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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 39,208 (-2063)
Last Week: 7,563 (+440).
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 Days: 15,085(-496)
Last Week: 3270 (+223)
TOP FIVE MOST READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Tempers Flare Over Calls For CRC To Provide Data And Analysis by Kitty Axelson-Berry
2. Rooney Wins Councilor Seat by Five Votes; Ross Calls For Recount by Toni Cunningham
3. Opinion: White Supremacists Declare War On Democracy And Walk Away Unscathed by Carol Anderson
4. Letter: Garage Proposal Characterized By Poor Planning And Contempt For The Public by Rani Parker
5. Letter: Weak Justifications Offered For Rezoning Lot For Parking Garage by Jennifer Taub
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
NEW / BREAKING
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 24, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
Rooney’s Victory In District 4 Council Race Affirmed By Recount by Maria Kopicki
Library Trustees Report Record-Setting Endowment by Maura Keene
ARTS
UMass Professor Martín Espada Wins National Book Award For Poetry
Amherst Cinema’s 15th Anniversary Event
BUDGET
Much Need, Limited Revenue: Finance Committee Considers, Fire Safety, Housing And Revenue Streams by Kitty Axelsonm-Berry
Unanticipated Expenditures For Special Education Raise Concern by Toni Cunningham
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program by Maura Keene
First Glimpse Of The FY2023 Budget by Maura Keene
Public Comment: Better Funding Of Amherst Fire Department Urgently Needed To Address Dangerous Conditions by Ben Graham
Public Comment: Sunrise Movement Calls For Increased Funding of Schools, CRESS, And Green Infrastructure In FY23 Town Budget by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, Levi Gibson, Julian Hynes and Amrita Rutter
CAMPUS
UMass Professor Martín Espada Wins National Book Award For Poetry
UMass Dining Services Awarded $319,000 Grant To Support Introduction of Maine Kelp Into Dining Program
CLIMATE /ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Board Of Health Will Explore Changes To Regulations For Refuse Haulers That Would Provide Curbside Compost Pick Up by Darcy DuMont
UMass Dining Services Awarded $319,000 Grant To Support Introduction of Maine Kelp Into Dining Program
Holyoke Rally Calls On ISO To Fix The Grid In New England
Issues & Analyses: US Cities Working To Reduce Emissions In The Absence Of Bold Action In Washington by Katharine Gammon
Opinion: Reflections on COP26 – How Bad, or Good, Was It? by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: The Moral Case For Destroying Fossil Fuel Infrastructure by Andreas Malm
Almanac: Of Potholes And Giant’s Kettles by Stephen Braun
Photo Of The Week: Winter Is Coming By Annique Boomsma
ELECTIONS
Rooney’s Victory In District 4 Council Race Affirmed By Recount by Maria Kopicki
District Four Council Recount Set For Tuesday. All Other Election Results Have Been Certified by Art Keen
Opinion: In Gratitude by Michael Greenebaum
EVENTS
Amherst Cinema’s 15th Anniversary Event
Annual Lighting of the Merry Maple
FEATURES
Almanac: Of Potholes And Giant’s Kettles by Stephen Braun
Speak Up! Are Covid Mandates Good or Bad? by Jeff Lee
Photo Of The Week: Winter Is Coming By Annique Boomsma
ISSUES & ANALYSES
Issues & Analyses: US Cities Working To Reduce Emissions In The Absence Of Bold Action In Washington by Katharine Gammon
LIBRARY
Library Trustees Report Record-Setting Endowment by Maura Keene
OPINION
Public Comment: Better Funding Of Amherst Fire Department Urgently Needed To Address Dangerous Conditions by Ben Graham
Public Comment: Sunrise Movement Calls For Increased Funding of Schools, CRESS, And Green Infrastructure In FY23 Town Budget by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, Levi Gibson, Julian Hynes and Amrita Rutter
Opinion: In Gratitude by Michael Greenebaum
Opinion: Reflections on COP26 – How Bad, or Good, Was It? by Russ Vernon-Jones
Opinion: The Moral Case For Destroying Fossil Fuel Infrastructure by Andreas Malm
PARKING
CRC To Town Council: Quick, Clear The Path For A Parking Garage by Art Keene
Free Saturday Parking In Downtown Amherst
PUBLIC HEALTH
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 24, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
Board Of Health Will Explore Changes To Regulations For Refuse Haulers That Would Provide Curbside Compost Pick Up by Darcy DuMont
COVID-19 Update For The Week Of November 18, 2021 by Art and Maura Keene
Vaccine Deadline For Amherst Schools Is December 1 by Art Keene
Speak Up! Are Covid Mandates Good or Bad? by Jeff Lee
SCHOOLS
DiNisco Selected As Designer For Elementary School Project by Toni Cunningham
Unanticipated Expenditures For Special Education Raise Concern by Toni Cunningham
Vaccine Deadline For Amherst Schools Is December 1 by Art Keene
Public Comment: Sunrise Movement Calls For Increased Funding of Schools, CRESS, And Green Infrastructure In FY23 Town Budget by Marisol Pierce Bonifaz, Levi Gibson, Julian Hynes and Amrita Rutter
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program by Maura Keene
Holyoke Rally Calls On ISO To Fix The Grid In New England
TOWN GOVERNMENT
Rooney’s Victory In District 4 Council Race Affirmed By Recount by Maria Kopicki
District Four Council Recount Set For Tuesday. All Other Election Results Have Been Certified by Art Keene
Board Of Health Will Explore Changes To Regulations For Refuse Haulers That Would Provide Curbside Compost Pick Up by Darcy DuMont
DiNisco Selected As Designer For Elementary School Project by Toni Cunningham
Historical Commission Supports Bandshell On The Common by Hilda Greenbaum
Council To Meet Seven Weeks In A Row For Zoning Change Votes Before New Councilors Are Seated by Maura Keene
CRC To Town Council: Quick, Clear The Path For A Parking Garage by Art Keene
Much Need, Limited Revenue: Finance Committee Considers, Fire Safety, Housing And Revenue Streams by Kitty Axelson-Berry
Objections Raised To Funding Department Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion And Alternative Responders Program by Maura Keene
First Glimpse Of The FY2023 Budget by Maura Keene
Planning Board Approves Permit For Main Street Building Changes. Recommends Extending COVID Zoning Changes. by Maura Keene
Hayley Bolton Appointed New Director of Senior Services
ZONING
Council To Meet Seven Weeks In A Row For Zoning Change Votes Before New Councilors Are Seated by Maura Keene
CRC To Town Council: Quick, Clear The Path For A Parking Garage by Art Keene
Planning Board Approves Permit For Main Street Building Changes. Recommends Extending COVID Zoning Changes. by Maura Keene