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ANALYTICS
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Last 30 Days: 52,329 (-2078)
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TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Shake up at the Amherst Town Council by Maria Kopicki
2. Opinion: In Amherst Town Elections It’s Progressives vs. Neoliberals by Darcy DuMont
3. Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest by Vincent O’Connor
4. North Amherst Residents Share Thoughts on High Density Overlay District by Hilda Greenbaum
5. Western Mass Institutions Found Guilty of Complicty in Genocide at Western Massachusetts People’s Tribunal on Gaza by Kiera McLaughlin
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
BUDGET
CAMPUS
- Coalition Condemns UMass Foundation’s Refusal to Divest from War in Gaza by UMass Divest Coalition
- An App, an Apple Watch and AI: UMass Amherst Creates a New Way for Researchers to Study Sleep Health
- Town Council Candidates Talk About Housing and CRESS at UMass Student Forum by Norah Stewart
- Council Candidates Support Housing More Students on UMass Campus by Darcy DuMont
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Town Seeks Public Input on Its Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Letter: Amherst Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates for Town Council by Madeleine Charney
DEMOCRACY
- Charter Review Committee Still Seeking Input from Public by Anita Sarro
- Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplmental Reading List by Art Keene
ELECTIONS
- Shake up at the Amherst Town Council by Maria Kopicki
- Town Council Candidates Talk About Housing and CRESS at UMass Student Forum by Norah Stewart
- Council Candidates Support Housing More Students on UMass Campus by Darcy DuMont
- Letter: Amherst Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates for Town Council by Madeleine Charney
- Letter: Response to Comments on Housing Directed Our Way from Dillion Maxfield by Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub
- Opinion: A Wish for New Blood on Town Council by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Don’t Undermine Strong Candidates with the ‘Lack of Experience’ Argument by Josna Rege
EVENTS
- Membership Will Decide Fate of Common Share Food Coop on November 11
- Town Seeks Public Input on Its Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Cuppa’ Joe with Finance Director Sean Mangano
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- A Sticky Scoop: Mike’s Hot Honey is Made by an ARHS Grad! by Lily Gubrium
- Photos of the Week: Pumpkins and Skeletons by Dave Madeloni
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
HOUSING
- Council Candidates Support Housing More Students on UMass Campus by Darcy DuMont
- Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest by Vincent O’Connor
- Letter: Response to Comments on Housing Directed Our Way from Dillion Maxfield by Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub
- Opinion: When Amherst Voted Down the Future: Revisiting Form- Based Zoning by Rizwana Khan
\OPINION
- Public Comment:Indy Rewind: Town Needs Framework to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints by Art Keene
- Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest byh Vincent O’Connor
- Letter: Amherst Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates for Town Council by Madeleine Charney
- Letter: Response to Comments on Housing Directed Our Way from Dillion Maxfield by Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub
- Opinion: When Amherst Voted Down the Future: Revisiting Form- Based Zoning by Rizwana Khan
- Opinion: Blue Triangle Symbolizes Immigrant Solidarity by Annique Boomsma
- Opinion: A Wish for New Blood on Town Council by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Don’t Undermine Strong Candidates with the ‘Lack of Experience’ Argument by Josna Rege
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Should the Resident Oversight Board for the Amherst Police Have Investigative Powers? by Maura Keene
- Nicotine-Free Generation Regulation Garners Support at Public Hearing by Maura Keene
- Amherst Fire Department Experiences High Call Volume on Halloween
- An App, an Apple Watch and AI: UMass Amherst Creates a New Way for Researchers to Study Sleep Health
- Town Seeks Public Input on Its Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Public Comment:Indy Rewind: Town Needs Framework to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints by Art Keene
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- Superior Court Denies School District’s Appeal of Order to Reinstate Counselor Fired for Discrimination by Art Keene
- Suggestions Offered for Traffic at New Elementary School but No Solution Apparent by Maura Keene
- A Sticky Scoop: Mike’s Hot Honey is Made by an ARHS Grad! by Lily Gubrium
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Superior Court Denies School District’s Appeal of Order to Reinstate Counselor Fired for Discrimination by Art Keene
- Should the Resident Oversight Board for the Amherst Police Have Investigative Powers? by Maura Keene
- Social Justice Committee Meeting with Town Council Ends in Postponement by Maura Keene
- Membership Will Decide Fate of Common Share Food Coop on November 11
- Coalition Condemns UMass Foundation’s Refusal to Divest from War in Gaza by UMass Divest Coalition
- Opinion: Blue Triangle Symbolizes Immigrant Solidarity by Annique Boomsma
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Shake up at the Amherst Town Council by Maria Kopicki
- Superior Court Denies School District’s Appeal of Order to Reinstate Counselor Fired for Discrimination by Art Keene
- Should the Resident Oversight Board for the Amherst Police Have Investigative Powers? by Maura Keene
- Social Justice Committee Meeting with Town Council Ends in Postponement by Maura Keene
- Suggestions Offered for Traffic at New Elementary School but No Solution Apparent by Maura Keene
- Charter Review Committee Still Seeking Input from Public by Anita Sarro
- Town Council Candidates Talk About Housing and CRESS at UMass Student Forum by Norah Stewart
- Council Candidates Support Housing More Students on UMass Campus by Darcy DuMont
- Town Seeks Public Input on Its Hazard Mitigation Plan
- Cuppa’ Joe with Finance Director Sean Mangano
- Public Comment:Indy Rewind: Town Needs Framework to Investigate Civil Rights Complaints by Art Keene
- Letter: Planning Board Chair Has a Conflict of Interest by Vincent O’Connor
- Letter: Amherst Climate Leaders Endorse Candidates for Town Council by Madeleine Charney
- Letter: Response to Comments on Housing Directed Our Way from Dillion Maxfield by Pam Rooney and Jennifer Taub
- Opinion: When Amherst Voted Down the Future: Revisiting Form- Based Zoning by Rizwana Khan
- Opinion: A Wish for New Blood on Town Council by Ira Bryck
- Opinion: Don’t Undermine Strong Candidates with the ‘Lack of Experience’ Argument by Josna Rege
TRANSPORTATION / ROADS & SIDEWALKS