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June 23rd, 2020

6/23/2020

Curbside Service for Field Gear

Beginning Wednesday, June 24, BATV members will have the opportunity to check out field production equipment. At this time, BATV will be limiting the amount of gear for field use so we have made up some simple camcorder kits that we feel will assist members to achieve their field production needs.

If you would like to reserve a kit, please email your request to reserve@batvinc.org. You will receive correspondence with specific directions about picking up your equipment. For everyone’s safety, we ask that you comply with all directions for pick up and return of equipment and adhere to the scheduled pick up and return days and times.

We will continue to assist with productions utilizing web conferencing apps, so if you have ideas for programming, don’t hesitate reaching out to staff.

We will keep you posted as other resources become available, but for the safety of all, it will be a cautious process.

We look forward to seeing all our members in the near future.

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June 12th, 2020

6/12/2020

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Twice a year, Billerica Town Meetings are cablecast live into the homes of Billerica residents allowing them to stay informed about decisions that impact their lives. For the first time in history, the upcoming Town Meeting will be conducted using web conferencing, but rest assured, it will be cablecast in its entirety by Billerica Access Television, Inc. (BATV). Moreover, the future of the historic Howe School will be determined as Town Meeting Representatives will cast votes on Article 22 “To Fund Addition To and Remodeling of Howe School” and Article 27 “Howe School Lease.” We respectfully ask that you support Articles 22 and 27.

The historic Howe School is located north of town center and has remained vacant for the past 20+ years. While there have been efforts to revitalize the historic building, none have come to fruition.

The Town has already invested time and funds toward this unique restoration project. Moreover, BATV has become vested in this worthwhile project with no guarantee of a subsequent lease. Unfortunately, BATV does not have the luxury of investing more time as its current lease terminates September 30, 2022. If Articles 22 and 27 fail at the upcoming Spring Town Meeting, BATV will need to identify alternative plans for its home.

While BATV is more commonly known for collaborating with citizens and organizations to create local cable programming of interest and importance to the community, it provides many other services including educational programs for all ages, meeting and gathering space, video production assistance, equipment lending, and collaborations with schools, organizations, businesses, and much more. Should BATV be fortunate enough to be awarded the opportunity to lease the restored Howe School, its services could become even more robust. The proposed floor plans for the Howe project include administrative and content creation spaces as well as ample space for general public use. There is also a plan to display some of the historic Town artifacts that the Town possesses. If this project is successful, BATV is hopeful to regularly host community cultural events that would include the likes of film screenings, poetry slams, story-telling competitions, small concerts and more.

BATV has been providing valuable services for the community since 1987 and is a well regarded non-profit organization. BATV has the resources to partner with the Town of Billerica to make this rare opportunity a reality. Most recently, the Town, with the assistance of BATV, renewed two cable contracts that positioned the Town and BATV in such a way to minimize current threats to PEG access television. With your support, this project will give a new and vibrant life to the historic Howe School and provide the Billerica community with a state of the art, multi-use media center.

Should you have any questions, please contact BATV Executive Director Sam Schauerman at 978.663.2284 or sam@batvinc.org. We ask for your support and your “yes” vote on Articles 22 and 27 to make this unique project a reality.

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BATV Community Media Project

3/27/2020

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If you don’t know what our Community Media Project is all about, check out this post
from our Content Producer, Tara:
BATV Community Media Project

Participate daily or when you see a prompt that piques your interest.
We’ll post a new prompt each morning until the quarantine is over.

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Reminder

3/26/2020

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As a reminder, BATV remains closed to the public until further notice. Staff are working remotely and are still responding to email and voicemail messages, so if you have questions, you can still call us at 978-663-2284 (be sure to leave a message with a phone number where we can reach you!) or email us.

We're still accepting programming.
Contact our Program Coordinator, Kayla, at kayla@batvinc.org for more info.

Postings for the Community Bulletin Board may be submitted by visiting https://bit.ly/submitabulletin.

Don't forget to check out social media accounts each morning for a new prompt for our
Community Video Project, if you'd like to participate in that.

Stay healthy and we hope to see you all again soon!

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BATV & COVID-19

3/16/2020

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We hope you are all healthy and remaining positive as we find our way during this unprecedented time. We look forward to returning to normal and greeting our dedicated, happy and healthy members.

But until then, BATV will remain closed to the public until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but we feel this is the most responsible decision for the health of our staff, members and community as a whole.

While closed, BATV staff will continue to reply to phone messages and email, accept and process electronically submitted programming and community bulletin board requests, monitor programming and continue to offer our services to the Town.

If you have programming you would like to submit for cablecast on the PEG access channels, please email kayla@batvinc.org and she will provide instructions.

Messages for the Community Bulletin Board may be submitted by visiting
batvinc.org/community-bulletin-board.html.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact BATV at 978.663.2284 or email us at info@batvinc.org.

Thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you when we re-open, happy and healthy.

Remain positive.

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COVID-19 Update

3/13/2020

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BATV Annual Meeting of the Membership Postponed

Due to the growing COVID-19 concerns and conditions, BATV has postponed its Annual Meeting of the Membership scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020. We appreciate your support of the Corporation’s decision and will keep you posted of updates as they become available.

Operational Updates

While BATV remains open, no more facility reservations will be accepted until April 1, 2020 or until further notice. However, reservations for field equipment check out / in will be accepted.

If you are planning to visit BATV, we ask you to please observe the following:

Wash your hands often.
Cover coughs and sneezes.
Avoid close contact.

And if you are not feeling well, please stay home.

Moreover, BATV will take the following actions:

Use of meeting rooms will not be allowed until April 1 or until further notice. If you have a current reservation, it will unfortunately not be honored at this time.
Beginning March 16, all educational / youth programs will be postponed until April 1, or until further notice.

Thank you for your continued support, patience and flexibility during these uncertain times.

Stay healthy!

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BATV 2020 Annual Meeting of the Membership

2/20/2020

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BATV’s Annual Meeting of the Membership is scheduled for Thursday, March 19, 2020.

The event will be held at the Tewksbury Country Club, 1880 Main Street in Tewksbury, MA. Doors open at 6:30 pm with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The business meeting commences at 7:00 pm. Elections and dinner will follow.

During the Meeting, the membership will have an opportunity to elect one individual to serve a
three year term on the BATV Board of Directors. At this time, Rob Anderson is the sole nominee.

We are pleased to announce that Comedian Steve Bjork will be providing entertainment for the evening.

The Boston Globe recently described Steve Bjork as “one of the top names” in New England stand-up comedy. Bjork is a polished veteran of the highly competitive Boston comedy scene with crisscrossing tours of the country under his belt. His material is intelligent and accessible, but first and foremost, it is funny. Bjork takes everyday life and turns it upside down in a way that every demographic in any given audience can enjoy.

He has performed at all of the major Boston and New England comedy clubs along with The Borgata Casino in Atlantic City, NJ; The Improv in Las Vegas, NV; Mohegan Sun in CT, Hilarities in Orlando, FL and Cleveland, OH; TSM Comedy Caravan in Louisville, KY; Crackers in Indianapolis, IN; Penguins in Cedar Rapids, IA; and many, many others.

We hope you will attend BATV’s Annual Meeting of the Membership on March 19, 2020.

Minutes from the March 21, 2019 Annual Meeting of the Membership can be viewed here.

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Mission Statement

"To encourage and enable open extensive communication through BATV while promoting diversity and responsibility."

Incorporated in 1987, Billerica Access Television, Inc. (BATV) is Billerica’s designated private non-profit, non-commercial public, educational, and governmental access television corporation. (more)

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Closures And Limited Hours:

BATV remains closed to the public until further notice. Curb service for field gear available with reservation.

Organizations Served:

All For You Events, Inc.
Alliance for Community Media (ACM)
American Cancer Society
Animal Rescue League of NE
Bennett Library
Big Brother Big Sister
Billerica Adventure Series Corp
Billerica Arts Council
Billerica Board of Health
Billerica Boys & Girls Club
Billerica Cat Care Coalition
Billerica Community Alliance
Billerica Conservation Commission
Billerica Council on Aging
Billerica Dept of Public Works
Billerica Dog Park Committee
Billerica ELKS
Billerica Fire Department
Billerica Friends of Music
Billerica Garden Club
Billerica Health & Wellness Fair
Billerica Historical Society
Billerica Hockey Assoc
Billerica Holiday Festival
Billerica Homeschooling Association
Billerica Lions Club
Billerica Little League
Billerica Memorial High School
Billerica Partners for Education
Billerica Police Dept
Billerica Pop Warner
Billerica Public Library
Billerica Public Safety Memorial Fund
Billerica Public Schools
Billerica Recreation Dept
Billerica Rotary Club
Billerica Scholarship Foundation
Billerica Sons of Italy
Billerica Sportswear
Billerica Twinning Group
Billerica Watchers
Billerica Yankee Doodle Homecoming
Billerica Youth Basketball
Billerica Youth Soccer Association
BMHS DECA
Boy Scouts of America
Burns & Egan Realty
Chelmsford Art Society
Colleen Sgroi Gallery
Community Teamwork, Inc.
Dutile Elementary School
Enterprise Bank & Trust
First Congregational Church of Billerica
First Parish Church
Frederick A. Ciampa, CPA
Friends of BMHS Hockey
Friends of COA
Friends of the Billerica Library
Girl Scouts
Habitat for Humanity
Hallenborg Ice Arena
HHS / BMHS Alumni Association
Liberty Bell Restaurant
Locke Middle School
Mangia Mangia Italian Kitchen
Marshall Middle School
Massaccess
Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Assoc
Massachusetts Republican Society
Middlesex Community College
Middlesex Canal Museum
MTM Brainerd Insurance
National Association of Telecomm Officers and Advisors (NATOA)
Nupath
Parker School PTO
Party Lab
Project Bread
Shawsheen Valley Technical School
St. Andrews Parish
St. Theresa Women’s Club
Sunshine Gals Kitchen
The Learning Garden Till, Inc.
TOPS
Town of Billerica
United Way
Vining Elementary School
Woods Real Estate
& Many More…

Community Partnerships

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June 23rd, 2020

June 12th, 2020

BATV Community Media Project

Reminder

BATV & COVID-19

COVID-19 Update

BATV 2020 Annual Meeting of the Membership

Mission Statement

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