Radio Show and Info Meetings April 30th & May 1st

RADIO SHOW APRIL 30TH

Please tune in to WSBS on Friday, April 30^th from 9:05 to 9:30am as Jim Lovejoy and Monica Webb discuss the WiredWest project with host Jesse Stewart. WSBS is 94.1 FM / 860 AM, or you can listen live online (Click “listen live” button).

UPCOMING INFORMATION SESSIONS

Hope to see many of you at WiredWest’s Berkshire information sessions over the next few days: We have ordered signs from Speedpro Signs

Great Barrington/South Berkshire session: Friday, April 30^th, 4pm at Berkshire South Regional Community Center, 15 Crissey Road, Great Barrington. The Massachusetts Broadband Institute will also be in attendance. Directions

Dalton/Central & North Berkshire session: Saturday, May 1^st, 10am at Nessacus Regional Middle School auditorium, 35 Fox Road, Dalton. Directions

New Marlborough: Saturday, May 1^st, 10am at the Meeting House (Route 57, next to Old Inn on the Green)

Additional Information Sessions in Western MA, below. Please note that we continue to add sessions, so please check our online schedule for updates.

Chesterfield: Tuesday, May 4^th, 6:30pm at the Library

Chester: Monday, May 10^th, 6pm, location TBD

Charlemont: Wednesday, May 12^th, 7pm at Mohawk Park Restaurant

Wendell: Monday, May 24^th, 7pm at The Wendell Library

New Salem: Wednesday, May 26^th, 7pm at Town Hall

TOWN PARTICIPATION UPDATE

Forty-three towns opted to put the WiredWest article on their town 2010 warrants. So far three towns have voted and pass it unanimously (Shelburne, Conway and Leverett), and twoone town Select Board (Egremont and Great Barrington) has otherwise made the decision to join WiredWest. For the complete map of participating towns and their status, please see here.

The warrant_article directs a town’s Select board to enter into discussions around creating a regional community-owned broadband network.

WIRED WEST IN THE MEDIA

Over the past week, there have been articles on WiredWest in several regional publications, including the Berkshire Record (April 22^nd and 29^th); the Greenfield Recorder (lead article April 26^th); The Hampshire Gazette (April 27^th) and the Berkshire Eagle article today.

UPCOMING TOWN MEETINGS

It is a busy month for town meetings in Western MA. It’s critical to ensure as many people as possible are aware of the WiredWest initiative and the importance of 21^st Century broadband for their communities. Please pass this information along to anyone who may be interested, along with our website www.wired-west.net. And of course, please support the WiredWest article on your town warrant!