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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views:
Last 30 days: 65,430 (+ 2509)
Last Week: 19,791 (+3948)
Number of Unique Sessions
Last 30 days: 42,034 (+ 4847)
Last Week 13,311 (+3901)
Number of Active Users
Last 30 Days: 25,049 (+4508)
Last Week: 9400 (+3643)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Opinion: Mitchell Farm -The Wrong Site for the Right Goal by Robin Jaffin
2. Affordable Housing and Senior Apartments Proposed for North Amherst by. Maura Keene
3. Middle School Counselor Returns to Court Seeking Reinstatement to Workplace by Art Keene
4. Jones Library Trustees Address Fundraising Questions by Jeff Lee
5. Town of Amherst Announces Significant Drought Water Use Restrictions by Amherst Indy (c/o amherstma.gov)
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Former Apple Exec Donates $50 Million to UMass College of Engineering. Largest Gift in Campus History
- Mark the Autumnal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel
- Acclaimed Journalist and Filmmaker Paul Jay to Screen Excerpts of How to Stop a Nuclear War
- Opinion: Parking Wars: Out-of-State Plates and Amherst’s Identity Crisis by Rizwana Khan
DEMOCRACY
- Northampton City Council Votes Unanimously to Divest Funds from Israeli Apartheid and Companies Fueling Genocide
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
- Opinion: Democracy Needs a Fearless Press and Vice Versa—Trump Is Killing Both by Robert Reich (c/0 Common Dreams)
ELECTIONS
- Election Update: 35 Candidates Will Vie for 28 Positions in November Townwide Elections by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Questions to Ask Candidates for Amherst Town Council by Ira Bryck
EVENTS
- CRESS Day Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary of the Town’s Community Responders for Equity, Safety, & Service
- Mark the Autumnal Equinox at the UMass Sunwheel
- Acclaimed Journalist and Filmmaker Paul Jay to Screen Excerpts of How to Stop a Nuclear War
- Cuppa Joe with School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman, September 26
- Celebration Dinner for Kate Westafer, Winner of the Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Photos of the Week: Scenes from Amherst’s 12th Annual Block Party by Josna Rege, Art Keene, and Norah Stewart
HOUSING
- Interest High in Amherst Community Homes: On-line Information Sessions Scheduled by Maura Keene
- Where Can Housing Density Be Increased in Amherst? by Maura Keene
MEDIA
- Opinion: Democracy Needs a Fearless Press and Vice Versa—Trump Is Killing Both by Robert Reich (c/0 Common Dreams)
OPINION
- Opinion: Parking Wars: Out-of-State Plates and Amherst’s Identity Crisis by Rizwana Khan
- Opinion: Questions to Ask Candidates for Amherst Town Council by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Democracy Needs a Fearless Press and Vice Versa—Trump Is Killing Both by Robert Reich (c/0 Common Dreams)
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
- With Reservations, Council Approves $650,000 for Wastewater Plant Study by Maura Keene
- CRESS Day Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary of the Town’s Community Responders for Equity, Safety, & Service
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- School Committee Grapples with Redistricting Challenges. Superintendent Names New Principals by Art Keene
- Finance Committee Criticizes MARS Report on Regional Schools. Raises Possibility of Tax Override for Roads. by Maura and Art Keene
- With Reservations, Council Approves $650,000 for Wastewater Plant Study by Maura Keene
- Cuppa Joe with School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman, September 26
- Celebration Dinner for Kate Westafer, Winner of the Roger L. Wallace Excellence in Teaching Award
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Social Justice Committee: Why Can’t We Get a Meeting with the Town Council? by Norah Stewart
- Interest High in Amherst Community Homes: On-line Information Sessions Scheduled
by Maura Keene - Northampton City Council Votes Unanimously to Divest Funds from Israeli Apartheid and Companies Fueling Genocide
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Election Update: 35 Candidates Will Vie for 28 Positions in November Townwide Elections by Maura Keene
- School Committee Grapples with Redistricting Challenges. Superintendent Names New Principals by Art Keene
- Finance Committee Criticizes MARS Report on Regional Schools. Raises Possibility of Tax Override for Roads. by Maura and Art Keene
- Social Justice Committee: Why Can’t We Get a Meeting with the Town Council? by Norah Stewart
- With Reservations, Council Approves $650,000 for Wastewater Plant Study by. Maura Keene
- Where Can Housing Density Be Increased in Amherst? by Maura Keene
- CRESS Day Celebrates 3 Year Anniversary of the Town’s Community Responders for Equity, Safety, & Service
- Cuppa Joe with School Superintendent E. Xiomara Herman, September 26
- Opinion: Parking Wars: Out-of-State Plates and Amherst’s Identity Crisis by Rizwana Khan
- Opinion: Questions to Ask Candidates for Amherst Town Council by Ira Bryck
TRANSPORTATION
- Finance Committee Criticizes MARS Report on Regional Schools. Raises Possibility of Tax Override for Roads. by Maura and Art Keene
- With Reservations, Council Approves $650,000 for Wastewater Plant Study by Maura Keene
- Opinion: Parking Wars: Out-of-State Plates and Amherst’s Identity Crisis by Rizwana Khan
WAR & PEACE
- Northampton City Council Votes Unanimously to Divest Funds from Israeli Apartheid and Companies Fueling Genocide
- Acclaimed Journalist and Filmmaker Paul Jay to Screen Excerpts of How to Stop a Nuclear War