BEWILDERED, I have offered the city fathers the use of our website on numerous occasions to publish news releases but they rarely if ever have taken me up on my offer. And I also suggested they could use this free program called Nixle.com. . The following is from a August 2011 Tips and Snippets column I wrote, WAKE UP PEOPLE! A number of local governments are still not using the world wide web properly. They haven’t a clue it seems on what is available for their use to alert residents of important happenings or disasters. The emergencies this past week (earthquake, hurricane) highlight why they need such a system in place. A good program for this purpose that some communities use is offered through a company named Nixle.com. From Nixle’s website, “Nixle is a Community Information Service dedicated to helping you stay connected to the information that matters most to you, depending on your physical location. You stay connected to your local police department, your children’s schools, your local community agencies and organizations, and the important information from other locations throughout the country that are relevant to you. http://www.gloucestercitynews.net/clearysnotebook/2011/08/cnbnews-point-of-view-wake-up-people-the-chatham-square-boon-doggle.html Apparently those in charge do not want you to know what is going on. What other reason could it be?