Waltham's Top News, Jan. 21 - Jan. 25: Firearms Permit Increase, One-Man Crime Spree

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A Waltham man has allegedly been on a one-man crime spree lately. Gov. Deval Patrick filed his proposed budget for fiscal 2014, which contains additioanl taxes.  One of Waltham's state lawmakers plans to carefully consider any proposed taxes. Two Waltham Police officers will be on Family Feud soon! A Waltham dentist has been charged with bilking thousands from an elderly Waltham woman.

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Public Meeting Tonight For Former Polaroid Site

Come and join the public discussion.

City leaders and developers will hold a public meeting tonight on the planned retail complex at the former Polaroid site at 1265 Main St. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at the Arthur J. Clark Government Center at 119 School St., according to SPC Main St. LLC's blog. SPC Main St. LLC is the developer.  The meeting is open to the public and questions are welcome. The site is being developed into a retail and office complex. Market Basket, TD Bank, Bonefish Grill, Starbucks and others are planned for the site.

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Public Meeting For Polaroid Site Scheduled For This Week

Here is your chance to learn more about the development.

Market Basket, Others Confirmed as Waltham Polaroid Site Tenants

Construction on buildings at the complex may begin in 2013.

Waltham's Top 5 Business Stories Of 2011: Wings Over And Polaroid

Check out the top most important business stories in Waltham this year.

Wings Over proposed and later withdrew its proposal for a Waltham location. Wegman's announced it would open a store near Waltham in Newton. Patch readers indicated they wanted a Starbucks in Waltham. A Waltham driving school shuttered its doors good. Details of the proposed development at the old Polaroid site were revealed.

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POLL: What Kind Of Development Does Waltham Need?

Take our poll!

Waltham has several important development projects in the works, from the old Polaroid building to the the future ofthe former Fitch elementary school. But, Patch wants to know what kind of development you think the city needs. Take out poll below.

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Ryan Grannan-Doll

11:21 am on Thursday, November 10, 2011

I like that store too. If I had it my way, Waltham would have a Market Basket.   more ›

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PHOTOS: A Visual Evolution of The Old Polaroid Site

Check these photos of the site of a future retail development.

Over the past few years, the site o the former Polaroaid headquarters has undergone alot of change since the company left. Take a look at the photos to the right for a visual look at that evolution. The site is being redeveloped into a retail complex.

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Viewfinder: A Waltham Relic Comes Tumbling Down

Former site of Polaroid Corporation being torn down.

The former Polaroid site located off of Main Street was once a flourishing development, but is now a shell of its former self. The company sold the site years ago, and plans are in the works to redevelop it.  Check out the pictures above of crews working to demolish and clear the site for development. 

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Preliminary Work on Old Polaroid Site Could Begin Later This Year

Traffic a concern.

The preliminary groundwork on site of the former Polaroid headquarters may start as early as this summer For the most part, the 120-acre project on Main Street is still in the planning phase, according to developer Sam Park, President of Sam Park & Co. Also, the state’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs must still review the project. The project’s current plans call for a mix of office and retail space, but no tenants have been announced, Park said. “We’re just starting the lions share planning and the programming,” Park said. Some planning, however, has been finalized. Park reduced the project’s footprint form 1.8 million square feet to 1.2 million square feet that was approved when the building was under prior …

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