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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 61,625 (1,845)
Last Week: 14,173 (+945)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 35,455 36,310 (-855)
Last Week 7731 (+48)
Number of Active Users
Last 30 Days: 18,342 (-138)
Last Week: 5030 (-591)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF MAY
1. Proposed Development at Atkins Corner Raises Concerns About Size and Traffic by Maura Keene
2. We’re Doing It Again: Coordinated I-91 Overpass Standouts from Connecticut to Vermont by Art Keene
3. Police Intervene to Quell Altercation at Amherst Middle School by Art Keene
4. Letter: Hannah Moushabeck’s Homeland Tells Only One Side of a Complex Story by Andrea Newman
5. Letter: In Support of Author Hannah Moushabeck’s Visit to Fort River School by Drew Egan and 173 others
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Orchard Valley, Amherst: Reprising Social Housing and Its Histories by Hetty Startup
2. Town’s Statement Regarding ICE Operations in Amherst by Amherst Indy
3. Opinion: Worcester Protesters Show How to Respond to ICE Raids by Jason Pramas
4. Updated: Amherst on List of More Than 500 Sanctuary Cities Targeted by Trump Administration by Art Keene
5. Town Manager:Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions by Maura Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Annual ARHS Student Art Show Opens This Week
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
CAMPUS
- UMass Amherst Named an Affiliate of Bee Campus USA
- Culinary Legends, Science. and Student Culture Converge at 31st Annual UMass Chef’s Conference
- Records Reveal UMass Police’s Recent Weapons, Equipment Purchases by divina cordiero (for The Shoestring)
CLIMATE /ENERGY/ ENVIRONMENT/NATURE
- UMass Amherst Named an Affiliate of Bee Campus USA
- Public Comment: It’s Time to Renew Support for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Amherst Board of Health Still Waiting for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
DEMOCRACY
- Town Manager: Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions by Maura Keene
- The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Opinion: Care, Loyalty, Obedience: Where Congress and Boards Keep Failing by Ira Bryck
- Photos of the Week: Images of Resistance by Dave Madeloni
EVENTS
- Visioning Session for the Redevelopment of the South Amherst School
- Let’s Talk Housing Amherst! Three Upcoming Events
- Annual ARHS Student Art Show Opens This Week
- Amherst Restaurant Week Returns June 8–12
- Fifth Annual Ancestral Bridges Juneteenth Legacy Celebration, June 14
- Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Records Reveal UMass Police’s Recent Weapons, Equipment Purchases by divina cordiero (for The Shoestring)
- Town Manager Report for June 2, 2025
- Photos of the Week: Images of Resistance by Dave Madeloni
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Fort River Elementary Community Celebrates Unearthing of Time Capsule by Jayne Pearl
- Fifth Annual Ancestral Bridges Juneteenth Legacy Celebration, June 14
- Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
HOUSING
- Town Manager Appoints Five to Affordable Housing Trust by Maura Keene
- Visioning Session for the Redevelopment of the South Amherst School
- Let’s Talk Housing Amherst! Three Upcoming Events
HUMOR
- Amherst in the Year 2525 by Ira Bryck
LABOR
LIBRARY
OPINION
- Public Comment: It’s Time to Renew Support for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Opinion: Care, Loyalty, Obedience: Where Congress and Boards Keep Failing by Ira Bryck
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Town Manager: Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions by Maura Keene
- Puffers Pond Exceeds State Bacteria Limits for Safe Swimming
- Public Comment: It’s Time to Renew Support for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Amherst Board of Health Still Waiting for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Records Reveal UMass Police’s Recent Weapons, Equipment Purchases by divina cordiero (for The Shoestring)
RECREATION
- Puffers Pond Exceeds State Bacteria Limits for Safe Swimming
- Groff Park Spray Pad Is Officially Open
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- Town Council Appoints Four to Sustainability Group for Regional Schools by Maura Keene
- Juan Rodríguez Appointed Principal of Amherst Regional Middle School
- Amherst Teams Capture State Championships by Maura Keene
- Fort River Elementary Community Celebrates Unearthing of Time Capsule by Jayne Pearl
- Annual ARHS Student Art Show Opens This Week
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Fifth Annual Ancestral Bridges Juneteenth Legacy Celebration, June 14
- Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Town Manager: Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions by Maura Keene
- Town Council Appoints Four to Sustainability Group for Regional Schools by Maura Keene
- Design of ADA Path at Munson Memorial Library Hinges on Rhododendron by Maura Keene
- Five Vie for Three Open Positions on Planning Board by Maura Keene
- Town Manager Appoints Five to Affordable Housing Trust by Maura Keene
- Visioning Session for the Redevelopment of the South Amherst School
- Let’s Talk Housing Amherst! Three Upcoming Events
- Public Comment: It’s Time to Renew Support for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Opinion: Care, Loyalty, Obedience: Where Congress and Boards Keep Failing by Ira Bryck
- Amherst Board of Health Still Waiting for Waste Hauler Reform by Darcy DuMont
- Town Manager Report for June 2, 2025