A few days before, Cambridge was incorporated as a city, and Scotsman Andrew Reid seized on the opportunity to publish a weekly newspaper.

[5] It had been founded by D. Gilbert Dexter, who had worked for the Boston Journal as the Cambridge correspondent.

The Cambridge News was founded by Daniel A. Buckley in 1879, who used it as a medium to promote his personal views.

[16] Charles Burnside Seagrave served as editor and publisher for over 40 years, up to his retirement in 1935.

[20] The first editions were produced by hand press above the Holmes Grocery Store, on the corner of Magazine and Main Streets in Central Square.

In 2022, Will Dowd, the only remaining journalist writing for the Cambridge Chronicle, moved to work for the site Marblehead News.

[21] Gannett maintains a section of its Wicked Local website for the Cambridge Chronicle, but the newspaper exists in name only.

This follows a broader pattern for Gannett, who announced in April 2022 that it was ended print editions of 19 different local newspapers across Massachusetts.