BCC Reintroduces Varsity Athletics

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Community College (BCC) announces the comeback of varsity sports, beginning in the fall 2025 semester.

Baseball and volleyball teams will compete as part of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 21 as a D-III Non-scholarship member.

According to a press release, the NJCAA's mission is to promote, govern and foster a competitive environment for two-year college athletics. The NJCAA recognizes the diverse nature of its membership, providing at all times a consistent and inclusive governance structure that provides opportunities for all stakeholders and emphasizes the academic, athletic and community involvement goals of all student-athletes.

The Region 21 Conference of the NJCAA features ten other Massachusetts Community Colleges, as well as three schools from Connecticut and Rhode Island. BCC will compete in 16 conference games for volleyball and 24 conference games in baseball. Bunker Hill Community College won the conference for volleyball this fall and Northern Essex Community College is the defending Region 21 baseball champion.

Students interested in playing in a varsity sport with the Falcons should complete the BCC Varsity Athletics Interest Form that can be found at www.berkshirecc.edu/varsity, which includes a link in the left navigation panel called "Steps to Play for the Falcons."

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Hinsdale Considers Switching Dispatch Centers Amid Response Time Concerns

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:12AM / Monday, August 24, 2026

HINSDALE, Mass. — The town has experienced longer emergency response times since the Dalton Police Department suspended its mutual aid agreement with Hinsdale. Now, Hinsdale is considering suspending its use of Dalton's Communication Center.

During the Hinsdale Select Board meeting on Aug. 12, board member Margaret Gregory raised concerns about the department's response times, recounting an incident the previous Sunday when she called police at about 9:51 p.m. but did not see a state trooper arrive until approximately 10:45 p.m.

"We're here to protect the town and make sure we're getting the aid that we need. That did not happen," she said in a follow-up with the media.

Now word has gotten to Dalton that Hinsdale's department has requested to withdraw from the Dalton Communication Center and use the Berkshire Regional Emergency Communications Center instead.

Dalton Town Manager Eric Anderson informed Dalton's Select Board that he heard indirectly from the state's communications center of Hinsdale's request and that there will be a meeting with the E911 system and all parties sometime later in September.

In order for Hinsdale to switch to the state call center, the town would have to obtain funding to ensure the town's equipment works with the state's.

During Hinsdale's August meeting, Gregory told Peru Police Chief Bruce Cullett that she is concerned with how Dalton's dispatch is relaying information to the state, citing that calls from multiple people about shots fired shouldn't be an hour wait.

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