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ANALYTICS 
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Last 30 days: 28,080 (+1315)
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Last 30 Days: 11,582 (+127)
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TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Economics In A Small College Town by Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik
2. Amherst Petitioners Appeal To Board Of Registrars Over Wrongfully Rejected Signatures by Art Keene
3. Letter: Moratorium Is Last Resort For Residents Whose Questions And Concerns Are Routinely Dismissed By Town Government by Jennifer Taub
4. Opinion: We Are Not A Small Group of Complainers With Too Much Time On Our Hands! Hundreds Of Amherst Residents Weigh In On The Proposed Construction Moratorium by Ira Bryck
5. Town Has Not Responded To Appeal Filed On Wrongfully Disqualified Signatures Charge by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE
BUDGET
Schools Report $2.7 Million In COVID-Related Grants by Toni Cunningham

CSWG To Town Government: Stop Disrespecting BIPOC People by Art Keene

Town Council Passes Regional School Budget With $1.2M Cut In Services. Operating Budget Provides Minimal Funding For Alternative To Policing by Maura Keene

Opinion: Fund CSWG Proposals, Not Cops by Defund 413 Amherst

COVID-19
Amherst Vaccine Clinic, UMass, CVS Now Offering Walk-In Appointments

COVID-19 Daily Update by Art and Maura Keene

DEMOCRACY
Open Meeting Law Complaint Seeks New Certification Process For Petition For Referendum On Jones Library Borrowing by Art Keene

Town Has Not Responded To Appeal Filed On Wrongfully Disqualified Signatures Charge by Art Keene

Public Comment: Disqualified Signatures On Jones Borrowing Petition Are A Voting Rights Issue by Maria Kopicki

Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue by Russ Vernon-Jones

DOWNTOWN
Planning Board Considers Archipelago’s Application For New Building Downtown by Maura Keene

ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
LWVA Event: How Well Is Massachusetts Responding To The Climate Emergency?

Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue by Russ Vernon-Jones

Almanac: Evening Idyll by Stephen Braun

Photo Of The Week: Tulips! By Risa Silverman

EVENTS
LWVA Event: How Well Is Massachusetts Responding To The Climate Emergency?

FEATURES
Almanac: Evening Idyll by Stephen Braun

Town Manager Report For May 3, 2021

Photo Of The Week: Tulips! By Risa Silverman

HOUSING
Council Considers Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw And Pomeroy Village Intersection by Maura Keene

ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analysis: If We Build It Will They Come? by Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik

LIBRARY
Open Meeting Law Complaint Seeks New Certification Process For Petition For Referendum On Jones Library Borrowing by Art Keene

Council Receives Update On Voter Veto Petition, Town Moves Forward With Jones Borrowing by Maura Keene

Town Has Not Responded To Appeal Filed On Wrongfully Disqualified Signatures Charge by Art Keene

MEDIA
Western Mass Municipal Officials Hold Broadband Forum by Jim Lescault

OPINION
Public Comment: Disqualified Signatures On Jones Borrowing Petition Are A Voting Rights Issue by Maria Kopicki

Public Comment: Failure To Fund CRESS Program Shows A Lack Of Commitment To Racial Equity by Amara Donovan

Opinion: Fund CSWG Proposals, Not Cops by Defund 413 Amherst

Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue by Russ Vernon-Jones

Opinion: Excellence Is Apparent At Amherst Regional High School by Allison McDonald

Opinion: In The Face Of Injustice, Story Telling Can Transform The World by Timothy Scalona

PLANNING
Planning Board Considers Archipelago’s Application For New Building Downtown by Maura Keene

Issues & Analysis: If We Build It Will They Come? by Gerald Friedman and Maral Asik

POLICE
CSWG To Town Government: Stop Disrespecting BIPOC People. by Art Keene

Public Comment: Failure To Fund CRESS Program Shows A Lack Of Commitment To Racial Equity by Amara Donovan

Opinion: Fund CSWG Proposals, Not Cops by Defund 413 Amherst

SCHOOLS
Schools Report $2.7 Million In COVID-Related Grants by Toni Cunningham

Town Council Passes Regional School Budget With $1.2M Cut In Services. Operating Budget Provides Minimal Funding For Alternative To Policing by Maura Keene

Opinion: Excellence Is Apparent At Amherst Regional High School by Allison McDonald

SOCIAL JUSTICE
CSWG To Town Government: Stop Disrespecting BIPOC People by Art Keene

Public Comment: Disqualified Signatures On Jones Borrowing Petition Are A Voting Rights Issue by Maria Kopicki

Public Comment: Failure To Fund CRESS Program Shows A Lack Of Commitment To Racial Equity by Amara Donovan

Opinion: Voting Rights Are A Climate and Race Issue by Russ Vernon-Jones

Opinion: In The Face Of Injustice, Story Telling Can Transform The World by Timothy Scalona

TOWN GOVERNMENT
CSWG To Town Government: Stop Disrespecting BIPOC People by Art Keene

Planning Board Considers Archipelago’s Application For New Building Downtown by Maura Keene

Open Meeting Law Complaint Seeks New Certification Process For Petition For Referendum On Jones Library Borrowing by Art Keene

Council Considers Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw And Pomeroy Village Intersection by Maura Keene

Town Council Passes Regional School Budget With $1.2M Cut In Services. Operating Budget Provides Minimal Funding For Alternative To Policing by Maura Keene

Council Receives Update On Voter Veto Petition, Town Moves Forward With Jones Borrowing by Maura Keene

Town Has Not Responded To Appeal Filed On Wrongfully Disqualified Signatures Charge by Art Keene

Town Council Accepting Applications For Districting Advisory Board

Board Of Health Schedules Hearing On Prohibiting Smoking In Public Places

Town Council to Hold a Public Hearing on New Design for the North Common

Town Manager Report For May 3, 2021