image description — CRA Executive Director Alison Peters and Dan McMahaon pose with some of the players, parents, and volunteers of the Dalton Soccer Club and the trophy named in McMahon’s honor at last weekend’s tournament.

Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament Dedicates Trophy to Founder

Community submission09:56AM / Monday, October 14, 2024Print Story | Email Story

DALTON, Mass. – The annual CRA Just for Kicks Soccer Tournament this year named the 7th/8th grade divisions of the tournament the Dan McMahon division in recognition of McMahon’s impact on youth soccer in Berkshire County over his 35 year career at the CRA.

McMahon was the creator of the Just for Kicks Tournament 27 years ago and came to present the winners of the divisions, the McMahon Cup.

More than 70 teams competed in eight divisions over the course of two days on the holiday weekend at Wahconah Regional High School and Nessacus Middle School.

Winners and runners-up in each division included:

5/6 Boys- Division 1

Finalist, Williamstown Soccer Club

Champion, Pittsfield Soccer Club

5/6 Boys- Division 2

Finalist, Northampton Soccer Club

Champion, North Adams

5/6 Girls- Division 1

Finalist, Williamstown Soccer Club

Champion, Berkshire Hills Soccer Club

5/6 Girls- Division 2

Finalist, North Adams

Champion, Lenox Soccer Club

7/8 Girls, Dan McMahon Division

Finalist, South Hadley Soccer Club

Champion, Pittsfield Soccer Club

7/8 Boys, Dan McMahon Division

Finalist, Dalton Soccer Club

Champion, Berkshire Hills Soccer Club

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Dalton Police Station OK for Zoning, Once Location Is Chosen

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
05:19PM / Sunday, January 11, 2026

DALTON, Mass. — The proposed police station is eligible for a special permit in all zones except a Planned Industrial Development zone, following a public hearing and board consensus.

The town has been exploring solutions to address the station's needs, forming the Public Safety Advisory Committee in July 2024 after reports highlighted the department's deteriorating condition.

Now more than a year into the initiative, progress seems to have stalled because of conflicting opinions on where the proposed station would go, Police Chief Deanna Strout said during previous meetings.

The sticking points have been cost and location, which has had the advisory committee in gridlock for months. Several public officials have expressed their desire to have a new station constructed on town-owned land for the cost savings.

However, the only land sizable to fit the facility is next to the Senior Center, but some neighbors have conveyed their disapproval for that space, which had been earmarked for affordable housing.

So, the committee sought guidance from the Zoning Board but left with few answers.

"We wanted to have a discussion with you as a board about where you would consider this and what your thoughts as a board were specifically," Town Manager Eric Anderson said to the board at the Tuesday meeting.

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