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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF APRIL
1. Opinion: Hampshire Closing Opens Door To Regional Innovation Hub by Matt Hoey
2. It’s Not Too Late to Save Hampshire College. Here’s Why by Jonathon Podolsky
3. Hampshire College to Close Permanently at Year’s End by Art Keene
4. Opinion: When Five Is Better Than Four: Can Hampshire College Still Be Saved? By Jonathon Podolsky
5. Get Them Out of That Building Now. Councilors Demand Safe Workplace for DPW by Maura Keene
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Western Mass Mobilizes for May Day Economic Blackout by Art Keene
2. Town Has Much to Consider with the Closing of Hampshire College by Maura Keene
3. Opinion: When Five Is Better Than Four: Can Hampshire College Still Be Saved? By Jonathon Podolsky
4. Letter: Lamenting the Transformation of the McLellan Street Neighborhood by Devon Glennon
5. Hampshire College’s Enrollment Dilemma is a Solvable Problem by Jonathon Podolsky
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- New Exhibits in May at Gallery A3
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
BUSINESS
- Claudia Pazmany Named Executive Director of the Downtown Amherst Foundation and The Drake
- Grand Opening for Izote Latin & American Kitchen, May 6
CAMPUS
- Hampshire College Coalition Seeks to Raise $10M in Two Weeks to Forestall Sale of Campus by Art Keene
- Town Has Much to Consider with the Closing of Hampshire College by Maura Keene
- UMass Celebrates Opening of $43M Public Health and Health Sciences Hub
- Letter: Lamenting the Transformation of the McLellan Street Neighborhood by Devon Glennon
- Opinion: The Wrong Engineering School is Closing by Gordon F. Snyder Jr.
- Photo of the Week: Farewell to Hampshire by Anne-Marie Taylor
- Saving Hampshire College: Plan C by Ira Bryck
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Council Rejects Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
- Flooding and Temperature Extremes Are the Highest Risks in Amherst’s Future by Maura Keene
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Elm, The Massachusetts State Tree by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
DEMOCRACY
- Western Mass Mobilizes for May Day Economic Blackout by Art Keene
- Opinion: End 47 by John Varner
DOWNTOWN
EVENTS
- Opinion: New Film Celebrates 16 Years of Internships at Amherst Community Connections by Rizwana Khan
- Western Mass Mobilizes for May Day Economic Blackout by Art Keene
- Cuppa Joe with Town Manager Paul Bockelman and Finance Director Sean Mangano: The FY27 Budget
- New Exhibits in May at Gallery A3
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: American Elm, The Massachusetts State Tree by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- A Better World is Possible: The World’s First Non-Violent Municipality by Stacie Freasier (c/o Waging Nonviolence)
- Photo of the Week: Farewell to Hampshire by Anne-Marie Taylor
- Saving Hampshire College: Plan C by Ira Bryck
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
HOUSING
- Residents File Suit Challenging Proposed Development in North Amherst
- Two-Thirds of Applicants for Amherst Community Homes Qualify for Local Preference by Maura Keene
- Land Trust Wins $375,000 to Promote Affordable Home Ownership by Maura Keene
- Opinion: New Film Celebrates 16 Years of Internships at Amherst Community Connections by Rizwana Khan
- Letter: Lamenting the Transformation of the McLellan Street Neighborhood by Devon Glennon
LIBRARY
MEDIA
OPINION
- Opinion: New Film Celebrates 16 Years of Internships at Amherst Community Connections by Rizwana Khan
- Letter: Lamenting the Transformation of the McLellan Street Neighborhood by Devon Glennon
- Opinion: Join Me in the Streets This May Day by Sulma Arias (c/o Common Dreams)
- Opinion: The Wrong Engineering School is Closing by Gordon F. Snyder Jr.
- Opinion: End 47 by John Varner
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Town Issues Statement Regarding Hateful, Racist Letter Circulating in Amherst
- Council Rejects Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
- Careless Disposal of Smoking Materials Causes at Least Five Fires in Amherst Area
- Weekend Fire and Flooding at Brandywine Apartments Displace 13 Residents
- New Appointments to Board of Health and Social Justice Committee by Art Keene
- UMass Celebrates Opening of $43M Public Health and Health Sciences Hub
SCHOOLS
- Council Rejects Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
- Amherst Media Will Offer Teen Summer Programs in Digital Media
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Town Issues Statement Regarding Hateful, Racist Letter Circulating in Amherst
- New Appointments to Board of Health and Social Justice Committee by Art Keene
- Opinion: New Film Celebrates 16 Years of Internships at Amherst Community Connections by Rizwana Khan
- Western Mass Mobilizes for May Day Economic Blackout by Art Keene
- A Better World is Possible: The World’s First Non-Violent Municipality by Stacie Freasier (c/o Waging Nonviolence)
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Town Issues Statement Regarding Hateful, Racist Letter Circulating in Amherst
- Town Has Much to Consider with the Closing of Hampshire College by Maura Keene
- Council Rejects Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Project by Maura Keene
- Flooding and Temperature Extremes Are the Highest Risks in Amherst’s Future by Maura Keene
- New Appointments to Board of Health and Social Justice Committee by Art Keene