Berkshire Running Foundation Announces 2025 Race Calendar

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Berkshire Running Foundation recently announced a year-long schedule of races and community engagement.

The season kicks off with the MCLA Sam Gomez 5K on Sunday, April 6.

“The Berkshire Running Foundation is thrilled to be working with the community partners, MountainOne, Berkshire Health Systems, Spectrum Health and many other local organizations to bring these new and classic events to the Berkshires," Executive Director Shiobbean Lemme said. "The impact the running community makes in the Berkshires continues to grow each year, with our work in since 2011 donating over $330,000 to nonprofits in the Berkshires. We are energized at the community growth and passion for these events.”

All registration information is available on the Race Calendar page of the Berkshire Running Center website Race Calendar.

April

MCLA Sam Gomez 5K, April 6

Puddle Jumper 5K for Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, April 12

May

May Day Races for the CRA, Nessacus Middle School, Dalton, May 4

Mother's Day Race, BCC, May 11, 2025

MountainOne Steel Rail Race Weekend, Ashuwillticook Rail Trail, May 17-18

Memorial Day 5K with the Lee Lions Club, May 26

June

Berkshire Pride 2nd Annual 5K, June 1

Gould Farm 5K, June 1

Branches 5K Walk/Run, June 8

Wild Thing 5K/10K, June 14

July

Independence Day 5K, July 4

High Lawn Farm 5K, July 27

August

Pedal and Plod Biathlon, Aug. 3

Greylock 8 Mile Road Race, Aug. 31

September

Spectrum Health’s FIR 5K, Sept. 21

October

BCC Harvest Run, Oct. 18

Red Lion Inn’s Roaring 5K, Oct. 26

November

Soldier On 5K, Nov. 9

MountainOne Thankful 5K, Nov. 27

December

Jingle Bell Run, Dec. 20

Berkshire Running Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to promote and support the positive impact the running community makes in the neighborhoods in which we live. For more information contact Lemme at director@berkshrierun.org.

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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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