Proposed Waltham Development Raises Questions

Council will resume hearing at later date.

A proposed development is raising questions among city councilors. As a result, a Monday, Jan. 24 public hearing about the project was recessed after more than two hours of discussion. Boxford-based Waltham Ventures LLC, Peter J. Morris, and DPS Waltham Development LLC, are planning to build a new 45,000 square foot retail complex at 1006 and 1022 Main St., according to the company’s attorney Joseph Connors. Under current plans, the two existing buildings would be demolished and the two lots would be merged, he said. Morris owns the site. Now, the company is seeking a special permit from the Council to eliminate 40 parking spaces and fall below the normally required 279 for the site. If approved, the permit would also allow the company two…

Waltham Company Ramps Up Mobile Marketing

CaptureCode unveils new consumer product.

Waltham-based CaptureCode wants to make your wallet a little smaller.  The Winter Street firm has unveiled its new mobile device application that allows consumers to use barcodes to obtain discounts and personalized promotional offers at their favorite merchants, according to company spokesman Mark Clemente. The tool is designed to let consumers carry their mobile device with various offers, rather than carrying multiple loyalty cards and coupons in their wallets and purses. "It's convenient for the consumer," Clemente said. "Now, the [business] owner has a little more insight into your likes and dislikes."  The company unveiled the product late last year and so far 87,000 customers are using it, according to CaptureCode founder Tony …

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CORRECTED*: New Indian Market Opens in Waltham

Waltham India Grocery still open.

The economic downturn is not stopping one local merchant from taking a risk. Waltham India Market, a second location of the still operating Waltham India Grocery at 393 Moody St., has opened a few doors down at 315 Moody St.  Store owner Yosuf Raheem said he does not yet know what he will do with the former spot. For now, Yosuf is focusing on staying competitive. He said he moved into the new location to stay competitive, but is not trying to corner the market for Indian groceries. "We want to serve competitively," he said. The new 9,000 square foot store features six aisles-worth of fresh produce and spices, as well as a butcher and 20-lb. bags of rice. Then the Kabab and Tandoor Indian restaurant, now at 699 Main St., as well as a food …

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