image description — The Berkshire County Task Force van parked on West Main Street at the bottom of Charles Street on Monday morning. Authorities were investigating a death that has been confirmed as a homicide.

Cheshire Woman Victim of Sunday Night Murder; Husband Charged

Staff Reports03:50PM / Tuesday, May 31, 2022Print Story | Email Story

Jillian M. Rosado has been identified as the victim in Sunday's murder.

Update Wednesday, June 1: Luis Angel Rosado, 50, has had a murder charge filed against him in Northern Berkshire District in the death of his wife, Jillian Rosado. The file has been impounded and no further information has been made available. The Berkshire Eagle reports that Jillian Rosado sought an abuse prevention order against her husband in March. A Luis Rosado was charged with domestic violence in 2020 and sentence to a year in the Berkshire County House of Corrections.

The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed it had obtained an arrest warrant for Luis Rosado. Police are working on locating and bringing Rosado into custody and request anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact the State Police Detective Unit at 413-499-1112 or local police.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Jillian Tatro Rosado, 38, of Cheshire had been identified as the victim of a homicide Sunday night. Authorities have not released the name of the suspect in the murder.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed on Tuesday that Rosado was murdered but not the cause. The State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office is continuing its investigation into the homicide that occurred at 44 Charles St.

Authorities had confirmed Monday afternoon that the unattended death reported on Sunday night was a murder and that the suspect is apparently still at large.

North Adams Police and Northern Berkshire Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence after receiving a 911 call at approximately 7:54 p.m. Saturday. The victim was deceased at the scene, according to the District Attorney's Office and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the body.

Local and State Police were at the scene on Sunday night and the Berkshire County task force van was parked on West Main Street with several officers until Monday afternoon. North Adams Police posted on Facebook that there was an active crime scene and inquiries at that time were being referred to the District Attorney's Office.

According to Monday's press statement, law enforcement did not believe that the perpetrator "poses an immediate danger" to the general public, intimating that the individual is not in custody.

Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington, Berkshire County Sheriff's Office, State Police Crime Scene Services, and forensic scientists from the State Police Crime Lab also responded to the scene.

According to the police log, Northern Berkshire EMS was dispatched to Charles Street at about 8 p.m. on Sunday; a few minutes later there was a report that there was a death. About a half hour later, Chief Jason Wood was called to the scene and did not leave until around 4 a.m.

Custody of the scene was transferred to State Police early Monday morning.

Charles Street is a small side street off West Main Street just past Hill Side Cemetery heading west. There are about a dozen buildings on the dead-end road.

Anyone with information regarding this matter is encouraged to contact the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney's Office at 413-499-1112 or the North Adams Police Department at 413-664-4945.

Original post at 9:15 a.m., Monday, May 30, 2022; complete write-thru with updated information.

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NAHA Board Accepts Director's Resignation, Unlocks Tenants Association Office

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
03:33PM / Friday, October 16, 2026

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Housing Authority Board of Commissioners officially accepted the resignation of Executive Director Jennifer Hohn and restored access to the Tenants Association office.

The board held a special meeting Thursday to vote to accept Hohn's resignation and determined that there are currently no plans to replace her.

"We didn't make any final determinations in terms of the executive session so we will schedule another meeting at another time," Chairwoman Leigh Uqdah said after returning from more than an hour session. "Day-to-day operations will continue to be managed as normal by staff."

Per their bylaws, board member Marie Harpin will continue to handle finances, and Uqdah will manage contracts.

Hohn stepped down on Oct. 8 after 24 years leading the agency. Her resignation followed rising tension between her and the NAHA Tenants Association, culminating in the scheduling of a formal grievance hearing between both parties.

The boiling point was the locking of the association's office this summer. Tenants alleged the lockout was retaliation for posting a video on social media depicting improperly functioning door alarms. Hohn claimed the office was locked for tenant safety and to stop the spread of misinformation.

Tenants Association President Corey Fortin asked if Hohn's security access had been removed. Uqdah confirmed her credentials were revoked the day she resigned, meaning she can no longer monitor security cameras remotely.

Jennifer Barbeau, a former city councilor who was liaison to the Housing Authority, asked when the board met to discuss Hohn's severance package. Uqdah stated that Hohn did not have one.

The board also accepted the resignation of Commissioner Richard Lavigne, though they will vote officially on the matter at their next meeting.

The open portion of the meeting was brief, with nearly an hour and a half spent in executive session. Before entering executive session, the board opened the floor to tenants.

"The tenants requested an opportunity to talk to the board," said Uqdah. "It has been quite a while, but we have decided to honor that."

Fortin, who posted the original video to social media, was the first to speak. He was clear in his request: unlock the office door.

"Let's cut straight to the chase tonight. The former resigned Director Jennifer Hohn ordered the office locked," he alleged. "She is gone. The lockout is a direct violation, and the board has a duty to end that tonight."

He cited federal and state laws that mandate the tenants association be provided with office space, including computer and network access.

"We are here with a direct administrative demand. We demand that the board vote tonight to unlock the doors," he said. "Do not let a resigned director's illegal action remain the board's ongoing liability. Open our door tonight, and let us get back to work."

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