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Last Week 7452 (-279)

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Last 30 Days: 16,977 (-1365)
Last Week: 4198 (-832)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Town Manager: Town Was Not Informed in Advance of ICE Actions by Maura Keene
2. Puffers Pond Exceeds State Bacteria Limits for Safe Swimming by Art Keene
3. The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
4. Design of ADA Path at Munson Memorial Library Hinges on Rhododendron
5. River Valley Co-op Workers Draw Strong Community Support at Informational Picket by Amherst Indy

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

AGRICULTURE

• Letter: What Happens Next at Our Community Farm in North Amherst? by Bruce Coldham

ARTS

• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

BUDGET

• Finance Committee Sees ‘Rocky Road Ahead’ for Amherst Budgets by Jeff Lee

CAMPUS

• Juniper Summer Writing Institute Reading Series, June 15-20
• Mark the Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT/ NATURE

• Board of Health Seeks Way Forward on Waste Hauler Proposal by Darcy DuMont
• Mark the Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel
• Opinion: Committed to One Another, and to the Earth by Russ Vernon-Jones
• Photo of the Week: A Moment on the Connecticut by Jennifer Kramer

DEMOCRACY

• Nation Mobilizes for No Kings Day. Events Planned Throughout WMASS by Art Keene
• The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Opinion: Committed to One Another, and to the Earth by Russ Vernon-Jones

EVENTS

• Nation Mobilizes for No Kings Day. Events Planned Throughout WMASS by Art Keene
• Amherst Vigil Calls for End to Blockade of Gaza by Josna Rege
• The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Juniper Summer Writing Institute Reading Series, June 15-20
• Mark the Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel
• Masuda’s Cafe to Host Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
• Groundbreaking Ceremonies For Jones Library Expansion and Amherst High School Track Reconstruction Slated for Next Week
• Amherst’s First Pride Parade and Celebration Planned for June 22
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
  

FEATURES

• Ask Perplexity AI:  Would It Make Sense for the Town to Offer an Annual Downtown Parking Pass? by Ira Bryck
• Photo of the Week: A Moment on the Connecticut by Jennifer Kramer

HOUSING

• Visioning Session Yields Ideas for Reuse of South Amherst School by Maura Keene

ISSUES & ANALYSES

• Finance Committee Sees ‘Rocky Road Ahead’ for Amherst Budgets by Jeff Lee

LIBRARY

• Groundbreaking Ceremonies For Jones Library Expansion and Amherst High School Track Reconstruction Slated for Next Week

OPINION

• On No Kings Day, Let Us Call for an End to Unconditional US Military Support of Israel by Josna Rege
• Letter: What Happens Next at Our Community Farm in North Amherst? by Bruce Coldham
• Opinion: Committed to One Another, and to the Earth by Russ Vernon-Jones

PARKING

• Ask Perplexity AI:  Would It Make Sense for the Town to Offer an Annual Downtown Parking Pass? by Ira Bryck

PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

• Board of Health Seeks Way Forward on Waste Hauler Proposal by Darcy DuMont
• Puffers Pond Open for Swimming by Art Keene

RECREATION

• Puffers Pond Open for Swimming by Art Keene
• Amherst Launches Free Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Program
• Groundbreaking Ceremonies For Jones Library Expansion and Amherst High School Track Reconstruction Slated for Next Week

RESOURCES

• The Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene

SCHOOLS

• Finance Committee Sees ‘Rocky Road Ahead’ for Amherst Budgets by Jeff Lee
• Amherst Launches Free Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Program
• Groundbreaking Ceremonies For Jones Library Expansion and Amherst High School Track Reconstruction Slated for Next Week

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

• Commission for People with Disabilities Wants More Communication Regarding Town Projects by Maura Keene
• Amherst Vigil Calls for End to Blockade of Gaza by Josna Rege
• Amherst’s First Pride Parade and Celebration Planned for June 22
• On No Kings Day, Let Us Call for an End to Unconditional US Military Support of Israel by Josna Rege

TOWN GOVERMENT

• Finance Committee Sees ‘Rocky Road Ahead’ for Amherst Budgets by Jeff Lee
• No Consensus on Planning Board Candidates by Maura Keene
• Visioning Session Yields Ideas for Reuse of South Amherst School by Maura Keene
• Commission for People with Disabilities Wants More Communication Regarding Town Projects by Maura Keene
• Board of Health Seeks Way Forward on Waste Hauler Proposal by Darcy DuMont
• Charter Committee Reviews Elected Offices and the Role of Town Manager by Maura Keene