Cambridge Time Machine: The Chronicle Building

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The Cambridge Chronicle was actually the name of several related newspapers over the course of the 19th century. The earliest known version began publication as a weekly paper around 1822.  A later version began in 1828 and evolved through several title changes before being absorbed into another Cambridge paper around 1855. Then, another newspaper using […]

Cambridge From the Couch: Why the Spy

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When I sit down to write for The Cambridge Spy, I’m always aware that local journalism in a city like ours is not a luxury. It’s a necessity. In a community of roughly 13,000 people, many of the stories that shape daily life rarely receive attention from larger regional or national outlets. City Council decisions, […]