Pittsfield Public Schools In-Person Learning Food Service Plans

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield Public Schools announced the in-person learning food service plans, and all students returning to hybrid learning will be offered breakfast and lunch.
 
According to a press release released by the school district Friday afternoon, beginning on Wednesday, Oct 14 all students returning to hybrid in-person learning will be offered breakfast and lunch to take home via a "grab and go" bag.
 
Also, meals on-site, at each school, will be available for children starting in-person learning on Wednesday.
 
In addition, the Pittsfield Public Schools Foodservice Department will also offer meals to children not yet attending school in person, and\or those students attending the virtual academy.
 
Families who wish to pick-up meals for children can order meals by completing the following Remote Learning - Meal Order Form.
 
All meals should be ordered by 9 am daily. Families are instructed to complete one form per child. Meals are available to children age 18 and under.
 
Meals can be picked up daily between 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at the following sites:
 
• Conte Community School
• Morningside Community School
• Allendale Elementary School
• Egremont Elementary School
 
Students and families are encouraged to frequently visit the Remote and Hybrid Learning Link, at www.pittsfield.net for the most up-to-date information on each phase of the return to in-person learning. Important information, timelines, and answers to frequently asked questions can be found here. For additional questions regarding food service offerings during the transition to in-person learning, email ppsnutrition@pittsfield.net
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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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