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ANALYTICS
Dear Friends,
Our access to our analytics site was lost on July 6 and we have not yet been able to re-establish it. We are missing analytics from 7/6 – 7/7 and will report them as soon as we can. We do still have data on the month of July and are able to report below the most-read articles for that month.

Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week/month.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Month of June: 41,492 (+732)
Last Week:
Number of Unique Sessions
Month of June: 19,256 (+185)
Last Week:

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
1. Breaking The Silence: Staff Members Come Forward With Claims Of Negligence, Misuse Of Power By School District Leadership by  Talvin Dhingra, Tae Weiss, Jacob Laney, and Amara Cheng.
.2. Opinion: Is Amherst Redeemable?  by John Varner
3. Letter: Town Discriminates Against Black Owned Businesses by Vira Cage
4. Opinion: Now Is The Time To Act On Middle School Debacle by Art Keene
5. Opinion: A Failure Of Leadership In The Amherst Public Schools by Ali Wicks-Lim

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
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WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
Library Holds Off Seeking Building Permit. Project To Be Bound By 2023 Energy Code by Jeff Lee
Photo Of The Week: Bobcat, Wentworth Farm, By Darya Zelentsova

ELECTIONS
Running For Elected Office In Amherst: Nomination Papers Now Available

EVENTS
League Of Women Voters Accepting Donations For Annual Book Sale
What’s Happening In Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
There’s Still Time To Join Summer Reading Programs At The Jones Library by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley

FEATURES
There’s Still Time To Join Summer Reading Programs At The Jones Library by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley
Photo Of The Week: Bobcat, Wentworth Farm, By Darya Zelentsova

LIBRARY
Library Holds Off Seeking Building Permit. Project To Be Bound By 2023 Energy Code by Jeff Lee
There’s Still Time To Join Summer Reading Programs At The Jones Library by Vivian Jacobs-Townsley

OPINION
Public Comment: APEA Overwhelmingly Supported No Confidence Vote Against Morris And Cunningham by Alicia Lopez
Opinion: Waiting To Act Will Not Fix What is Broken In Our Schools by Art Keene
Opinion: School Committee Member Peter Demling Is An Obstacle To Addressing The Crises In Amherst’s Public Schools by Ali Wicks-Lim

PUBLIC HEALTH
Town Offers Tips To Beat The Summer Heat

SCHOOLS
School Committee: “No Open Meeting Law Violation At May 16 Meeting”. by Maura Keene
Public Comment: APEA Overwhelmingly Supported No Confidence Vote Against Morris And Cunningham by Alicia Lopez
Opinion: Waiting To Act Will Not Fix What is Broken In Our Schools by Art Keene
Opinion: School Committee Member Peter Demling Is An Obstacle To Addressing The Crises In Amherst’s Public Schools by Ali Wicks-Lim

TOWN GOVERNMENT
Library Holds Off Seeking Building Permit. Project To Be Bound By 2023 Energy Code by Jeff Lee
School Committee: “No Open Meeting Law Violation At May 16 Meeting” by Maura Keene
Congressman McGovern Lends Voice To Black Business Leaders’ Application For Local ARPA Dollars by Maura Keene
Town To Allocate Second Round Of ARPA Funds
Running For Elected Office In Amherst: Nomination Papers Now Available
Public Comment: APEA Overwhelmingly Supported No Confidence Vote Against Morris And Cunningham by Alicia Lopez
Opinion: Waiting To Act Will Not Fix What is Broken In Our Schools by Art Keene
Opinion: School Committee Member Peter Demling Is An Obstacle To Addressing The Crises In Amherst’s Public Schools by Ali Wicks-Lim