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ANALYTICS
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Number of Unique Page Views Last 30 Days: 73,456 (-556)
Number of Unique Page Views Last Week: 21,606 (+5104)
Number of Unique Sessions Last 30 Days: 48,376 (-2300)
Number of Unique Sessions Last Week: 13,653 (+3283)
Number of Active Users Last 30 Days: 31,385 (-3008)
Number of Active Users Last Week: 9453 (+2765)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ STORIES LAST WEEK
1. Opinion: Hampshire Closing Opens Door To Regional Innovation Hub by Matthew Hoey
2. Hampshire College to Close Permanently at Year’s End by Art Keene
3. Opinion: The UMass Death Spiral by Peter M. Haas
4. Town Engineer Explains How Road Repairs are Prioritized by Art Keene
5. FlixBus to Launch First Direct Amherst–Boston Service on April 16 by Amherst Indy (c/o FlixBus Inc.)
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Virtuoso Organist to Open South Church Arts & Social Justice Series
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
- Return of Amherst Arts Night Plus: A Celebration of Art in Amherst
BUDGET
- Opinion: We Love the Amherst Vision, But Who’s Paying for It? vy Rizwana Khan
CAMPUS
- Hampshire College to Close Permanently at Year’s End by Art Keene
- Sadness and Good Fellowship Mark All-campus Meeting on Hampshire’s Closing by Ken Rosenthal
- Loss of Hampshire College Resonates Deeply Within Amherst Community
- What Are Our Campuses Doing to Decarbonize? by Lori Goldner
- How UMass’ “Public-Private” Dorm May Be Shortchanging Amherst Taxpayers by The Amherst Indy
- Letter: Taking Pride in Hampshire College’s Accomplishments by Ken Rosenthal
- Opinion: Hampshire Closing Opens Door To Regional Innovation Hub by Matthew Hoey
- Poetry: death of a liberal arts college by Lauren Arienzale
CAPITAL PROJECTS
- DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not by Maura Keene
- Controversy over Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Continues by Maura Keene
- Jones Library Construction Proceeding on Schedule. Borrowing is Now Complete by Maura Keene
- DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not by Maura Keene
- Regional School Committee Approves Bid for ARMS Roof Repairs. Hears Calls for Advanced Spanish Classes at Middle School by Kiera McLaughlin
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Little Agreement Emerges from Eversource Public Meeting with Residents, But Discussions Will Continue by Art Keene
- Amherst Sustainability Festival: A Day of Family Fun, Education, and Entertainment
- What Are Our Campuses Doing to Decarbonize? by Lori Goldner
- Opinion: Six Key Climate Truths by Russ Vernon-Jones
EVENTS
- Opening Day for Amherst Farmers’ Market is This Saturday
- Virtuoso Organist to Open South Church Arts & Social Justice Series
- Return of Amherst Arts Night Plus: A Celebration of Art in Amherst
- Amherst Sustainability Festival: A Day of Family Fun, Education, and Entertainment
- What Are Our Campuses Doing to Decarbonize? by Lori Goldner
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- Poetry: death of a liberal arts college by Lauren Arienzale
- Photos of the Week: The Amherst Global Village Festival by Art Keene, Philip Avila, Marita Banda, and Dayun Taylor
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Historical Commission Approves Demolishing Rear of 174 Amity for Construction of Affordable Townhouses by Maura Keene
- Eversource Offers Information on Its Vegetation Management Practices
HOUSING
- Neighbors Unhappy with Beacon’s Plan to Build 140 Units in North Amherst by Maura Keene
- Historical Commission Approves Demolishing Rear of 174 Amity for Construction of Affordable Townhouses by Maura Keene
- How UMass’ “Public-Private” Dorm May Be Shortchanging Amherst Taxpayers by The Amherst Indy
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- How UMass’ “Public-Private” Dorm May Be Shortchanging Amherst Taxpayers by The Amherst Indy
- Fact Check: Did Only One Councilor Promise ‘Not a Penny More’ for the Jones Expansion Project? by Jeff Lee
LIBRARY
- Controversy over Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Continues by Maura Keene
- Jones Library Construction Proceeding on Schedule. Borrowing is Now Complete by Maura Keene
- Fact Check: Did Only One Councilor Promise ‘Not a Penny More’ for the Jones Expansion Project? by Jeff Lee
- Opinion: We Love the Amherst Vision, But Who’s Paying for It? by Rizwana Khan
\OPINION
- Letter: Taking Pride in Hampshire College’s Accomplishments by Ken Rosenthal
- Opinion: Hampshire Closing Opens Door To Regional Innovation Hub by Matthew Hoey
- Opinion: We Love the Amherst Vision, But Who’s Paying for It? by Rizwana Khan
- Opinion: Conflating Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism Endangers All by Gerry Weiss
- Opinion: Six Key Climate Truths by Russ Vernon-Jones
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- CSSJC Questions Delay in Reviewing Resident Oversight Board Bylaw by Bella Astrofsky
- DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not by Maura Keene
RECREATION
- New Amherst Track to Open Soon
- No Shortage of Good Energy and Ideas at Cherry Hill Listening Session by Maura Keene
SCHOOLS
- Regional School Committee Approves Bid for ARMS Roof Repairs. Hears Calls for Advanced Spanish Classes at Middle School by Kiera McLaughlin
- New Amherst Track to Open Soon
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- CSSJC Questions Delay in Reviewing Resident Oversight Board Bylaw by Bella Astrofsky
- Virtuoso Organist to Open South Church Arts & Social Justice Series
- Opinion: Conflating Criticism of Israel with Antisemitism Endangers All by Gerry Weiss
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Loss of Hampshire College Resonates Deeply Within Amherst Community
- CSSJC Questions Delay in Reviewing Resident Oversight Board Bylaw by Bella Astrofsky
- DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not by Maura Keene
- Controversy over Additional CPA Funding for Jones Library Continues by Maura Keene
- Jones Library Construction Proceeding on Schedule. Borrowing is Now Complete by Maura Keene
- DPW Building Committee Seeks to Hire Designer by July. Swing Space for DPW Workers? Maybe Not by Maura Keene
- Regional School Committee Approves Bid for ARMS Roof Repairs. Hears Calls for Advanced Spanish Classes at Middle School by Kiera McLaughlin
- Closures Scheduled for Road Improvements
- New Amherst Track to Open Soon
- No Shortage of Good Energy and Ideas at Cherry Hill Listening Session by Maura Keene
- Amherst Sustainability Festival: A Day of Family Fun, Education, and Entertainment
- What Are Our Campuses Doing to Decarbonize? by Lori Goldner
- How UMass’ “Public-Private” Dorm May Be Shortchanging Amherst Taxpayers by The Amherst Indy
- Fact Check: Did Only One Councilor Promise ‘Not a Penny More’ for the Jones Expansion Project? by Jeff Lee
- Opinion: We Love the Amherst Vision, But Who’s Paying for It? by Rizwana Khan
TRANSPORTATION
WAR AND PEACE