The house fire killed residents Venture Hazard, 76, and Donald Hazard, 83. Their son Darius Hazard has been charged with arson and two counts of murder after he confessed to starting the house fire and physically assaulting his parents.
In October 2024, DPC Engineering LLC of Longmeadow and Harwich Port, Mass., presented a report finding that while Housatonic Water Works' infrastructure has a fair market value of $2.3 million, the town would need to invest at least $33 million in repairs if it acquired the company's assets.
"President Trump should be focusing on reopening the government that he controls instead of repeatedly fighting to take away food from American families.” - Governor Maura Healey.
Despite a Supreme Court order allowing the Trump Administration to pause funding SNAP benefits, Massachusetts has gone forward in funding SNAP beneficiaries.
