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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. I-91 Overpass Standouts Planned Across Three States by Amherst Indy
2. What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
3.Town Council Defeats Proposal to Rescind Borrowing for Jones Library Expansion: Paves the Way for Town Manager to Sign Construction Contract by Maura Keene
4. The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
5.Letter: We Disavow Jeff Lee’s Letter to NEH/DOGE by by Mickey Rathbun, Maria Kopicki, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, and Arthur Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Folksinger Rod Sinclair Headlines May Song and Story Swap
- Amherst Cinema’s Seminars Feature Two Fresh Takes on Freedom of Expression
- Paula Hite Exhibits New Paintings at Gallery A3 in May
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
- Capital Spending Shortfall Anticipated for Coming Years by Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Sunrise Smith College Activists Gain Passage of Municipal Resolution to Make Polluters Pay
- UMass Poll Finds Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
CLIMATE /ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Public Comment Period for Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Expansion Closes on April 28 by Mickey Rathbun
- Sunrise Smith College Activists Gain Passage of Municipal Resolution to Make Polluters Pay
- Amherst Sustainability Festival Postponed Until May 10
DEMOCRACY
- Sunrise Smith College Activists Gain Passage of Municipal Resolution to Make Polluters Pay
- I-91 Overpass Standouts Planned Across Three States
- The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Opinion: Should We Agree with Our Elected Officials? by Michael Greenebaum
EVENTS
- Amherst Sustainability Festival Postponed Until May 10
- Much To Do on the Town Common This Weekend by Maura Keene
- Folksinger Rod Sinclair Headlines May Song and Story Swap
- Local Cohousing Communities Invite the Public to Open Houses on May 3
- Amherst Cinema’s Seminars Feature Two Fresh Takes on Freedom of Expression
- Paula Hite Exhibits New Paintings at Gallery A3 in May
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Measles Is the Most Infectious Disease Known to Science – Adults Should Consider Getting Another MMR Vaccine by Derek Gatherer (for The Conversation)
- Photos of the Week: Spring in Carol Pope’s Garden by Carol Pope
HOUSING
- Two More Apartments Planned for Former Bruno’s Site by Maura Keene
- Local Cohousing Communities Invite the Public to Open Houses on May 3
LIBRARY
- AG Acknowledges “Fair Concerns” but Denies Bid Protest of Jones Library Building Project for Now by Maria Kopicki
- Public Comment Period for Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Expansion Closes on April 28 by Mickey Rathbun
- Letter: Correcting the Gazette’s Misrepresentation of My Letter to the NEH by Jeff Lee
- Letter: We Disavow Jeff Lee’s Letter to NEH/DOGE by Mickey Rathbun, Maria Kopicki, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, and Arthur Keene
- Letter: Jeff Lee Speaks Truth to Power by Kitty Axelson-Berry
OPINION
- Letter: Correcting the Gazette’s Misrepresentation of My Letter to the NEH by Jeff Lee
- Letter: We Disavow Jeff Lee’s Letter to NEH/DOGE by Mickey Rathbun, Maria Kopicki, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, and Arthur Keene
- Letter: Jeff Lee Speaks Truth to Power by Kitty Axelson-Berry
- Opinion: Should We Agree with Our Elected Officials? by Michael Greenebaum
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Measles Is the Most Infectious Disease Known to Science – Adults Should Consider Getting Another MMR Vaccine by Derek Gatherer (for The Conversation)
RESOURCES
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
TOWN GOVERMENT
- AG Acknowledges “Fair Concerns” but Denies Bid Protest of Jones Library Building Project for Now by Maria Kopicki
- Public Comment Period for Environmental Assessment of Jones Library Expansion Closes on April 28 by Mickey Rathbun
- Capital Spending Shortfall Anticipated for Coming Years by Maura Keene
- Two More Apartments Planned for Former Bruno’s Site by Maura Keene
- Charter Review Committee Plans Outreach to Town Officials and Residents
- Town Manager Seeks Volunteers to Serve on Town Boards, Committees, and Commissions
- Opinion: Should We Agree with Our Elected Officials? by Michael Greenebaum