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Spencer Buell

Staff Writer at Boston Magazine

Spencer Buell is a staff writer for Boston, covering news, politics, technology, the T, legal weed, french fries, bears, Brady, and beer. He used to be a news reporter for Metro Boston and the Arlington Advocate.

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City Life

There’s a 6-8 Foot Burmese Python on the Loose in Newton

It slithered out of a backyard on Tuesday.

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The Christopher Kimball and America’s Test Kitchen Lawsuit Is Over

The home-cooking mogul and the recipe empire he founded have agreed to a settlement

City Life

Patriots Safety Patrick Chung Was Indicted for Cocaine Possession

He faces a felony drug charge in New Hampshire, according to reports.

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In a Fight with a Woburn Font Company, He Used the Ultimate Burn: Comic Sans

Nothing but respect for this typographical roasting.

City Life

MIT Figures Are Leaving over the Media Lab’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein

They said their conscience wouldn’t allow them to stay.

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Cambridge Police Learned What Happens When You Help a Skunk, the Smelly Way

A video shows the rescue, and the consequences.

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Ken Jennings’ Gentle and Sweet Redefinition of “Masshole”

Awwww.

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MIT’s Joi Ito on Work with Jeff Epstein: “I Am Terribly Sorry”

The director of the MIT Media Lab says he regrets taking donations from the accused pedophile.

City Life

It’s a Maine-nado!

A confirmed twister was caught on camera in the state this week, the first of the year.

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A Man Drove a Truck into a Crowd of Anti-ICE Protesters in Rhode Island

Captain Thomas Woodworth at the Wyatt Detention Facility has been placed on leave after a truck was seen plowing into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators, injuring two.

City Life

In Opening a Safe Injection Site, Somerville Would Call Feds’ Bluff

Mayor Joe Curtatone says the city plans to launch one as early as next year.

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This Is a New One: Police Say a Man Sprayed Bear Repellent on the Red Line

If you think you’ve seen everything on the T, you are wrong.

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On The Daily Show, Ayanna Pressley Sounded off about Guns

She blamed a “deficit of political courage and leadership” for stalled reforms.

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A Goose Flew into an MBTA Bus Windshield and Injured Its Driver

The bird sent shards of glass flying in Newton.

A new Orange Line train headed toward Oak Grove
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The Wait Is Over: New MBTA Orange Line Train Goes Live on Wednesday

The T is announcing some freshly built and tested cars will soon hit the tracks.