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TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Massachusetts Receives National “Black Hole Award” for Government Secrecy by Jeff Lee
2. Town Hall Explores Possibilities for Continuing Hampshire College’s Mission by Jonathon Podolsky
3. Town Councilors Issue Nakba Remembrance Day Statement by Amherst Indy (c/o Jill Brevik)
4. Are Amherst Developers Flouting the Intent of the Town’s ADU Bylaw? by Maura Keene
5. Hampshire College Trustees Put Campus Up for Sale by Art Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Join the Amherst Community Band and Be Part of Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary Celebration by Judith Gutlerner
- Folksinger Rupert Wates Headlines June PVFS Song & Story Swap
- Paintings Explore Gesture and Line at Gallery A3 in June
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- Smith College Investigation Widens Trump Administration’s Attacks on Higher Education, Advocates Say by Sarah Prager (c/o Prism)
- Letter: A Formal $21M Asset-Backed Refinancing Offer and Binding Restructuring Conditions for Hampshire College by Jerome Segal
- Opinion: Amherst College Silences Criticism of Gaza Genocide by Jennifer Scarlott
- “Not Just a Class”: Students Find Connection Through Building Solidarity Economies
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Amherst Celebrates Launch of Electric School Bus Fleet
- What to Do if You Find Spotted Lanternfly Eggs by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- Opinion: Is the Cost of True Sustainability Beyond Reach? by John Varner
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Shagbark Hickory by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- Photos of the Week: Mother Nature’s Mandalas by Annique Boomsma
DEMOCRACY
- New Campaign Demanding Congressional Oversight of Burlington ICE Facility
- DPW Building Committee Still Meeting Offline and Unrecorded. Designer Selection Process Continues by Maria Kopicki
- Smith College Investigation Widens Trump Administration’s Attacks on Higher Education, Advocates Say by Sarah Prager (c/o Prism)
- Opinion: Amherst College Silences Criticism of Gaza Genocide by Jennifer Scarlott
- Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers’ Performance of Banned Music by Chris Walker (c/o Truthout)
EVENTS
- Join the Amherst Community Band and Be Part of Our Nation’s 250th Anniversary Celebration by Judith Gutlerner
- Folksinger Rupert Wates Headlines June PVFS Song & Story Swap
- Town Will Celebrate Race Amity Day and Youth Heroes by Art Keene
- Paintings Explore Gesture and Line at Gallery A3 in June
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- “Not Just a Class”: Students Find Connection Through Building Solidarity Economies
- Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers’ Performance of Banned Music by Chris Walker (c/o Truthout)
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Shagbark Hickory by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- Photos of the Week: Mother Nature’s Mandalas by Annique Boomsma
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- North Amherst Church Turns 200 by Meg Gage
HOUSING
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- Smith College Investigation Widens Trump Administration’s Attacks on Higher Education, Advocates Say by Sarah Prager (c/o Prism)
OPINION
- Letter: A Formal $21M Asset-Backed Refinancing Offer and Binding Restructuring Conditions for Hampshire College by Jerome Segal
- Opinion: At the Start of Pride Month, Consider What It Means to Be an Ally by Ali Wicks-Lim for the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst
- Opinion: Amherst College Silences Criticism of Gaza Genocide by Jennifer Scarlott
- Opinion: Is the Cost of True Sustainability Beyond Reach? by John Varner
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Opinion: At the Start of Pride Month, Consider What It Means to Be an Ally by Ali Wicks-Lim for the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst
RESOURCES
- What to Do if You Find Spotted Lanternfly Eggs by Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
SCHOOLS
- Advanced Spanish Pilot Class Created for Some Amherst Seventh Graders by Maura Keene
- School Start Times Unchanged for Next Year by Maura Keene
- Amherst Celebrates Launch of Electric School Bus Fleet
- Hundreds Turn Out for Wisconsin High Schoolers’ Performance of Banned Music by Chris Walker (c/o Truthout)
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Advanced Spanish Pilot Class Created for Some Amherst Seventh Graders by Maura Keene
- New Campaign Demanding Congressional Oversight of Burlington ICE Facility
- Smith College Investigation Widens Trump Administration’s Attacks on Higher Education, Advocates Say by Sarah Prager (c/o Prism)
- Town Will Celebrate Race Amity Day and Youth Heroes by Art Keene
- Opinion: At the Start of Pride Month, Consider What It Means to Be an Ally by Ali Wicks-Lim for the LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst
- “Not Just a Class”: Students Find Connection Through Building Solidarity Economies
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Advanced Spanish Pilot Class Created for Some Amherst Seventh Graders by Maura Keene
- CRC Recommends Mager, Johnson, and Hartwell for Planning Board Seats by Maura Keene
- DPW Building Committee Still Meeting Offline and Unrecorded. Designer Selection Process Continues by Maria Kopicki
- Construction Updates from the DPW
- Town Will Celebrate Race Amity Day and Youth Heroes by Art Keene
TRANSPORTATION
WAR & PEACE
- Opinion: Amherst College Silences Criticism of Gaza Genocide by Jennifer Scarlott