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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.
Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 63,073 (+953)
Last Week: 13,865 (-2991)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 33,660 (+289)
Last Week 7381 (-1439)
Number of Active Users
Last 30 Days: 16,358 (-130)
Last Week: 4023 (-937)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds President Trump’s Job Approval Gap Slides Six Points Since April by Amherst Indy (via UMass News and Media)
2. School District Will Appeal Delinda Dykes Arbitration Judgement by Amherst Indy (via Amherst Regional Public Schools)
3. Town Council Advised to Remove Mini-Roundabouts in Echo Hill by Art Keene
4. More Housing Density for North Amherst? by Maura Keene
5. Amherst Indy Audit Flags Deficiencies in Reporting by Town Boards by Jeff Lee
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- UMass Dining Ranked Best Campus Food in the Nation for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Less Than 30% Say Nation is on the Right Track According to New National UMass Poll
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
- New Committee Will Mull the Future of Cherry Hill Golf Course
- Town Seeks Volunteers to Serve on New Department of Public Works Building Committee
- Six Ways You Can Support Palestinians in Gaza and Help End the Genocide by Jennifer from American Friends Service Committee
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Opinion: Moving People to Action by Russ Vernon-Jones
- Photos of the Week: Around My Garden by Annique Boomsma
EVENTS
- Little-Known Abolitionists Profiled in New Book by Local Authors by Bruce Penniman
- Three Family Events on Tap to Help Celebrate the End of Summer. by Art Keene
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
DEMOCRACY
- Less Than 30% Say Nation is on the Right Track According to New National UMass Poll
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Opinion: Criminal Investigation Needed of ICE Seizure of Rümeysa Öztürk by John Bonifaz
- Opinion: Moving People to Action by Russ Vernon-Jones
FEATURES
- Little-Known Abolitionists Profiled in New Book by Local Authors by Bruce Penniman
- Orchard Valley Gathering #3: Outside-In, Inside-Out by Hetty Startup
- From Amherst Teacher to Frozen Yogurt Entrepreneur by Art Keene
- Photos of the Week: Around My Garden by Annique Boomsma
HISTORY / HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Little-Known Abolitionists Profiled in New Book by Local Authors by Bruce Penniman
- Orchard Valley Gathering #3: Outside-In, Inside-Out by Hetty Startup
HOUSING
- Orchard Valley Gathering #3: Outside-In, Inside-Out by Hetty Startup
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- As Wage Theft Hounds Western Mass Workers, Some Fight Back by Brian Zayatz (for The Shoestring)
- A Better World is Possible: Why We Need a Solidarity Economy Now by Rick Wilson (for Waging Nonviolence)
LIBRARY
- HUD Earmark for Jones Library Comes Through. Fundraising Report Shows Worrisome Trend by Jeff Lee
- Building Permit Still Pending for Jones Library Expansion Project. New Extra Costs Reported by Maura Keene
OPINION
- Opinion: Conflict Over Vacancy on Charter Review Committee Epitomizes Political Split in Town by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Criminal Investigation Needed of ICE Seizure of Rümeysa Öztürk
- Opinion: Moving People to Action by Russ Vernon-Jones
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
RECREATION
- Concerns Raised About Playground Material Chosen for New Elementary School by Maura Keene
- New Committee Will Mull the Future of Cherry Hill Golf Course
RESOURCES
- Six Ways You Can Support Palestinians in Gaza and Help End the Genocide by Jennifer from American Friends Service Committee
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
SENIORS
SCHOOLS
- Concerns Raised About Playground Material Chosen for New Elementary School by Maura Keene
- School Equity Advisory Committee Will Now Include Elementary School Families by The School Equity Advisory Committee
- From Amherst Teacher to Frozen Yogurt Entrepreneur by Art Keene
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- School Equity Advisory Committee Will Now Include Elementary School Families by The School Equity Advisory Committee
- Six Ways You Can Support Palestinians in Gaza and Help End the Genocide by Jennifer from American Friends Service Committee
- Little-Known Abolitionists Profiled in New Book by Local Authors by Bruce Penniman
- As Wage Theft Hounds Western Mass Workers, Some Fight Back by Brian Zayatz (for The Shoestring)
- A Better World is Possible: Why We Need a Solidarity Economy Now by Rick Wilson (for Waging Nonviolence)
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- HUD Earmark for Jones Library Comes Through. Fundraising Report Shows Worrisome Trend by Jeff Lee
- Building Permit Still Pending for Jones Library Expansion Project. New Extra Costs Reported by Maura Keene
- Concerns Raised About Playground Material Chosen for New Elementary School by Maura Keene
- New Committee Will Mull the Future of Cherry Hill Golf Course
- Town Seeks Volunteers to Serve on New Department of Public Works Building Committee
- Lisa Borchetta is Amherst’s New Director of Senior Services
- Opinion: Conflict Over Vacancy on Charter Review Committee Epitomizes Political Split in Town by MAura Keene
TRANSPORTATION & ROADS