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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Delinda Dykes Announces Plans to Return to Amherst Middle School. Arbitrator Says Her Return Is Consistent with the Best Interests of Students by Art Keene
2. New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds President Trump’s Job Approval Gap Slides Six Points Since April by Amherst Indy (via UMass News & Media)
3.. By This Measure Amherst Has the Least Affordable Property Taxes in the State by Jeff Lee
4.. Major Downtown Intersection Reconstruction Begins August 1 by Amherst Indy (via amherstma.gov)
5.. Photos of the Week: In Memoriam | The Jones Library’s Trees by Josna Rege, Jim Turner, Rani Parker, Bruce Wilcox, and Maria Kopicki
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Auditions for Amherst Community Theater’s Production of The Wizard of Oz, September 12-14
- What’s Happening in Amherst?
CAMPUS
- Jennifer Chrisler Is the New Interim President of Hampshire College
- New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds President Trump’s Job Approval Gap Slides Six Points Since April
- Broad Majorities of Americans Support Constitutional Rights for Legal Immigrants
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Plans Proceeding for Landform Observatory Atop Mt. Pollux by Maura Keene
- Photos of the Week: He Wants Me to Let Him In by Hilda Greenbaum
DEMOCRACY
- Amherst Indy Audit Flags Deficiencies in Reporting by Town Boards by Jeff Lee
- New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds President Trump’s Job Approval Gap Slides Six Points Since April
- Broad Majorities of Americans Support Constitutional Rights for Legal Immigrants
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Opinion: There is Still Time to Weigh in on the Future of Democracy in Amherst by Art Keene
EVENTS
- Registration for Household Hazardous Waste Day Closes August 26
- Auditions for Amherst Community Theater’s Production of The Wizard of Oz, September 12-14
- Sojourner Truth School Announces Large Slate of Free Fall Classes by Art Keene
- What’s Happening in Amherst?
FEATURES
- Thoughts on Working for the Amherst Historical Commission, Part 2 by Hetty Startup
- Photos of the Week: He Wants Me to Let Him In by Hilda Greenbaum
HISTORY & HIStORICAL PRESERVATION
- New Appointments to Amherst Historical Commission and Local Historic District Commission by Art Keene
- Thoughts on Working for the Amherst Historical Commission, Part 2 by Hetty Startup
HOUSING
- More Housing Density for North Amherst? by Maura Keene
- Town of Amherst Designated a Housing Choice Community
- Letter: An Open Letter to Amherst Landlords by John Varner
ISSUES & ANALYSES
MEDIA
OPINION
- Letter: An Open Letter to Amherst Landlords by John Varner
- Opinion: It’s Time to Cease Nuclear Arms Race and Disarm by Rudy Perkins
- Opinion: There is Still Time to Weigh in on the Future of Democracy in Amherst by Art Keene
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Both Beaches at Puffer’s Pond Are Again Open for Swimming by Art Keene
- Town Council Advised to Remove Mini-Roundabouts in Echo Hill by Art Keene
- Town Hunting Regulations Still Up in the Air by Maura Keene
- Board of Health Renews Support for Waste Reduction Proposal and Questions Delays by Darcy DuMont
- Registration for Household Hazardous Waste Day Closes August 26
RECREATION & SPORTS
- Both Beaches at Puffer’s Pond Are Again Open for Swimming by Art Keene
- ARHS Student Wins MLB Grant to Support Local Youth Baseball
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- School District Will Appeal Delinda Dykes Arbitration Judgement
- ARHS Student Wins MLB Grant to Support Local Youth Baseball
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- School District Will Appeal Delinda Dykes Arbitration Judgement
- Sojourner Truth School Announces Large Slate of Free Fall Classes by Art Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- School District Will Appeal Delinda Dykes Arbitration Judgement
- More Housing Density for North Amherst? by Maura Keene
- Town Council Advised to Remove Mini-Roundabouts in Echo Hill by Art Keene
- Town Hunting Regulations Still Up in the Air by Maura Keene
- Amherst Indy Audit Flags Deficiencies in Reporting by Town Boards by Jeff Lee
- Board of Health Renews Support for Waste Reduction Proposal and Questions Delays by Darcy DuMont
- Town of Amherst Designated a Housing Choice Community
- Plans Presented to Repair Fire Damage at 69 South Pleasant Street by Hilda Greenbaum
- New Appointments to Amherst Historical Commission and Local Historic District Commission by Art Keene
- Town of Amherst Seeks Members for Cable Television Advisory Committee
- Opinion: There is Still Time to Weigh in on the Future of Democracy in Amherst by Art Keene
- Thoughts on Working for the Amherst Historical Commission, Part 2 by Hetty Startup
TRANSPORTATION & ROADS
WAR & PEACE
- Opinion: It’s Time to Cease Nuclear Arms Race and Disarm by Rudy Perkins