New Surgeon At Berkshire Health Systems, Dr. Bradway

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PITTSFIELD - Berkshire Health Systems announces the appointment of Marcella W. Bradway, MD, a board certified and fellowship trained Colon and Rectal Surgeon, to the Berkshire Medical Center medical staff. Dr. Bradway, who was born and raised in Pittsfield, has opened her surgical practice at the BMC Medical Arts Complex, 6th Floor Physician Office Suite, 777 North St., Pittsfield, and is accepting new patients.

Dr. Bradway most recently served as Chair, Department of Surgery at Griffin Hospital in Connecticut and practiced at Colon and Rectal Surgeons of Fairfield County. She was fellowship trained in Colon and Rectal Surgery at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, and is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.

Dr. Bradway received her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and completed her residency training in General Surgery at the University of Connecticut Integrated Surgical Residency program, which included Hartford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, New Britain General Hospital and John Dempsey Hospital. She served as Administrative Chief Resident from 1998 to 1999.

Dr. Bradway will provide comprehensive Colon and Rectal Surgery services, including colon and rectal cancer surgery, endorectal ultrasound staging of rectal cancers, surgery for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease, all aspects of perianal disease and colonoscopy, and laparoscopic surgery for cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and diverticulitis.

For an appointment with Dr. Bradway, ask your physician for a referral or call 413-447-2859.
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North Adams Man Indicted on Murder, Arson Charges

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Darius Hazard was arraigned in Berkshire Superior Court on Thursday on two counts of first-degree murder related to deaths of his parents last November. 
 
Hazard, 44, pleaded not guilty to the charges and to a third charge of arson of a dwelling house.
 
He is being held without bail at the Berkshire County House of Correction, where he has been housed since Nov. 25. 
 
Hazard is accused of assaulting his parents, Donald Hazard, 83, and Venture Hazard, 76, on Nov. 24, 2025, and setting fire to the family on Francis Street. 
 
The bodies of his parents were discovered in the home by firefighters. 
 
North Adams Police said Hazard allegedly confessed to the assaults and the arson when he was taken into custody that day.
 
Hazard was initially arraigned in Northern Berkshire District Court on Nov. 26 and was to appear for a pretrial hearing on March 3. That hearing was postponed but he was indicted March 23 on the felony charges and his case removed to Berkshire Superior Court. 
 
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