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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

The Charles River Lower Basin Is Full of Bacteria

Do not go in there, the state warns.

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Watch This Great White Chomp a Camera off the Cape

Whoa!

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The Patriots Ran Out of Room for Banners at Gillette

Too much winning.

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Scaramucci Isn’t Dead, Harvard Says

Still alive, says Harvard.

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The Pot Bill Has Been Signed

Here’s what’s next.

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Huge Gas Leak in Kendall Square Leads to Evacuation

Firefighters say it was “major.”

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The “Owner of the New York Jets” Is… Tom Brady, According to Google

An amazing glitch has people scratching their heads.

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Boston Has More Rat Sightings Than New York

Congrats.

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Total Wine Scored a Legal/PR Victory on Cheap Booze

A judge ruled their low prices didn’t break rules.

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TD’s Teen Investigators Have Named Their Price

That’ll be $13.8 million, they say.

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“This Is a Bigoted, Hateful Decision.”

Local pols condemn Trump’s proposed transgender ban.

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Susan Collins Said Some Savage Things on a Hot Mic

She called a congressman “so unattractive” and mocked his duck pajamas.

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Trump Has His Second-Lowest Approval Rating in Massachusetts

There is a state that likes him less than us.

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A Court Just Said ICE Can’t Force Massachusetts to Detain Immigrants

This is huge.

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Police Caught the Man Who Punched a Woman 39 Times on Tape

The video outside a New Hampshire gym was shared widely.