Berkshire Bank Hires Senior Vice President

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David W. Eidle
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David W. Eidle has joined the Berkshire Bank management team as senior vice president of corporate initiatives. In his role at Berkshire Bank, Eidle will head up the bank’s Project Management Office and provide leadership, design, direction and strategic oversight for all corporatewide initiatives including mergers and acquisition integration, primary systems conversions, major business initiatives and program implementation.

The PMO will utilize Berkshire's extensive experience with Six Sigma disciplines to achieve process improvement and efficiency enhancements. In this new position, Eidle will report to Kevin Riley, the bank’s chief financial officer.

Eidle comes to Berkshire Bank from Legacy Banks, where he was senior vice president human resources. He has also served as the integration leader for the conversion of Legacy Banks to Berkshire Bank leading up to and since the merger transaction. He brings to his new role over 25 years of strategic planning and financial management experience in the areas of human resources, commercial and retail banking, operations, MIS and sales management for global, national and regional banks.

Riley commented, "We are very excited to have Dave joining us in this important position. His vast experience in financial and human resources management as well as project development and implementation will serve us well as we continue on our path of growth and expansion.:

Prior to joining Legacy, Eidle was senior vice president, human resources at Sovereign Bank/Santander USA. In this capacity, he was the director of compensation, analytics and international mobility for the $70 billion financial institution that has more than 750 branches and 8,500 employees. Prior to joining Sovereign, he was the senior information officer for the Corporate Banking Division of Bank of America’s northeast franchise (formerly FleetBoston Financial).

"I sincerely welcome this unique and challenging opportunity with Berkshire Bank," said Eidle. "This role encompasses all aspects of my career and gives me the ability to make a meaningful impact in helping the bank achieve its future growth goals. I’m proud to be a part of America's Most Exciting Bank!"

Eidle holds a bachelor's in mathematics from Marist College.
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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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