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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There’s a 6-8 Foot Burmese Python on the Loose in Newton
It slithered out of a backyard on Tuesday.
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
Patriots Safety Patrick Chung Was Indicted for Cocaine Possession
He faces a felony drug charge in New Hampshire, according to reports.
In a Fight with a Woburn Font Company, He Used the Ultimate Burn: Comic Sans
Nothing but respect for this typographical roasting.
MIT Figures Are Leaving over the Media Lab’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
They said their conscience wouldn’t allow them to stay.
Cambridge Police Learned What Happens When You Help a Skunk, the Smelly Way
A video shows the rescue, and the consequences.
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.
It’s a Maine-nado!
A confirmed twister was caught on camera in the state this week, the first of the year.
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.
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.
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.
On The Daily Show, Ayanna Pressley Sounded off about Guns
She blamed a “deficit of political courage and leadership” for stalled reforms.
A Goose Flew into an MBTA Bus Windshield and Injured Its Driver
The bird sent shards of glass flying in Newton.
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.