North Adams Double Murder Case Continued to March

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The case of a city man charged with killing his parents was continued to March on Monday.
 
Darius Hazard, 44, was scheduled for a detention hearing on Monday in Northern Berkshire District Court.
 
Prior to the start of the court's business, the clerk announced that Hazard's case was continued to Monday, March 2.
 
Hazard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in connection with the Nov. 24 fire that claimed the lives of Donald Hazard, 83, and Venture Hazard, 76.
 
Police say Hazard confessed to the killings and starting the fire and fled the Francis Street home where he lived with his parents.

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Friday Front Porch Feature: A North County Gem

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for an updated private home to spend your days in? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 175 Oak Hill. 

This 1998 home has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms and is 2,156 square feet with about an acre of land.

The house features a two-car garage that leads into an open concept design with wood and tiled floors. The living room features a wood pellet stove next to the tiled kitchen that leads out to a deck.

A sunroom will keep you cozy through any season, with automatic shade skylights that were installed just last year.

Recent updates to the home include a new asphalt shingle roof, vinyl siding, hot water heater, furnace, vinyl windows, and gutters.

It is on the market for $539,000; the listing is with Dante Cellana at Burnham and Gold Real Estate.

You can find out more about this house on its listing here.  

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

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