Pittsfield Announces North Pole Calling Program

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The City of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program will be conducting the 43rd annual North Pole Calling Program on Wednesday, Dec. 11 and Thursday, Dec. 12 from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. 
 
Sign up forms will be sent home with Pittsfield students in Pre-K, Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2 by Nov. 22, 2024.
 
Fillable forms, that can be saved and emailed, are available through a link on the City website at North Pole Calling Program  cityofpittsfield.org). Hard copy forms are also available at the CityClerk's Office in Room 103 at City Hall, 70 Allen Street, as well as in the Department of Community Development, Room 205.
 
Completed forms must be returned or submitted online to City Hall by Tuesday, Dec. 10.
 
Email completed forms to Ted Kozlowski, Administrative Coordinator at tkozlowski@cityofpittsfield.org. Forms can also be mailed to:
 
Ted Kozlowski
Department of Community Development, Room 205
70 Allen St. Pittsfield, MA, 01201
 
Do not send completed registration forms to the child's school.
 
This program is for Pittsfield children in pre-kindergarten through second grade. If older children still believe, complete the required form and we are happy to include them.
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Parks Commission OKs Lessons at Pittsfield Pickleball Facility

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city's pickleball culture is ramping up with classes at the Benedict Road courts.  

On Tuesday, the Parks Commission approved Michael Latini's request to offer pickleball lessons at the facility, which opened a couple of years ago

Certified instructor Michael Latini plans to offer one-hour lessons to beginner-to-advanced level players from August to November on Tuesdays.  

Latini has been a member of Berkshire Mountain Pickleball for eight years and was on the committee that helped erect the courts. He has seen the organization grow from around 100 people to about 400 people, and lives nearby, playing up to five times a week. 

"So I'm very passionate about pickleball," he explained. 

He traveled to Nashville, Tenn., to become a certified pickleball teacher, and is Berkshire County's USA Pickleball ambassador, which entails getting pickleball to grow and teaching people how to play. 

The sport has also positively impacted his health. 

"One of the benefits that I've had out of pickleball is I'm a Type 2 diabetic, and through pickleball, I've been able to get off insulin, which my doctor was thrilled about," Latini said. 

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