Pittsfield Nomination Papers Available in April

08:05AM / Thursday, March 13, 2025Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nomination papers for elected offices in Pittsfield will be available on Wednesday, April 2.

Offices on the 2025 municipal election ballot will be one city clerk, four councilors at large, seven ward councilors and six seats on the School Committee.

Nominations papers require 150 signatures from registered Pittsfield voters are required for city clerk, councilor at large and School Committee. Candidates for ward councilor need 50 signatures of registered voters within the ward they running in.

The term of office for each elected position is two years beginning on Jan. 5, 2026.

Candidates seeking to run for office can pick up their nomination papers from the City Clerk's Office located at 70 Allen St. starting on April 2 at 8:30 a.m. Completed nomination papers must be submitted to the Registrar of Voters' Office for certification by Friday, July 18, no later than 4 p.m. Certified papers must then be submitted to the City Clerk's Office by Friday, Aug. 1, no later than 5 p.m. to be eligible for the ballot.

The preliminary election, if necessary, is scheduled for Sept. 16 and the general election is scheduled for Nov. 4.

For more information, contact the City Clerk's Office at 413-499-9361.

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Berkshire Museum Explores Ancient Egypt With ‘Soulful Creatures’

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
11:33AM / Friday, October 09, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Following its multimillion-dollar renovation, the Berkshire Museum is welcoming an exhibition unlike any it has been able to host before.

Marking the museum's first major exhibition since its renovation, "Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt," opening Saturday, Oct. 10, thins the veil between the ever-evolving history of Egyptian culture and society and modern day people.

"The most important thing about history is recognizing people from the past as actual people. Ancient Egyptians are no different than us," said William Dore, the museum's chief curator. "They have different cultures and beliefs and different viewpoints, but you can say the same thing about people today."

When audiences experience the exhibit, they will see the humanity in the people of the past, which in turn helps them connect with different views and perspectives around the world today, he said.

Combining archeology with modern scientific imaging, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Museum curators Yekaterina Barbash and Edward Bleiberg designed an exhibit that works to uncover the mysteries behind these objects and the beliefs and rituals that surround them.

"I think something that people kind of misunderstand about history is none of it's ever settled. ... History is a science that is constantly questioned,” Dore said. "It only works if everyone's constantly rethinking things, learning new things ... which is for me super exciting because as much as we know a lot about the ancient Egyptians, there's a lot we don't know.”

The installation features dozens of artifacts on loan from the Brooklyn Museum that explores the practice of animal mummification and the role animals played in ancient Egyptian religion.

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