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ANALYTICS
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Number of Active Users Last Week: 13,471 13,179 (+292)
* The Indy was on vacation from 12/26/25 until 1/15/26
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Letter: Is Amherst Destined to Become an Extension of the UMass Campus? by Ira Bryck
2. CPAC Recommends High Spending for FY27 but Pickleball Gets Nothing by Maura Keene
3. Procedural Delays Prevent Decision on Repairing Middle School Auditorium Roof by Maura Keene
4.Hundreds of UMass Employees Picket Boston and Amherst Campuses to Demand Fair Wages by Amherst Indy (c/o UMass Professional Staff Union (PSU)
5.State Reps Seek to Equalize Aid to Western Mass, Prioritizing Education, Health, and Climate by Maura Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Free Tickets to “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
- Reflections on Grief After Watching “Hamnet” and “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Josna Rege
- Fashion Meets Illustration at the Eric Carle Museum by Rishav Chakravarty
BUDGET
CAMPUS
- After More Than 18 Months Without a Contract, PSU and UMass Reach a Tentative Agreement by Art Keene
- Fashion Meets Illustration at the Eric Carle Museum by Rishav Chakravarty
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- New Owners Submit Management Plan for Montague Road Battery Storage Facility by Hilda Greenbaum
- Heat Pump Program Information Session Set for February 24
- Opinion: Five Shifts for Our Climate Conversations by Russ Vernon-Jones
- Photos of the Week: The Rimes of Pelham by Annique Boomsma
DEMOCRACY
- Council Discusses 9 of 22 Proposed Changes to the Town Charter by Anita Sarro
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
EVENTS
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Free Tickets to “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
- Becoming Beloved Community: Conversation with Community Heart & Soul
- Heat Pump Program Information Session Set for February 24
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Reflections on Grief After Watching “Hamnet” and “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Josna Rege
- Fashion Meets Illustration at the Eric Carle Museum by Rishav Chakravarty
- Photos of the Week: The Rimes of Pelham by Annique Boomsma
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
LIBRARY
MEDIA
OPINION
- Letter: All School Personnel Must Be Trained How to Respond to an ICE Presence by It Takes a Village Amherst-Pelham
- Letter: Middle School Auditorium Ceiling Needs a Safety Inspection by Kathleen Carroll
- Opinion: Five Shifts for Our Climate Conversations by Russ Vernon-Jones
- Opinion: An Elected Mayor Won’t Fix Everything, but It Might Help by Rizwana Khan
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- CSSJC Will Co-sponsor Town Council Resolution Condemning ICE by Bella Astrofsky
- Letter: All School Personnel Must Be Trained How to Respond to an ICE Presence by It Takes a Village Amherst-Pelham
- Letter: Middle School Auditorium Ceiling Needs a Safety Inspection by Kathleen Carroll
RECREATION
- Alternatives Proposed for Funding Cherry Hill Golf Course by Maura Keene
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- Strong Support Among Educators for Earlier Start Time for District’s Secondary Schools by Kiera McLaughlin
- Amethyst Brook Elementary School Building Project Update by Maria Kopicki
- Letter: All School Personnel Must Be Trained How to Respond to an ICE Presence by It Takes a Village Amherst-Pelham
- Letter: Middle School Auditorium Ceiling Needs a Safety Inspection by Kathleen Carroll
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- CSSJC Will Co-sponsor Town Council Resolution Condemning ICE by Bella Astrofsky
- After More Than 18 Months Without a Contract, PSU and UMass Reach a Tentative Agreement by Art Keene
- Free Tickets to “The Voice of Hind Rajab”
- Becoming Beloved Community: Conversation with Community Heart & Soul
- Letter: All School Personnel Must Be Trained How to Respond to an ICE Presence by It Takes a Village Amherst-Pelham
- Reflections on Grief After Watching “Hamnet” and “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Josna Rege
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Council Discusses 9 of 22 Proposed Changes to the Town Charter by Anita Sarro
- CSSJC Will Co-sponsor Town Council Resolution Condemning ICE by Bella Astrofsky
- Strong Support Among Educators for Earlier Start Time for District’s Secondary Schools by Kiera McLaughlin
- Library Project Sees Progress and Snags in January by Jeff Lee
- Amethyst Brook Elementary School Building Project Update by Maria Kopicki
- Alternatives Proposed for Funding Cherry Hill Golf Course by Maura Keene
- Historical Commission Denies Permission to Demolish House on East Amherst Common by Hilda Greenbaum
- New Owners Submit Management Plan for Montague Road Battery Storage Facility by Hilda Greenbaum
- Heat Pump Program Information Session Set for February 24
- Letter: All School Personnel Must Be Trained How to Respond to an ICE Presence by It Takes a Village Amherst-Pelham
- Letter: Middle School Auditorium Ceiling Needs a Safety Inspection by Kathleen Carroll
- Opinion: An Elected Mayor Won’t Fix Everything, but It Might Help by Rizwana Khan