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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Amherst Ranks Last in Massachusetts in Public Works Spending Per Capita by Jeff Lee
2. Little Relief in Sight for Amherst’s Roads by Jeff Lee
3. Open Letter: Bare Roots Farm in Response to Gardener’s Supply Filing for Bankruptcy by Anna Maunz & Chris Reid
4. Newcomers Appointed to Planning Board. Winter Denied Reappointment by Maura Keene
5. School Committees Approve Raise for Superintendent by Art Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Jazz in July Returns Next Week
- Call and Response: Paintings by Evelyn Pye at Gallery A3 in July
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
- CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss by Audrey Falkner
CAMPUS
DEMOCRACY
- Residents Call for Amendments to Charter at Review Committee’s Third Listening Session by Anita Sarro
- The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Yes, You Have a Right to Film ICE by Saira Hussain, Sophia Cope, and Matthew Guariglia (for the Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Letter: Should Brookline Become a City? Our Experience in Amherst Says No! by Hilda Greenbaum
- Opinion: Amherst’s Town Council Form of Government Fails Every Democratic Test by by Art Keene, Darcy DuMont, Kitty Axelson-Berry, Lenore Bryck, Ira Bryck, Rita Burke, Sean Burke, Felicity Callahan, James Callahan, Amber Cano-Martin, Allegra Clark, Lou Conover, Nancy DiMattio, Hilda Greenbaum, Michael Greenebaum, Ann Hollingworth, Keith Hollingworth, Marla Jamate, Maura Keene, Rosemary Kofler, Richard Kofler, Maria Kopicki, Rob Kusner, Phyllis Lehrer, Ricci Mastroianni, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, Premila Nair, Sig Nilsen, Pat Ononibaku, Christina Platt, Laura Quilter, Robert Quinn, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Hetty Startup, Adrienne Terrizzi, John Varner, Lydia Vernon-Jones, and Russ Vernon-Jones
- Opinion: Potholes, The Charter, and a Board of Appointments by Michael Greenebaum
ENERGY
EVENTS
- Hunting on Conservation Land to be Discussed at July 30 Conservation Commission Meeting by Maura Keene
- The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Amherst Celebrates Disability Pride Month July 16 with Flag Raising and Free Film by Maura Keene
- Jazz in July Returns Next Week
- Call and Response: Paintings by Evelyn Pye at Gallery A3 in July
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Why is the Town of Amherst Still Called Amherst, Revisited. by John Gerber
- Orchard Valley Gathering #2: Beyond Home and Household by Hetty Startup
- A Better World is Possible: From Seattle to Atlanta, New Social Housing Programs Seek to Make Homes Permanently Affordable for a Range of Incomes by Susanne Shindler (for The Conversation)
- Portland’s Quiet Housing Revolution Is Starting to Pay Off by Strong Towns
- Photos of the Week: So What Did You Do on the Fourth of July? by Hetty Startup
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Why is the Town of Amherst Still Called Amherst, Revisited by John Gerber
- Orchard Valley Gathering #2: Beyond Home and Household by Hetty Startup
HOUSING
- Conservation Commission Refuses to Waive Wetlands Restrictions at Atkins Corner by Maura Keene
- Orchard Valley Gathering #2: Beyond Home and Household by Hetty Startup
- A Better World is Possible: From Seattle to Atlanta, New Social Housing Programs Seek to Make Homes Permanently Affordable for a Range of Incomes by Susanne Shindler (for The Conversation)
- Portland’s Quiet Housing Revolution Is Starting to Pay Off by Strong Towns
LIBRARY
MEDIA
OPINION
- Letter: Should Brookline Become a City? Our Experience in Amherst Says No! by Hilda Greenbaum
- Opinion: Amherst’s Town Council Form of Government Fails Every Democratic Test by by Art Keene, Darcy DuMont, Kitty Axelson-Berry, Lenore Bryck, Ira Bryck, Rita Burke, Sean Burke, Felicity Callahan, James Callahan, Amber Cano-Martin, Allegra Clark, Lou Conover, Nancy DiMattio, Hilda Greenbaum, Michael Greenebaum, Ann Hollingworth, Keith Hollingworth, Marla Jamate, Maura Keene, Rosemary Kofler, Richard Kofler, Maria Kopicki, Rob Kusner, Phyllis Lehrer, Ricci Mastroianni, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, Premila Nair, Sig Nilsen, Pat Ononibaku, Christina Platt, Laura Quilter, Robert Quinn, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Hetty Startup, Adrienne Terrizzi, John Varner, Lydia Vernon-Jones, and Russ Vernon-Jones
- Opinion: Potholes, The Charter, and a Board of Appointments by Michael Greenebaum
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss by Audrey Falkner
RESOURCES
- The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Yes, You Have a Right to Film ICE by Saira Hussain, Sophia Cope, and Matthew Guariglia
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss by Audrey Falkner
- The Apartheid-Free Communities Coalition Comes to Western Mass by Art Keene
- Amherst Celebrates Disability Pride Month July 16 with Flag Raising and Free Film by Maura Keene
- Why is the Town of Amherst Still Called Amherst, Revisited by John Gerber
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Conservation Commission Refuses to Waive Wetlands Restrictions at Atkins Corner by Maura Keene
- Residents Call for Amendments to Charter at Review Committee’s Third Listening Session by Anita Sarro
- CRESS Programs at Risk Amid Budget Cuts and Grant Loss by Audrey Falkner
- Hunting on Conservation Land to be Discussed at July 30 Conservation Commission Meeting by Maura Keene
- Town Must Reapply for Grant for Accessible Ramp at Munson Library by Maura Keene
- Interviews for Non-voting Members of the Finance Committee Set for July 15 by Maura Keene
- Town Seeks Input on Locations for Potential Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- Amherst Celebrates Disability Pride Month July 16 with Flag Raising and Free Film by Maura Keene
- Letter: Should Brookline Become a City? Our Experience in Amherst Says No! by Hilda Greenbaum
- Opinion: Amherst’s Town Council Form of Government Fails Every Democratic Test by by Art Keene, Darcy DuMont, Kitty Axelson-Berry, Lenore Bryck, Ira Bryck, Rita Burke, Sean Burke, Felicity Callahan, James Callahan, Amber Cano-Martin, Allegra Clark, Lou Conover, Nancy DiMattio, Hilda Greenbaum, Michael Greenebaum, Ann Hollingworth, Keith Hollingworth, Marla Jamate, Maura Keene, Rosemary Kofler, Richard Kofler, Maria Kopicki, Rob Kusner, Phyllis Lehrer, Ricci Mastroianni, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen, Premila Nair, Sig Nilsen, Pat Ononibaku, Christina Platt, Laura Quilter, Robert Quinn, Ken Rosenthal, Anita Sarro, Hetty Startup, Adrienne Terrizzi, John Varner, Lydia Vernon-Jones, and Russ Vernon-Jones
- Opinion: Potholes, The Charter, and a Board of Appointments by Michael Greenebaum