A corporate decision flattens proposed Dunkin' Donuts shop at Concord and Bright.
America may runs on Dunkin', but it won't on Belmont's Concord Avenue anytime soon. A decision by corporate officials in its Canton headquarters has officially sunk plans by a young, Cambridge entrepreneur who proposed opening a Dunkin' Donuts franchise in the new strip mall at Concord Avenue and Bright Street adjacent to the recently opened East Boston Savings Bank branch. This marks the second food-related establishment which has failed to get off the ground after announcing plans to come to a storefront in the new retail development at the site of the former Murray Sandler Skate shop. This past fall, a pair of Belmont residents submitted a proposal to the town to establish a "burger joint" at the site but financial issues and possible…
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The co-owner, a full-time Cambridge police officer, will partner with family that runs Belmont's existing donut shops.
There is the popular notion that if you need to find a police officer, go to a Dunkin' Donuts. What's not expected is that the officer will also be serving coffee, listening to customers and sweeping the parking lot. But for Cambridge Police Sergeant Brandon Woolkalis, being a presence at the Dunkin' Donuts store slated to open this year in the small strip mall at 70 Concord St. – the site of the former Murray Sandler Skate Shop at the corner of Bright Road – is all about serving the community. "I want to tell the neighbors and Belmont that this will not be a national business that only sells coffee. This is a true family operation that will be a part of the town from sponsoring youth sports to hiring people from Belmont," said Woolkalis, …
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Brian Rogers
12:16 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
It would seem that Belmont sorely needs a new bank that also serves coffee 'n donuts from a drive-through window. more ›