Invited to Mark Spring Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel on March 20
- Recycling Robot Takes out the Trash at UMass by Darcy DuMont
CLIMATE / ENERGY /ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Dear Reader by Art Keene
- What’s Next for Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Proposal? by Darcy DuMont
- Update: Sunday March 16 Looks to Be a Good Night for Amphibian Migration
- Public Invited to Mark Spring Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel on March 20
- Recycling Robot Takes out the Trash at UMass by Darcy DuMont
- The Net-Zero Revolution. Libraries Strive to Generate as Much as They Consume by Cass Balzer (for American Libraries)
DEMOCRACY
- Dear Reader by Art Keene
- APEA Stands Against Trump’s Dismantling of Department of Education by Art Keene
- Photos of the Week: Spring Protests Begin at UMass by Josna Rege and Laura Quilter
DOWNTOWN
‘EVENTS
- Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24 by Maura Keene
- Update: Sunday March 16 Looks to Be a Good Night for Amphibian Migration
- Public Invited to Mark Spring Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel on March 20
- Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theater’s Hercules, March 24
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Dear Reader by Art Keene
- Recycling Robot Takes out the Trash at UMass by Darcy DuMont
- The Mill River in Amherst: The History You Probably Don’t Know by Bryan Harvey
- The Net-Zero Revolution. Libraries Strive to Generate as Much as They Consume by Cass Balzer (for American Libraries)
- Town Manager Report for March 7, 2025
- Photos of the Week: Spring Protests Begin at UMass by Josna Rege and Laura Quilter
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVTION
- The Mill River in Amherst: The History You Probably Don’t Know by Bryan Harvey
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- Massachusetts Sees Tariffs Pinching Public Projects by Jeff Lee
- Why Did Dan Muscat Resign from the Charter Review Committee? by Darcy DuMont
LIBRARY
OPINION
- Opinion: One Year Later: Revisiting Amherst’s Resolution in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza by Josna Rege
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Ferreira Resigns from Resident Oversight Board Working Group by Art Keene
- Opinion: One Year Later: Revisiting Amherst’s Resolution in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza by Josna Rege
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Ferreira Resigns from Resident Oversight Board Working Group by Art Keene
- Opinion: One Year Later: Revisiting Amherst’s Resolution in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza by Josna Rege
- Photos of the Week: Spring Protests Begin at UMass by Josna Rege and Laura Quilter
SOLID WASTE
- What’s Next for Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Proposal? by Darcv DuMont
- Recycling Robot Takes out the Trash at UMass by Darcy DuMont
SCHOOLS
- Regional Schools to Vote on Budget March 14 by Maura Keene
- Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24 by Maura Keene
- Amherst Residents Push Council for More School Funding by Maura Keene
- APEA Stands Against Trump’s Dismantling of Department of Education by Art Keene
- Auditions for Missoula Children’s Theater’s Hercules, March 24
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Massachusetts Sees Tariffs Pinching Public Projects by Jeff Lee
- Ferreira Resigns from Resident Oversight Board Working Group by Art Keene
- Why Did Dan Muscat Resign from the Charter Review Committee? by Darcy DuMont
- Regional Schools to Vote on Budget March 14 by Maura Keene
- Finance Director Urges Public to Attend Meeting on School Aid at UMass on March 24 by Maura Keene
- Amherst Residents Push Council for More School Funding by Maura Keene
- Cyberattack Hits Town Website. Twenty-Nine Arrested at “Blarney Blowout.” Still No Site for New Fire Station by Maura Keene
- What’s Next for Waste Reduction/Curbside Compost Proposal? by Darcy DuMont
- Opinion: One Year Later: Revisiting Amherst’s Resolution in Support of a Ceasefire in Gaza by Josna Rege
- Town Manager Report for March 7, 2025