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ANALYTICS
As of early June, 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 month of June, 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: 30,575 (+1020)
Number of Engaged Page Views Last Week: 7854 (+1334)
Number of Engaged Sessions Last 30 Days: 19,382 (+639)
Number of Engaged Sessions Last Week: 4953 (+825)
Number of Engaged Users Last 30 Days: 12,683 (+525)
Number of Engaged Users Last Week: 3509 (+549)
TOP FIVE MOST-READ ARTICLES LAST WEEK
1. Town Must Revisit Library Budgeting Warns Sarat by Jeff Lee
2. ZBA Nixes Jumbo Accessory Dwelling Units by Maura Keene
3. New Traffic Pattern for Amethyst Brook Elementary School This Fall by Maura Keene
4. Opinion | “I Was a Hurricane”: Connecting Generations by Rizwana Khan
5. Construction of Amethyst Brook Elementary School Is Complete; Move-In Is Underway by Art Keene
WHAT’S IN THIS ISSUE?
ARTS
- Town Seeks Volunteers to Help Select Public Art for New Elementary School
- Arts and Education Cooperative Seeks New Performing Arts Space for Amherst
- Auditions for Amherst Community Theater’s Production of Disney’s Frozen
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
- Amherst Bassoonist Rémy Taghavi Explores French and Iranian Roots on MIZANSEN
CAMPUS
CLIMATE / ENERGY / ENVIRONMENT / NATURE
- TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies by Darcy DuMont
- Inadequate Erosion Control at Amethyst Brook Elementary School Site by Maura Keene
- Photos of the Week: Hummingbird in Flight by John Varner
ELECTIONS
EVENTS
- Updated: Goodwin Memorial Church to Host Historic Unity Service
- Kick off the New School Year at the Town’s Annual First Day Celebration
- “Soul of Gaza” Fundraiser Offers Information, Film, and Food in Support of Displaced Gazan Families
- 59th Annual Community Breakfast, Sept. 1
- Ribbon-Cutting for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Track & Field Reconstruction
- Auditions for Amherst Community Theater’s Production of Disney’s Frozen
- What’s Happening in Amherst? by Art and Maura Keene
FEATURES
- A Sneak Peek at the New Amethyst Brook Elementary School by Art Keene
- Amherst Bassoonist Rémy Taghavi Explores French and Iranian Roots on MIZANSEN
- A Better World is Possible: Seattle Celebrates Universal School Meals for All Students by Stephen Prager (c/o Common Dreams)
- Photos of the Week: Hummingbird in Flight by John Varner
HISTORY / HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
- Planning Board Narrowly Recommends East Amherst Local Historic District by Maura Keene
- Lack of a Quorum Means Phillips Street Porch Demolition Permit May Be Approved by Default by Maura Keene
- Letter | Proposed Historic District Consistent with Town’s Master Plan by Janet McGowan
HOUSING
ISSUES & ANALYSES
- TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies by Darcy DuMont
OPINION
- Letter | Proposed Historic District Consistent with Town’s Master Plan by Janet McGowan
- Letter | Join the School Equity Advisory Committee by Mary Lou Conca
- Letter | Mass General Brigham’s Divorce from Blue Cross Hurts Patients by Jon K. Rosenthal
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY
- Independent Investigation Finds Amherst School District in Compliance with State Restraint Laws; Superintendent Says District Can Do Better by Art Keene
- Puffer’s Pond Is Safe for Swimming by Art Keene
- Letter | Mass General Brigham’s Divorce from Blue Cross Hurts Patients by Jon K. Rosenthal
RECREATION
- Puffer’s Pond Is Safe for Swimming by Art Keene
- Ribbon-Cutting for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Track & Field Reconstruction
RESOURCES
SCHOOLS
- First Day of School Delayed to Aug. 31 for ARMS and Chestnut St. Academy by Art Keene
- Independent Investigation Finds Amherst School District in Compliance with State Restraint Laws; Superintendent Says District Can Do Better by Art Keene
- What Is the Future of the Wildwood School Building? by Maura Keene
- Inadequate Erosion Control at Amethyst Brook Elementary School Site by Maura Keene
- Town Seeks Volunteers to Help Select Public Art for New Elementary School
- Kick off the New School Year at the Town’s Annual First Day Celebration
- Ribbon-Cutting for the Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Track & Field Reconstruction
- Letter | Join the School Equity Advisory Committee by Mary Lou Conca
- A Sneak Peek at the New Amethyst Brook Elementary School by Art Keene
- A Better World is Possible: Seattle Celebrates Universal School Meals for All Students by Stephen Prager (c/o Common Dreams)
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- Updated: Goodwin Memorial Church to Host Historic Unity Service
- “Soul of Gaza” Fundraiser Offers Information, Film, and Food in Support of Displaced Gazan Families
- Letter | Join the School Equity Advisory Committee by Mary Lou Conca
- A Better World is Possible: Seattle Celebrates Universal School Meals for All Students by Stephen Prager (c/o Common Dreams)
TOWN GOVERNMENT
- TSO Considers Changes to Waste Hauler Policies by Darcy DuMont
- Independent Investigation Finds Amherst School District in Compliance with State Restraint Laws; Superintendent Says District Can Do Better by Art Keene
- What Is the Future of the Wildwood School Building? by Maura Keene
- Planning Board Narrowly Recommends East Amherst Local Historic District by Maura Keene
- Inadequate Erosion Control at Amethyst Brook Elementary School Site by Maura Keene
- Advice to Way Finders: Locate Accessible Apartments on the Ground Floor by Maura Keene
- Lack of a Quorum Means Phillips Street Porch Demolition Permit May Be Approved by Default by Maura Keene
- Town Seeks Volunteers to Help Select Public Art for New Elementary School
- Letter | Proposed Historic District Consistent with Town’s Master Plan by Janet McGowan
- Letter | Join the School Equity Advisory Committee by Mary Lou Conca