Pittsfield Public Schools Announces Pre-Kindergarten Lottery

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, children living in Pittsfield, who will be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2025, may complete an application for the Pittsfield Public Schools Pre-Kindergarten Program lottery. 
 
Pre-Kindergarten spaces are limited.  Students must register by May 1, 2025 to be considered for the school based lottery which will occur on May 15, 2025. 
 
To be entered into the Pre-Kindergarten Lottery: 
 
Go to pittsfield.net, select Registration. Select Pre-Kindergarten Registration and complete the online Pre-Kindergarten application form. Applicants will be required to email a copy of their child's Birth Certificate and Proof of Residency in Pittsfield (specifications on the form).  Those unable to email these documents please email chealy@pittsfield.net
 
Applications are not complete until all required documents are submitted and a confirmation email from chealy@pittsfield.net is received. 
 
Questions may be directed to the Early Childhood Coordinator, Carrie Healy, by calling (413) 499-9500 ext. 1018, (413) 200-0633, or emailing chealy@pittsfield.net (leave a message, your call will be returned). 
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Bus Organized to People's March

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — State Reps. Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Leigh Davis, state Sen. Paul Mark, and the Rural Freedom Network are organizing a motorcoach bus from the Berkshires to Washington, D.C., for the 2025 People's March.
 
Rural Freedom Network is a federally registered political action committee and as a grassroots media organization it supports Democratic candidates and issues such as civil rights.
 
The People's March is a rebranding of the Women's March that first occurred in 2017 and broadened to include such rights to free speech, health care and economics.
 
The bus departs on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 2 a.m. from the parking lot of The Center at Lenox (Price Chopper) on Route
7/20 and returns around 1 a.m. on Sunday, Jan.19.
 
Bus tickets are purchased through a $75 per ticket donation to the Rural Freedom Network. Reserve a seat and purchase a ticket here. For more information, contact Mirabai Dyson at mirabai.dyson@mahouse.gov.
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