I know of at least two other members in the area that haven’t joined, and off-board there are plenty of filmmakers in Massachusetts, but help does seem to be pretty scarce around here, yes. Hopefully with the increasing number of films being shot here we’ll start to gain a bigger base.
I know Mattykins is out in Ithaca, NY...and I just found a local filmmakers group called "Upstate Independents" (http://upstateindependents.com/) that I'm going to check out. Other than that, I've been thinking of visiting some colleges in the area and see if I can find so people with the same passion to make films as I do.