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ANALYTICS ARE BACK AGAIN
Our analytics providers were down from June 12 until the evening of June 14. We have access again, apparently without any data loss during the shutdown.
As of a few weeks ago, we have eliminated from our counts all visits to our site that did not result in a meaningful engagement with the content. While the total number of visits to our site continues to grow (in the last 30 days, it was over 105,000 visits), only about a third of those visits resulted in a meaningful engagement, such as opening an article or clicking on a menu. The other visits are likely bot traffic. From now on, we’ll only tally meaningful engagement.
Number of Engaged Page Views Last 30 Days: 34,582 (+ 822)
Number of Engaged Page Views Last Week: 8592 (+977)
Number of Engaged Sessions Last 30 Days: 22,620 (+437)
Number of Engaged Sessions Last Week: 5536 (+370)
Number of Engaged Users Last 30 Days: 14,751 (+342)
Number of Engaged Users Last Week: 3878 (+135)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
1. Opinion: Hampshire College Didn’t Fail; Society Failed Hampshire by Alan Goodman
2. New High School Principal and New Director of Student Services by Maura Keene
3. School Superintendent Tenders Resignation Effective June 2027 by Art Keene
4. Opinion: Will Amherst Schools Ever Be Safe for Queer and Trans Kids? by The LGBTQIA+ Caucus of Amherst
5. One Hundred Days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York: Free Kindergarten and a Tax on Luxury Homes by Julius Schiedat (c/o The Better News)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. School Superintendent Tenders Resignation Effective June 2027 by Art Keene
2. Opinion: Hampshire College Didn’t Fail; Society Failed Hampshire by Alan Goodman
3. Anti-LGBTQIA+ Bias Still a Problem at Middle School by Maura Keene
4. Opinion: The $9 Million Issue We Need to Start Addressing by Maria Kopicki
5. Letter: A Call for Respect in School Committee Discussions by Alison Estes, Alicia Lopez Nieto, and Derek Shea
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
CAMPUS
- If Opposing Genocide Does Not Align With Smith College’s Mission, Values, or Priorities, What Does? by Jennifer Scarlott and Nick Mottern
- Opinion: Whither the Hampshire College Campus? by Michael Pill
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Northern Catalpa by the Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- Photos of the Week: Chasing Fireflies by Darya Zelentsova
DEMOCRACY
- Public Forum on ICE Collaboration with Local Police by Art Keene
- Drawing the Line: Why Massachusetts Communities Are Rethinking Local Police-ICE Relationships by Miriam DeFant
- Opinion: 250th Anniversary – of What? by Michael Greenebaum
ELECTIONS
- Amherst Forward Calls It Quits by Art Keene
EVENTS
- Public Forum on ICE Collaboration with Local Police by Art Keene
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
- Opinion: Honoring America’s Promise by Reading Frederick Douglass by Brian Boyles
FEATURES
- Amherst Arbor Spotlight: Northern Catalpa by the Amherst Public Shade Tree Committee
- Photos of the Week: Chasing Fireflies by Darya Zelentsova
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
HOUSING
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- If Opposing Genocide Does Not Align With Smith College’s Mission, Values, or Priorities, What Does? by Jennifer Scarlott and Nick Mottern
- Drawing the Line: Why Massachusetts Communities Are Rethinking Local Police-ICE Relationships by Miriam DeFant
OPINION
- Letter: A Call for Respect in School Committee Discussions by Alison Estes, Alicia Lopez Nieto, and Derek Shea
- Opinion: 250th Anniversary – of What? by Michael Greenebaum
- Opinion: Honoring America’s Promise by Reading Frederick Douglass by Brian Boyles
- Opinion: Whither the Hampshire College Campus? by Michael Pill
- Opinion: What Are You Doing Here? The Question Behind Belonging by Rizwana Khan
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Ways to Stay Cool in the Coming Extreme Heat
- Public Forum on ICE Collaboration with Local Police by Art Keene
- Drawing the Line: Why Massachusetts Communities Are Rethinking Local Police-ICE Relationships by Miriam DeFant
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- School Superintendent Tenders Resignation Effective June 2027 by Art Keene
- Regional School Committee Members Lament Superintendent’s Resignation by Maura Keene
- Letter: A Call for Respect in School Committee Discussions by Alison Estes, Alicia Lopez Nieto, and Derek Shea
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Amherst Wraps up Pride Month with Joyful Parade by Art Keene
- Thirty Northampton Residents Move to Intervene in Divestment Lawsuit
- Public Forum on ICE Collaboration with Local Police by Art Keene
- Drawing the Line: Why Massachusetts Communities Are Rethinking Local Police-ICE Relationships by Miriam DeFant
- If Opposing Genocide Does Not Align With Smith College’s Mission, Values, or Priorities, What Does? by Jennifer Scarlott and Nick Mottern
- Opinion: Honoring America’s Promise by Reading Frederick Douglass by Brian Boyles
- Opinion: What Are You Doing Here? The Question Behind Belonging by Rizwana Khan
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- Amherst Forward Calls It Quits by Art Keene
- School Superintendent Tenders Resignation Effective June 2027 by Art Keene
- Regional School Committee Members Lament Superintendent’s Resignation by Maura Keene
- Planning Board Supports Rezoning Professional Research Park to Include Housing by Marua Keene
- New Appointments to Town Boards and Committees by Maura Keene
- Letter: A Call for Respect in School Committee Discussions by Alison Estes, Alicia Lopez Nieto, and Derek Shea
- Opinion: 250th Anniversary – of What? by Michael Greenebaum
- Opinion: Whither the Hampshire College Campus? by Michael Pill