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Spencer Buell

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Reporter, @BostonGlobe. Formerly @BostonMagazine @MetroBOS @The_Advocate + @TheGatepost.

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MILES AND SMILES

The day was idyllic, the course joyful, and the results? Better rewrite that record book.

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Cambridge tries to thread needle on kids’ screen usage

Boston Globe•JUN 3, 2026

Somerville faces budget balancing act

Ex-labor leader hired as key adviser in talks with unions

Boston Globe•MAY 26, 2026

Details local municipal fiscal challenges and the hiring of a labor specialist to manage union negotiations.

Cambridge stops using gunshot tech

Concerns about system’s reliability, ‘overpolicing’

Boston Globe•MAY 20, 2026

Reports on a municipal decision driven by progressive concerns over police surveillance and system reliability.

MILES AND SMILES

The day was idyllic, the course joyful, and the results? Better rewrite that record book.

Boston Globe•APR 21, 2026•Lead Story

The paper frames the marathon as a triumphant civic celebration, emphasising ideal conditions and record-breaking athletic performances. The tone is highly positive, focusing on the shared joy of the event and its significance to the local community.

Big houses, big staffs, big security problems

Heist shows how many people can have access

Boston Globe•APR 10, 2026

Uses a specific wealthy estate heist to explore broader security vulnerabilities for high-net-worth households.

Schools call cold turkey on screen time

Cambridge considers ban for youngest students as studies show possible harms

Boston Globe•APR 4, 2026•Lead Story

The paper presents the military development with a factual, restrained account, focusing on the immediate operational details of the downed aircraft and the subsequent rescue mission rather than broader geopolitical escalation.

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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Spencer Buell in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.