What’s in This Issue?

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TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. No Kings #2 Expected to Be Largest Protest in US History by Art Keene
2. Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project by Maura Keene
3. People’s Tribunal for Palestine Will Explore Local Participation in Gaza Genocide by Amherst Indy (c/o Western Mass People’s Tribunal)
4. Amherst Has Got Financial Trouble. We Deserve Full Disclosure by Jeff Lee
5. Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS

•  Singer Songwriter Ralph Carson at November Song and Story Swap
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

BUDGET

•  Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money by Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE

• Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process by Maura Keene
• Finishing Hickory Ridge Trails Awaits Completion of Pure Sky Solar/Battery System by Maura Keene
• View on Views: The Work of Our Shade Tree Committee – Making Amherst Greener, Cooler, and More Beautiful by Hetty Startup
• Photo of the Week: Lawrence Swamp by Matthew Galman

DEMOCRACY

• Amherst Shows up to Support Democracy at No Kings 2.0 by Art Keene
• Photos from No Kings 2.0 Amherst by Art Keene
• Charter Review Committee Narrows Its Focus in Initial Report by Anita Sarro
• Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Tyrant? This Data Base Emphatically Says Yes by George Lakey
• Opinion: Building Hope in a Time of Darkness by Richard Sclove
• Opinion: No Kings. The Next Step is Economic Disruption by John Varner

ELECTIONS

• At-large Town Council Candidates Stress Need for More Housing at League of Women Voters Candidate Forum by Maura Keene
• District Candidates for Town Council Share their Hopes for the Town at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
• Town Council Candidates Weigh in on Legislative Priorities, Housing, Zoning, Schools, and Jones Library Borrowing. by Art Keene
• School Committee Candidates Focus on Budget Shortfalls at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
• School Committee Candidates Weigh in on Program Priorities, Budgets, and School Rankings by Art Keene
• The Indy’s Election Center for the 2025 Amherst Town Election
• Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals by Darcy DuMont
• Opinion: Amherst Housing Watch: Who’s Who in This Election by Rizwana Khan

EVENTS

• Two Family Events for Halloween 
• Singer Songwriter Ralph Carson at November Song and Story Swap
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES

• View on Views: The Work of Our Shade Tree Committee – Making Amherst Greener, Cooler, and More Beautiful. by Hetty Startup
• Photo of the Week: Lawrence Swamp by Matthew Galman

HOUSING

• Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process by Maura Keene
• Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project by Maura Keene
• Affordable Housing Trust Supports Ballot Initiative for Rent Stabilization by Maura Keene
• Amherst Community Connections Celebrates 16th Anniversary with Fall Open House by Hwei-Ling Greeney
• Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals by Darcy DuMont
• Opinion: Amherst Housing Watch: Who’s Who in This Election by Rizwana Khan
• Opinion: ACLT Victory and the Future of Affordable Amherst by Rizwana Khan
   

ISSUES & ANALYSES

• Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money by Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki
• Can Nonviolent Struggle Defeat a Tyrant? This Data Base Emphatically Says Yes by George Lakey

LIBRARY

• Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money by Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki 
• Letter: Should the Jones Library Project Be Blue Tarped? by Jeff Lee

\OPINION

• Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money by Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki 
• Letter: Should the Jones Library Project Be Blue Tarped? by Jeff Lee
• Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals by Darcy DuMont
• Opinion: Amherst Housing Watch: Who’s Who in This Election by Rizwana Khan
• Opinion: Building Hope in a Time of Darkness by Richard Sclove
• Opinion: No Kings. The Next Step is Economic Disruption by John Varner
• Opinion: ACLT Victory and the Future of Affordable Amherst by Rizwana Khan

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY

• Parents Decry Chaotic Classroom at Fort River by Art Keene
• Corkeen Chosen as Surface for Elementary School Playground by Maura Keene
• Public Hearing on Proposed Tobacco Regulations for a Nicotine-Free Generation

RESOURCES

•  The Indy’s Election Center for the 2025 Amherst Town Election
• Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene

SCHOOLS

• Parents Decry Chaotic Classroom at Fort River by Art Keene 
• School Committee Candidates Focus on Budget Shortfalls at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
• School Committee Candidates Weigh in on Program Priorities, Budgets, and School Rankings by Art Keene
• Corkeen Chosen as Surface for Elementary School Playground by Maura Keene

TOWN GOVERNMENT

•  Not One Penny More? Jones Library is Back, Asking the Town for Even More Money by Mickey Rathbun and Maria Kopicki
• Parents Decry Chaotic Classroom at Fort River by Art Keene
• At-large Town Council Candidates Stress Need for More Housing at League of Women Voters Candidate Forum by Maura Keene
• District Candidates for Town Council Share their Hopes for the Town at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
• Town Council Candidates Weigh in on Legislative Priorities, Housing, Zoning, Schools, and Jones Library Borrowing. by Art Keene
• School Committee Candidates Focus on Budget Shortfalls at League of Women Voters Forum by Maura Keene
• School Committee Candidates Weigh in on Program Priorities, Budgets, and School Rankings by Art Keene
• Councilors Raise Concerns About Conservation Commission Appointment Process
  by Maura Keene
• Archipelago Withdraws Its Application for Atkins Corner Project by Maura Keene
• Affordable Housing Trust Supports Ballot Initiative for Rent Stabilization by Maura Keene
• Finishing Hickory Ridge Trails Awaits Completion of Pure Sky Solar/Battery System by Maura Keene
• Charter Review Committee Narrows Its Focus in Initial Report by Anita Sarro
• Town Council Invites Public Comment for Town Manager Evaluation
• Public Hearing on Proposed Tobacco Regulations for a Nicotine-Free Generation
• The Indy’s Election Center for the 2025 Amherst Town Election
• Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals by Darcy DuMont
• Opinion: Amherst Housing Watch: Who’s Who in This Election by Rizwana Khan
• View on Views: The Work of Our Shade Tree Committee – Making Amherst Greener, Cooler, and More Beautiful by Hetty Startup