Plastic Surgeon Joins BMC; New Physician Practice Opening

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has appointed Dr. Zachary Long, a fellowship-trained plastic surgeon, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center. 

Dr. Long will serve with Berkshire Plastic Surgery of BMC, a new surgical practice, opening on August 10 at the BMC Medical Arts Complex, 6th floor, 777 North St., Pittsfield.

Long is accepting new patients in need of reconstructive surgery and provides care for the following: craniofacial reconstruction, eyelid/nose/ear reconstruction, breast reconstruction, abdominal wall reconstruction, hand surgeries, post-bariatric surgeries, skin cancer reconstruction; and injectable therapies.

Long earned his medical degree from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, Bronx, N.Y. He was fellowship-trained in plastic and reconstructive surgery at St. Barnabas Hospital Health System, with rotations at other institutions, including Jacobi Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center in New York.

For an appointment with Dr. Long, ask your primary care physician for a referral, or call Berkshire Plastic Surgery of BMC at 413-881-5473.

Berkshire Community College Graduates Historically Large Class

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:41AM / Saturday, May 30, 2026

Class valedictorian Jeremiah Reagan says he found himself at BCC in in nursing, earning his associate's degree from the program. See more photos here. 

LENOX, Mass. — The largest Berkshire Community College class in more than 10 years crossed Tanglewood's stage on Friday night.

 

It was also President Ellen Kennedy's last BCC commencement in the position, as she will step down at the end of June.

 

"It has been the greatest gift of my professional life to have been on this journey with you, all of you," Kennedy said. 

 

"Though our paths will now diverge, I know that the memories, the relationships, the moments of conflict and pain that led to new possibilities and growth, those will stay with me always." 

 

The 341 graduates in 38 programs of study earned a total of 377 awards: 218 associate degrees, and 159 certificates. This is the highest number of graduates the college has had since 2014, when it conferred awards to 362 students.

 

Graduates ranged in age from 17 to 68, and while a majority live in Massachusetts, others are from Connecticut, Kentucky, New York, Vermont, and West Virginia.

 

Travis Murach, who earned an associates degree in liberal arts, took the mic as he crossed the stage to receive his diploma to say he had been at BCC for a total of 15 years, dropped out three times, and has finally done it.