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New Bedford's Crapo Hill landfill is getting filled more and more each day, and eventually the city will have to move to a 'pay as you throw' system for trash.

Positions are filled either by residents who apply or residents who are picked by city officials.

NEW BEDFORD — The states environmental office earlier this month issued a certificate stating the final environmental impact report submitted by Parallel Products for its proposed expansion into a solid waste processing facility did not adequately and properly comply with state policy. Kathleen Theoharides, secretary of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), said the report did not comply with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) and as a r...

for the citys planning board to revisit its approval of Parallel Products site expansion. to SMRE 100, LLC, in December 2020 for its Phase 1 plan to expand Parallel Products existing glass and plastics recycling facility. Appellant Tracy Wallace, representing community organization South Coast Neighbors United, argued the approval came with conditions that are not stringent enough and not up to par with city ordinances. Her plea to revisit site approval was met with vociferous support fro...

It is election season in many Massachusetts cities and towns. The smart candidates have started early because COVID-19 is making retail politics more difficult.

The legal and political battle between New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Parallel Products is about to take another twist and become more complicated.

New Bedford Board of Health in the Political Hot Seat [OPINION] Step aside COVID-19, New Bedford has a more political health issue to decide. The expansion of Parallel Products in the North End of the city is coming up. The Finance Committee of the New Bedford City Council met last Thursday to discuss the situation with a city company looking to expand its operations in the New Bedford Industrial Park. Specifically, the councilors were getting an update from the team of lawyers Mayor Jon Mitche...