Around New England

You Know Those Rooftop Gardens You See in Cities Around Here? Who’s Paying for Them?

Matthew McDonald

The state is. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has awarded nearly $1.5 million in grants during the past five years for so-called urban farming.

Around New England

Authorities Announce Rape at High School … Two Years After It Happened

Matthew McDonald

Neither police, nor prosecutors, nor school officials announced that a 17-year-old boy had raped a 14-year-old student at one of the magnet high schools in Manchester, New Hampshire until the assailant was convicted  of the crime Thursday, June 22, 2017. The rape occurred at Manchester High School West in 2015.

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