Letter: I'm Voting Yes for Greylock School

To the Editor:

I'm voting Yes on Oct. 8 for a new Greylock School.

My kids will be approaching graduation by the time this school is built, so why do I care about this school project? I care because it's a wise investment financially and strategically for the health of our community which impacts all of us.

The commonwealth will be investing over $42.2 million in this project that will otherwise go to another community if we do not support this project. Another $3.6 million will be awarded in energy incentives. That leaves our community investing $19.6 million for a new school.

Without this project, we are on the hook for renovating Brayton School that is estimated to cost $45 million and will likely be completed piecemeal. North Adams has already addressed the declining population concerns by moving from three to two elementary schools, and this project fits seamlessly into this model with community benefits. A new Greylock will positively impact our community because schools are the heart of communities; they are the pillars of a healthy community. They impact the attendance and health of students, teachers, and staff which positively impacts the overall school climate and school achievement measures. This is what our City needs and is what attracts new families to our community.

Please make a plan to vote Yes on Tuesday, Oct. 8, for a new Greylock School.

Lynette Bond
North Adams, Mass. 

Jillian Tatro's Killer Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Staff Reports 03:25PM / Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Jillian Tatro

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A Berkshire County jury on Tuesday returned a verdict of guilty in the murder of Jillian Tatro four years ago. 

 

Luis Rosado, 53, was found guilty of murder in the first degree with extreme atrocity for stabbing his 38-year-old wife to death in an apartment they shared at 46 Charles St. on May 28, 2022.

 

He and Tatro had been married five months and during that time, Tatro had sought a restraining order against her husband.

 

Rosado had been convicted of domestic violence on another individual in October 2020. At the time, he was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a household member, strangulation and larceny and was sentenced to a minimum of a year in the Berkshire County House of Corrections.

 

He went on trial for murder this past week in Pittsfield and was found guilty by a Berkshire Superior Court jury. Sentencing has not yet occurred. 

 

The conviction was announced on Tuesday morning by Berkshire District Attorney Timothy Shugrue at the arraignment of David L. Boucher, who is charged with murder in the death of his father. 

 

"While we were waiting here this morning, [a jury] returned a verdict of guilty in the first degree, cruel and atrocious behavior. So I don't know when the sentence will be. I don't know whether it will be life without parole," he said. "Obviously, I really want to congratulate the North Adams Police Department and all the departments of law enforcement that worked hard on this case."