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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

After Sessions’ Resignation, Boston Will Join Nationwide Protests

A 5 p.m. rally supporting the Mueller investigation is planned on Boston Common.

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Let’s Just See What the Aliens Have to Say

MIT wants to fire a laser beam into space to attract aliens. Sounds good.

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Roxbury Polling Place Shut Down Briefly for a White Substance in an Envelope

A hazmat response closed it briefly before it was determined to be baking soda.

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Rachael Rollins, Criminal Justice Reformer, Is the New Suffolk DA

Promising a shift in how crime is prosecuted in the county, Rollins beat independent Michael Maloney.

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Voters Turn Down Question 1, Rejecting a Hospital Shakeup

The union-backed effort to set new mandates for nurse staffing levels has failed.

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Election Night 2018: Live Midterm Results So Far

The latest on the top races as results come in.

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Elizabeth Warren Wins. She’s Still Your Senator, For Now

She brushed off a challenge from Geoff Diehl. Now what?

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In Other News, Harvard Says Interstellar Object Might Be Alien Spacecraft

Cool, cool.

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Election Day 2018 Has Arrived in Massachusetts

A pair of ballot questions, a Senate race, and a long-shot challenge to Charlie Baker take center stage in the midterms.

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Bluebikes Is Offering Free Rides on Election Day

You’re invited to “Bike to Vote” this year.

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How Southie Responded to Hateful Graffiti at Tynan Elementary

Police are still searching for whoever scrawled racist messages on the school in spray paint.

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“We’re Massholes, Not Assholes”: A New Pro-Question 3 Ad Stars a Foul-Mouthed Bostonian

He’s standing up for transgender rights, kid.

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A Parkland Victim’s Father Designed a New Gun Reform Billboard in Boston

He says it’s a message “to the people of Florida.”

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MGH Doctor Says She was Racially Profiled on a Delta Flight

Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford says she is “still underwhelmed” with the airline’s response.

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Someone Damaged the World Series Trophy with a Thrown Beer

And someone beaned Alex Cora, too.