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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views Last 30 Days: 86,088 (-3569)
Number of Unique Page Views Last Week: 17,498 (-4878)
*Number of Unique Sessions Last 30 Days: 65,148 (-1623)
Number of Unique Sessions Last Week: 12,7841 (-3880)
Number of Active Users Last 30 Days: 50,856 (-774)
Number of Active Users Last Week: 9927 (-3525)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Historical Commission Denies Permission to Demolish House on East Amherst Common by Hilda Greenbaum
2. Opinion: An Elected Mayor Won’t Fix Everything, but It Might Help by Rizwana Khan
3. Library Project Sees Progress and Snags in January by Jeff Lee
4. Strong Support Among Educators for Earlier Start Time for District’s Secondary Schools by Kiera McLaughlin
5.Council Discusses 9 of 22 Proposed Changes to the Town Charter by Anita Sarro
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- ROMANUM: A New Exhibit at Gallery A3 in March
- What’s Happening in Amherst?by Art and Maura Keene
- Photos of the Week: New Reflections from Dave Madeloni by Dave Madeloni
BUDGET
- Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future by Jeff Lee
- New Protective Gear and Hybrid Pickup Truck Among Fire Department Capital Requests by Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Solidarity and Radical Transformation During End Times, a Panel Discussion
- Opinion: Apocalypse Prep: Pooling Community and Campus Resources by Darcy DuMont
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- New Protective Gear and Hybrid Pickup Truck Among Fire Department Capital Requests by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Apocalypse Prep: Pooling Community and Campus Resources by Darcy DuMont
DEMOCRACY
- Living Under a Concentration Camp Regime – and Fighting Back by Kelly Hayes (c/o Truthout)
- Resolution to Hold ICE Accountable Will Be Considered at Town Council Meeting, February 23 by Josna Rege
- Rally to Support Resolution Calling for ICE Accountability, February 23
- Local Residents Protest Target’s Collaboration with ICE by Ben Pittman-Polletta
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Letter: State Government Must End Its Collaboration with ICE by Brooks Ballanger
EVENTS
- Rally to Support Resolution Calling for ICE Accountability, February 23
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- LWV Birthday Luncheon: “Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors in a Time of Crisis”
- Solidarity and Radical Transformation During End Times, a Panel Discussion
- ROMANUM: A New Exhibit at Gallery A3 in March
- New Protective Gear and Hybrid Pickup Truck Among Fire Department Capital Requests by Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Photos of the Week: New Reflections from Dave Madeloni by Dave Madeloni
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Opinion: Public Art Murals Under Threat by Hetty Startup
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- Living Under a Concentration Camp Regime – and Fighting Back by Kelly Hayes (c/o Truthout)
- Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future by Jeff Lee
LIBRARY
- Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future by Jeff Lee
- Munson Library Accessible Entrance on Tap for This Year by Maura Keene
MEDIA
- Opinon: Here’s My Opinion by Michael Greenebaum
OPINION
- Public Comment: Local Resolutions on ICE Are Not Enough byAmhad Esfahani
- Opinion: Public Art Murals Under Threat by Hetty Startup
- Opinon: Here’s My Opinion by Michael Greenebaum
- Opinion: Apocalypse Prep: Pooling Community and Campus Resources by Darcy DuMont
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Resolution to Hold ICE Accountable Will Be Considered at Town Council Meeting, February 23 by Josna Rege
- New Protective Gear and Hybrid Pickup Truck Among Fire Department Capital Requests by Maura Keene
- LWV Birthday Luncheon: “Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors in a Time of Crisis”
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Living Under a Concentration Camp Regime – and Fighting Back by Kelly Hayes (c/o Truthout)
- Resolution to Hold ICE Accountable Will Be Considered at Town Council Meeting, February 23 by Josna Rege
- Rally to Support Resolution Calling for ICE Accountability, February 23
- Local Residents Protest Target’s Collaboration with ICE by Ben Pittman-Polletta
- LWV Birthday Luncheon: “Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors in a Time of Crisis”
- Solidarity and Radical Transformation During End Times, a Panel Discussion
- Public Comment: Local Resolutions on ICE Are Not Enough byAmhad Esfahani
- Letter: State Government Must End Its Collaboration with ICE by Brooks Ballenger
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Steel Rising, Endowment Falling? Jones Library Leaders Wrestle with Uncertain Future by Jeff Lee
- Resolution to Hold ICE Accountable Will Be Considered at Town Council Meeting, February 23 by Josna Rege
- Rally to Support Resolution Calling for ICE Accountability, February 23
- Renovations Underway at Bangs Community Center
- Logo Design Contest for Town’s New Schools
- Munson Library Accessible Entrance on Tap for This Year by Maura Keene
- New Protective Gear and Hybrid Pickup Truck Among Fire Department Capital Requests by Maura Keene
- Public Comment: Local Resolutions on ICE Are Not Enough byAmhad Esfahani
- Opinon: Here’s My Opinion by Michael Greenebaum
- Opinion: Apocalypse Prep: Pooling Community and Campus Resources by Darcy DuMont
TRANSPORTATION
- Munson Library Accessible Entrance on Tap for This Year by Maura Keene