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ANALYTICS
Numbers in parentheses indicate change from the previous week.
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Number of Unique Page Views Last 30 Days: 83,282 (+181)
Number of Unique Page Views Last Week: 21,573 (-1590)

*Number of Unique Sessions Last 30 Days: 60,819 (-682)
Number of Unique Sessions Last Week: 15,671 (-1169)

Number of Active Users Last 30 Days: 45,407 (-1421)
Number of Active Users Last Week: 12,378 (-890)

TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Amherst May Soon Lose its Only Remaining Bookstore by Josna Rege
2. Jones Library Project Nears Halfway Point, but Delay May Loom. Fundraising Still $9M Short by Maura Keene
3. Planning Board Chair to Housing Trust: Relax Zoning to Create More Housing by Maura Keene
4. Town Will Explore Future Use of Wildwood School Building by Maura Keene
5.. Council Allocates $10 Million of Free Cash by Maura Keene

WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?

ARTS

• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
• Letter: ARPS Friends of the Performing Arts Warn of Impending Cuts to Specials by Oliver Waldman
• Opinion: Reflecting on the School Budget – Specials or Essentials? by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools by Rizwana Khan

BUDGET

• School Committee, Staff, Parents, and Students Are Unhappy with Elementary School Cuts by Maura Keene 
• Good News About Regional School Budget at Four Towns Meeting by Maura Keene
• Rural Schools Speak up About Funding Challenges by Divina Cordiero (c/o The Shoestring)
• Pelham Rallies in Support of Rural Schools by Brittany Mallogna
• Opinion: Reflecting on the School Budget – Specials or Essentials? by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools by Rizwana Khan

CAMPUS

• Five UMass Food Science Ice Cream Competition Flavors Unveiled at Herrell’s
• How to Run a Drive: From Idea to Impact

CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE

• Town Will Study Culverts to Prepare for Climate Change by Maura Keene
• Opinion: Against War, Again by Russ Vernon-Jones
• Opinion: Rural Areas Deserve Safe Drinking Water Too by Bill Pula

DEMOCRACY

• More Than 3000 No Kings Events are Planned for March 28, Including One in Downtown Amherst. by Art Keene
• Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Opinion: Against War, Again by Russ Vernon-Jones

DOWNTOWN

• Planning Board: Downtown Design Standards Constrain New Housing Construction by Maura Keene
• How to Run a Drive: From Idea to Impact

EVENTS

• More Than 3000 No Kings Events are Planned for March 28, Including One in Downtown Amherst. by Art Keene
• Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Immigration Rights and What Bystanders Can Do – A League of Women Voters Conversation
• How to Run a Drive: From Idea to Impact
• What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene

FEATURES

• An Afterword for “Views on Views”: Community Playgrounds & Community Gardens by Hetty Startup
• Photo of the Week: South Amherst at Night by Marita Banda

HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

•  An Afterword for “Views on Views”: Community Playgrounds & Community Gardens by Hetty Startup

HOUSING

•  Planning Board: Downtown Design Standards Constrain New Housing Construction by Maura Keene

OPINION

• Letter: ARPS Friends of the Performing Arts Warn of Impending Cuts to Specials by Oliver Waldman
• Opinion: Against War, Again by Russ Vernon-Jones
• Opinion: Reflecting on the School Budget – Specials or Essentials? by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools by Rizwana Khan
• Opinion: Rural Areas Deserve Safe Drinking Water Too by Bill Pula

PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY

• Opinion: Rural Areas Deserve Safe Drinking Water Too by Bill Pula

RECREATION

• An Afterword for “Views on Views”: Community Playgrounds & Community Gardens by Hetty Startup

RESOURCES

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

SCHOOLS

• School Committee, Staff, Parents, and Students Are Unhappy with Elementary School Cuts by Maura Keene
• Good News About Regional School Budget at Four Towns Meeting by Maura Keene
• Rural Schools Speak up About Funding Challenges by Divina Cordiero (c/o The Shoestring)
• Pelham Rallies in Support of Rural Schools by Brittany Mallogna
• Opinion: Reflecting on the School Budget – Specials or Essentials? by Michael Greenebaum
• Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools by Rizwana Khan

SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

• Contract Settlement with DPW Workers May Be Near by Art Keene
• Rural Schools Speak up About Funding Challenges by Divina Cordiero (c/o The Shoestring)
• Western Mass Resistance Calendar and Supplemental Reading List by Art Keene
• Immigration Rights and What Bystanders Can Do – A League of Women Voters Conversation
• How to Run a Drive: From Idea to Impact

TOWN GOVERNMENT

• Contract Settlement with DPW Workers May Be Near by Art Keene
• School Committee, Staff, Parents, and Students Are Unhappy with Elementary School Cuts by Maura Keene
• Good News About Regional School Budget at Four Towns Meeting by Maura Keene
• Planning Board: Downtown Design Standards Constrain New Housing Construction by Maura Keene
• Town Will Study Culverts to Prepare for Climate Change by Maura Keene
• Opinion: In Defense of Priorities – What Amherst Actually Demands of Its Schools by Rizwana Khan