Mass RMV Reminds Residents to Enter the 2026 Low Number Plate Lottery

07:35AM / Saturday, August 08, 2026Print Story | Email Story

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding residents across Massachusetts that applications remain open for the 2026 Annual Low Number Plate Lottery.

Any state resident with an active passenger vehicle registration may apply through the myRMV Online Service Center until 5 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2026. There is no fee to enter the lottery.

To date, over 12,000 residents from across Massachusetts have entered the lottery. This year’s lottery includes 237 low-number standard passenger license plates, including the numbers 318, 7575, 8J, 66K, V3 and L99. Winners and alternate winners will be selected electronically through a random number generator and notified by the RMV.

The lottery applies to standard white Massachusetts passenger plates and is separate from the one-time lottery previously held for commemorative 250th Anniversary plates. While there is no fee to enter, winners in the standard plate lottery will be required to pay the special plate fee in addition to the applicable standard vehicle registration fee.

For eligibility requirements, lottery rules and application information, visit the RMV website.

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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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