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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 31 days: 92,645 (+ 7468)
Last Week: 25,830 (+2208)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 62,660 (+ 5737)
Last Week 17,409 (+1752)
Number of Active Users
Last 30 Days: 44,756 (+5001)
Last Week:13,051 (+995)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. No Kings #2 Expected to Be Largest Protest in US History by Art Keene
2. Large Overtime Payments to Amherst Police Raise Concerns about Budget Priorities and Oversight by Art and Maura Keene
3. Amherst Proclaims October 14 as George Floyd Day but Not Without Pushback by Maura Keene
4. Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
5. Public Comment: Amherst Can No Longer Sustain a Year-round Population by Janet McGowan
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Musical Coffee House at South Congregational Church October 19
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
- Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
- Construction of Library Costs $2M in September. Capital Campaign Reports $500K Pledge by Jeff Lee
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- TSO Recommends New Appointment to Conservation Commission. Public Objects to Replacement of Alex Hoar by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Three Thinkers Offer Guidance by Russ Vernon-Jones
DEMOCRACY
- No Kings #2 Expected to Be Largest Protest in US History by Art Keene
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Letter: Town Council Must Correct Flawed Appointment Process by Maria Kopcki
- Letter: Town Manager’s Appointment Process Makes a Mockery of Civic Engagement by Kitty Axelson-Berry
- Opinion: Trump and Fascism by Rudy Perkins
- Opinion: Three Thinkers Offer Guidance by Russ Vernon-Jones
ELECTIONS
- District Candidates for Town Council Share their Hopes for the Town at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Questions I Would Like to See Answered at the Next Candidate Forum by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Progressive Coalition of Amherst Endorses Inspiring Candidates for Town Council and School Committee by Pat Ononibaku, Deb Neubaurer, Amilcar Shabazz and Brianna Owen
EVENTS
- No Kings #2 Expected to Be Largest Protest in US History by Art Keene
- Musical Coffee House at South Congregational Church October 19
- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Will Celebrate Revitalization for North Common
- Public Forum: What Should Students Know by the Time They Graduate from High School? by Doug Selwyn
- People’s Tribunal for Palestine Will Explore Local Participation in Gaza Genocide
- Annual Halloween Spooktacular, October 26
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day by Melinda Mayor Lowry (c/o The Conversation)
- Photo of the Week: Norwottock Rail Trail by Russ Vernon-Jones
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- East Amherst Local Historic District Gets Mixed Reception from Planning Board by Maura Keene
- The Native History of Indigenous People’s Day by Melinda Mayor Lowry (c/o The Conversation)
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
- Progress Report on Town’s Implementation of Community Safety Working Group’s Recommendations by Art Keene
LIBRARY
- Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
- Construction of Library Costs $2M in September. Capital Campaign Reports $500K Pledge by Jeff Lee
OPINION
- Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
- Letter: Town Manager’s Appointment Process Makes a Mockery of Civic Engagement by Kitty Axelson-Berry
- Letter: Town Council Must Correct Flawed Appointment Process by Maria Kopicki
- Opinion: Questions I Would Like to See Answered at the Next Candidate Forum by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Progressive Coalition of Amherst Endorses Inspiring Candidates for Town Council and School Committee by Pat Ononibaku, Deb Neubaurer, Amilcar Shabazz and Brianna Owen
- Opinion: Trump and Fascism by Rudy Perkins
- Opinion: Three Thinkers Offer Guidance by Russ Vernon-Jones
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- School Committee Receives Update on Sixth-Grade Move to Middle School by Kiera McLaughlin
- Public Forum: What Should Students Know by the Time They Graduate from High School?No Kings #2 by Doug Selwyn
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Progress Report on Town’s Implementation of Community Safety Working Group’s Recommendations by Art Keene
- People’s Tribunal for Palestine Will Explore Local Participation in Gaza Genocide
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
- Progress Report on Town’s Implementation of Community Safety Working Group’s Recommendations by Art Keene
- District Candidates for Town Council Share their Hopes for the Town at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
- TSO Recommends New Appointment to Conservation Commission. Public Objects to Replacement of Alex Hoar by Maura Keene
- Construction of Library Costs $2M in September. Capital Campaign Reports $500K Pledge by Jeff Lee
- School Committee Receives Update on Sixth-Grade Move to Middle School by Kiera McLaughlin
- East Amherst Local Historic District Gets Mixed Reception from Planning Board by Maura Keene
- Letter: Town Council Must Correct Flawed Appointment Process by Maria Kopcki
- Letter: Town Manager’s Appointment Process Makes a Mockery of Civic Engagement by Kitty Axelson-Berry
- Opinion: Questions I Would Like to See Answered at the Next Candidate Forum by Ira Bryck