Much of the remaining open space in Waltham surrounds Bentley College, on property that was once the Cornelia Warren farm.
2014 map of the Bentley College area,  | 2024 map of the same area,  | and Bentley Forest Ave. gate  |
The upper campus, north of Beaver Street, is bordered by the Girl Scouts' Cedar Hill Camp, and a large parcel of land being returned to the city by the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers.
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The lower campus was increased in size by the purchase of DeVincents Farms, one of the last independent fresh produce markets in the city, which closed in the winter of 1998. |  |
That property borders the University of Mass. College of Agriculture, host to the Waltham Community Farm and to GROW, a community garden.
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A large housing development was built on Bear Hill in 1997.
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The city announced in early November that they had broken off negotiations with a developer who wanted to build an ice skating rink in the woods behind Waltham High School. Visit the web site of a group that was opposed to the plan. Preserve Our Waltham Woodlands (POWW) An organization of Waltham Neighborhoods.
